Boxing

Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2023, 07:51 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 Chris Eubank Jr. delivered a performance to rescue his career and gained revenge on Liam Smith with a 10th-round stoppage win on

Andres Ferrari, ESPN EditorSep 1, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Mikaela Mayer is going up in weight class to test the waters for a possible move to the welterweight division. Mayer, a former junior lightweight champion is facing little-known Silvia Bortot in a 10-round junior welterweight bout

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 07:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. IBF flyweight champion Arely Mucino will make the first defense of her title against Gabriela Fundora on Oct. 21 at the Kia

Aug 31, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Top Rank sent an official request to the WBO with hopes of naming junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. as the organization’s “super champion,” a designation that provides the fighter with special privileges under the WBO guidelines. “As you are aware Teofimo most recently defeated then WBO world champion

Nick ParkinsonAug 30, 2023, 07:49 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 Pride, reputation and world title hopes are on the line when Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr. (32-3, 23

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 05:04 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. The WBO has ordered undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano to have a mandatory title defense against Danila Ramos, the organization announced Monday,

Aug 28, 2023, 11:04 AM ET A new study has diagnosed the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in more than 40 percent of youth, high school and college athletes – primarily football players – who were exposed to repetitive head impacts from contact sports and died before age 30. The study was conducted

Nick ParkinsonAug 26, 2023, 07:20 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 Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois in the ninth round on an emotional night in front of thousands of his Ukrainian fans

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2023, 12:43 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 09:37 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •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 Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to

Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 25, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Are you a casual boxing fan who mostly tunes in for the heavyweight championship bouts? Well then, you’re in luck. It’s time to catch you up on all the latest happenings in the sport’s glamor division ahead of Oleksandr Usyk’s defense of the WBA, IBF and WBO

Aug 24, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Jai Opetaia will return to the ring Sept. 30 to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against Jordan Thompson at OVO Arena Wembley in London, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. ESPN’s No. 2-ranked cruiserweight, Opetaia (22-0, 17 KOs) won the title by defeating Mairis Briedis by unanimous decision in July 2022.

Timothy Bradley Jr. Aug 24, 2023, 07:38 AM ET The driving force behind a fighter’s career goes beyond their skill and talent — it comes from deep within their heart. Whether brave or timid, fighters still feel fear and put on their shoes the same way. But what sets the best of the best apart

Aug 24, 2023, 06:24 AM ET BERLIN — World Boxing, a new organization seeking International Olympic Committee recognition to run the sport, announced the approval of six new members Thursday, piling more pressure on the suspended and embattled International Boxing Association. The national federations of Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden joined the new

Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 22, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia filed a motion to dismiss Golden Boy Promotions’ complaint against him Monday in U.S. District Court of Nevada, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN. Garcia argued his contract with Oscar De La Hoya’s promotion stipulates that any disagreement be mediated before

Nick ParkinsonAug 22, 2023, 08:53 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 Despite recent setbacks and visits to the canvas, Daniel Dubois is confident of his chances of pulling off an upset to win