Boxing

7:48 AM ET MANCHESTER, Conn. — Katie Taylor wasn’t sure about any of this, other than that something needed to change. Something in her life had to be new. Before she became the best pound-for-pound female boxer in the world or the undisputed lightweight champion, she had been a woman in the Dublin, Ireland, airport

6:54 AM ET WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has confirmed he will not return to the ring, saying he has not got “anything more to give” and that “no amount of money” would lure him back. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) defeated Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round stoppage in front of a sell-out crowd at

7:40 AM ET Mikaela Mayer Mikaela Mayer plans to be in an unfamiliar place, at least from a boxing perspective Saturday night: in the stands. The WBO and IBF junior lightweight champion is expected to be among those at Madison Square Garden in New York for the Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor undisputed lightweight title fight (DAZN,

7:44 AM ET Tyson Fury looked impressive once again on Saturday, dominating Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round TKO victory in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) said after the fight that “I think this is it. This might be the final curtain for ‘The Gypsy King.’ And what

8:16 AM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico and BROOKLYN, New York — Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul walked through the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino and out the double doors. By now, the boxing champion and YouTube sensation, who have worked together for the past eight months, have spent enough time together they understand

10:11 AM ET Dillian Whyte has said Tyson Fury’s push on him was “illegal” after the heavyweight world champion delivered a devastating uppercut to put an end to their bout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Speaking to Sky Sports on Monday, Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) said Fury broke rules by pushing him after a stunning

5:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LONDON — Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sixth-round TKO of Dillian Whyte on Saturday before 94,000-plus at Wembley Stadium, a right uppercut that sent the challenger crashing to the canvas. Whyte made it to his feet before the count of 10, but when asked to walk

7:32 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LONDON — Tyson Fury remained on top of the heavyweight division, if not the sport, with a picture-perfect right uppercut that sent Dillian Whyte crashing to the mat for a sixth-round TKO victory on Saturday before 94,000-plus at Wembley Stadium. The obvious next fight for Fury is a matchup with

7:49 PM ET William E. Ricks Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury returned to the ring Saturday to defend his WBC title against fellow countryman Dillian Whyte. It was the fifth time in heavyweight history a title fight featured two boxers from England, per ESPN Stats & Information research. The champion also retained his belt in

6:26 PM ET LONDON — Tyson Fury announced himself as “The King.” He sat on a throne. And then he got it all done against challenger Dillian Whyte in six rounds and left undefeated with the British boxing public in his grasp. It was a job done just as he said it would go down.

4:41 PM ET Heavyweights Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker are set to face each other in July, according to promoter Frank Warren. Warren announced that negotiations were in the final stages for a fight this summer. The promoter revealed the plans during an interview with BT Sport in the buildup to Tyson Fury’s bout with

10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LONDON — Tyson Fury was a career-high 277 pounds when he scored a knockout of Deontay Wilder in October. “The Gypsy King” was decidedly slimmer at Friday’s weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s heavyweight title defense vs. Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium (2 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV). Fury tipped the scales at

6:47 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN MORECAMBE, England — Even as a child, Tyson Fury never envisioned an occupation other than his present one: heavyweight champion of the world. In his marvelously grandiose way of thinking — something required of a real heavyweight champ, which is to say, a fighter for whom mythology and marketing are

7:50 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Tyson Fury defends the WBC and lineal heavyweight championship against mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET) in front of an expected 94,000 fans. Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs), 33, of Manchester, England, is coming off two impressive stoppages of Deontay

6:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mike Tyson was involved in a physical altercation on an airplane Wednesday night, with an edited video obtained by TMZ Sports showing the Hall of Famer striking a passenger seated behind him. A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department told ESPN on Thursday that at approximately 10:06 p.m. local

4:01 AM ET Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton has announced a shock return to boxing at the age of 43. Hatton said in a social media post that he plans to make the return in his hometown of Manchester in a bout against Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico on July 2. The British fighter

7:52 PM ET Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against him and his tequila brand Casa Mexico, according to court documents obtained by ESPN. A female former employee of Casa Mexico alleges in the filing that De La Hoya sexually harassed and sexually assaulted

3:32 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez is training in San Diego for a second title fight at 175 pounds, a May 7 meeting against Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas, but his second fight of 2022 is already planned. If Alvarez prevails, as expected, he’ll meet his bitter rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy matchup