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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 10:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz are finalizing a deal to fight for Lopez’s WBO junior welterweight title on Feb. 8 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound championship bout will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN on a Thursday evening, three days before

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Smokin’ Joe will headline one more boxing card. The family of Joe Frazier is set to honor the former heavyweight champion with a slate of bouts in Atlantic City, New Jersey – site of his parents’ first date, his son noted –

Timothy Bradley Jr.Dec 14, 2023, 08:16 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Boxing is like an unsynchronized dance ritual. Picture a dancer flowing to music. That’s how a boxer fights — all

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have a deal in place to fight on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. The sides agreed on the money, sources said, but they both must come out victorious and uninjured in separate

Dec 13, 2023, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney moved up in weight and dominated Regis Prograis to win the WBC junior welterweight title in a shutout victory in San Francisco last Saturday. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), a former undisputed lightweight champion, relinquished his 135-pound titles to challenge Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs). The

Dec 11, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Friday’s title fight between Shadasia Green and Franchon Crews-Dezurn, which was already for the vacant WBC super middleweight crown, will now also be for the WBA’s interim belt in that weight class. A source Monday told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein that the WBA elected to sanction the

Nick ParkinsonDec 10, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Chris Billam-Smith came from a losing position to win a first defense of his WBO world cruiserweight title when

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Devin Haney has heard it all despite his accomplishments in boxing at just the age of 25, including becoming undisputed lightweight champion along with a thrilling victory over an all-time great in Vasiliy Lomachenko. He receives recognition though it’s often accompanied

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Devin Haney delivered a brilliant performance to become a two-division champion in his first fight at 140 pounds, scoring a shutout decision over Regis Prograis on Saturday evening at Chase Center. All three judges scored the bout 120-107 for Haney, who

Mike Coppinger Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Dec 9, 2023, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney, the former lightweight undisputed champion, is moving up in weight to challenge WBC junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis Saturday night

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 12:46 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions An unheralded Mexican featherweight contender by the name of Rafael Espinoza shocked the boxing world on Saturday, as he upset two-time Olympic Gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez to

Dec 8, 2023, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez Jr. was ESPN’s best fighter under the age of 25 in 2021. After aging out, Devin Haney took the top spot in 2022. Now, with Haney having turned 25 on Nov. 17, the No. 1 spot belongs to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. Like Lopez before

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 8, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Devin Haney, fresh off another grueling sparring session, is hunched over in the locker room adjacent to the ring at the Top Rank Gym. It’s the day after Thanksgiving and Haney is weeks away from taking the next step in his

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and Amazon’s Prime Video on Thursday announced a multiyear deal to deliver fights on the streaming service beginning in March. Twelve to 14 events are expected in the first year between pay-per-view offerings and fights that will be available to

Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Diego Corrales, who died two years after winning a 2005 bout voted

Timothy Bradley Jr., Timothy Bradley Jr. is ESPN’s boxing analysts and a four-division champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.Dec 7, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Rougarou is a mythical creature that emerges from dreams, embodying a werewolf-like, fearless humanoid beast. Louisiana natives have long spoken of its

Nick ParkinsonDec 6, 2023, 07:53 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions After 14 games in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, AFC Bournemouth was looking for just its fifth win of

Dec 5, 2023, 06:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano has relinquished her WBC title after it refused to allow her to compete in bouts under the same rule-set as men’s boxing, with 12 three-minute rounds. Women’s championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds with each round