Boxing

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette June is full of title fights, some defenses with unexpected challengers because of injuries and positive tests for banned substances. In most of these cases, the

Tyson Fury’s social media “updates” aren’t helping fights get made. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) It’s hard to escape the notion that, as people who love boxing, we’re on the verge of something sensational, something big. Boxing has been the easy sport to kick because, for so many years, it was rife with problems: Big

Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate 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

Getty Images A disaster of a week for Maurico Lara came to a close on Saturday when he dropped a unanimous decision to Leigh Wood, who walked away from the rematch with the WBA featherweight title. Lara had already lost the title before the fight began, having badly missed weight, but an uninspired performance certainly

Pound-for-pound No. 1 Terence Crawford has agreed to terms to face unified champion Errol Spence Jr. on July 29 in Las Vegas, according to news reports. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images) Boxing is the sport where anything can happen — and anything usually does and probably will happen. In more than four decades of writing about this

Errol Spence Jr., pictured here after defeating Yordenis Ugas on April 16, 2022, has reportedly agreed to a deal to fight Terence Crawford in July. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Boxing fans will once again be treated to an undisputed title fight in 2023, this time featuring two of the very best pound-for-pound fighters in

Devin Haney, left, fights Vasiliy Lomachenko in an undisputed lightweight championship boxing match Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Las Vegas. Haney won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/John Locher) Devin Haney passed his big test, retaining his undisputed lightweight championship by winning a difficult but unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday at the MGM Grand

Showtime 2023 has been a great year for boxing, with a Fight of the Year list that has grown seemingly every weekend. But alongside the heaps of all-action battles, there have been some big-time knockouts. From championship-winning shots to lesser-known fighters making a name with serious one-shot power, there have been plenty of knockouts to

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 21, 2023, 03:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Devin Haney’s hand was raised for the 30th time in 30 fights, but the usual cheers were replaced by boos from the 14,436 on hand at the sold out MGM Grand Garden Arena. After all, Vasiliy Lomachenko delivered the more eye-catching combinations, particularly late

Devin Haney went out and proved he’s a high-level lightweight Saturday. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — It’s not a normal Saturday night if there’s not a controversy about the officiating in a boxing match, particularly if said match is in Nevada. Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko went through a bitter, tough fight

The lightweight division is one of boxing’s deepest and most exciting weight classes. Devin Haney won the undisputed championship by defeating George Kambosos Jr. on the road in Australia, but his title defense Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas against former pound-for-pound No. 1 Vasiliy Lomachenko will be the first true test

Getty Images At 35, former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko is an older and wiser version than the three-division champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist that boxing fans first came to know.  Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) is aware of the whispers surrounding his age following a closer-than-expected decision win over unbeaten Jamaine Ortiz last October. And

Timothy Bradley Jr. May 17, 2023, 07:52 AM ET Devin Haney puts his undisputed lightweight championship on the line against former unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko in one of the most anticipated fights this year (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET, with undercards on ESPN on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and early prelims at 6 p.m.

LAS VEGAS — He’s been around for so long that it’s easy to forget that Devin Haney is still a young boxer. He’s 24, an age where a lot of boxers are being coddled, developed and spoon fed opponents. Haney still retains that babyface, but he’s the undisputed lightweight champion with a goal of becoming

Nikhat Zareen with Yuvraj Singh.© Twitter Nikhat Zareen and Yuvraj Singh are champions in their own rights. While Nikhat Zareen is a two-time world champion in boxing, Yuvraj was integral part of the Indian cricket teams which won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. The two stars met each other during

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Janibek Alimkhanuly celebrates after defeating Steven Butler during their WBO middleweight championship fight at Stockton Arena on May 13, 2023 in Stockton, California. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Janibek Alimkhanuly is still not particularly well known to anyone other than the most hard core boxing fans,

Showtime Even a dedicated boxing fan would be forgiven for not fully understanding the factors that led to Saturday’s fight between Rolando Romero and Ismael Barroso having the WBA super lightweight title on the line. For starters, the Showtime Boxing main event wasn’t even supposed to feature Barroso in the first place, despite his waiting

Mohammad Hussamudin was scheduled to face Cuba’s Saidel Horta in the last four clash.© Twitter Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Mohammad Hussamudin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) signed off with bronze medals at the World Boxing Championships, wrapping up India’s best-ever show at the marquee event here on Friday. It was heartbreak for Hussamudin as the Nizamabad