Boxing

ESPN News Services Dec 3, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Israel Vazquez, Mexico’s three-time junior featherweight world champion, has died after a battle with cancer, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said Tuesday. He was 46. Known for his punching power and hand speed, Vazquez was one of Mexico’s most celebrated boxers and shared a rivalry with compatriot

Daniel Dubois will face Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on 22 February in the next defence of his IBF heavyweight world title. Dubois’s first title defence came in September, when he knocked out British rival Anthony Joshua inside five rounds at Wembley Stadium. The 27-year-old won the interim title by beating Filip Hrgovic and he

Nick ParkinsonNov 30, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Galal Yafai proved he was more than ready for Sunny Edwards as he stormed to a sensational sixth-round stoppage win over the former world flyweight champion, who afterwards announced

You can listen to Sunny Edwards v Galal Yafai from 22:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 Live on the BBC Sport website & app. [Getty Images] Sunny Edwards believes Saturday’s interim WBC flyweight contest against Galal Yafai is on another level due to the feud between the two families. The pair meet in Birmingham with

Taiwan sports chiefs said Wednesday that Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting had pulled out of a competition in Britain after her gender eligibility was questioned but organisers countered that she was not entered in the event. Lin, who along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was

Nov 27, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emanuel Navarrete will take on Oscar Valdez next week in a rematch of their August 2023 bout that ended in a one-sided decision victory for Navarrete. The fight on Dec. 7 (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) will be contested for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title. Navarrete (38-2-1,

Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions is once again not on the same page as Ryan Garcia. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images) Mere hours after the press conference launch for Ryan Garcia’s Dec. 30 exhibition match in Toyko with Rukiya Anpo, Garcia’s promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, has thrown the event into doubt. In a statement posted

Yoel Romero, 47, still doing what he does best. (Photo via Dirty Boxing Championship) Even at 47 years old, Yoel Romero under any rule set is a dangerous man. The Olympic silver medalist in boxing and three-time UFC title challenger was the surprise star attraction of Saturday’s debut of Dirty Boxing Championship, the new combat

Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish light middleweight boxer Tugrulhan Erdemir has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for breaching anti-doping rules, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. CAS had confirmed in July Erdemir’s provisional suspension, which had ruled him out of

Nov 21, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on Friday was another all-action fight that ended in a close unanimous decision in favor Taylor. Only one point separated the two fighters on each of the three judges’ scorecards (95-94, 95-94 and 95-94). Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs)

Derek Chisora could be one fight away from an unlikely title shot when he returns in 2025. (Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images) Two big-time bouts are being added to the boxing schedule for early 2025. Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller, two heavyweights who rarely fail to entertain inside and outside of the ring, are

Jake Paul lands a hit against Mike Tyson during their bout on Friday. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) Netflix looked for the silver lining in the technically flawed live stream of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight on Friday. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based streaming giant said 60 million households watched the bout between Paul, a fighter

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in action© AFP The highly anticipated fight between the boxing legend Mike Tyson and the popular YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, ended with the latter clinching the win. Paul rose to the occasion and beat the 58-year-old in the bout, which lasted eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Paul

Mike Tyson in action© AFP Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Saturday he has no regrets over losing to Jake Paul in their heavyweight boxing matchup after climbing into the ring “one last time.” The 58-year-old legend dropped a unanimous decision on Friday to 27-year-old Youtube fighter Paul at AT&T Stadium, the home of

American YouTuber Jake Paul outclassed legendary boxer Mike Tyson on the latter’s return to competitive action after a gap of almost two decades. Paul rose to the occasion and beat the 59-year-old in the bout, which lasted eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. For the special occasion, Paul donned a never-before-seen boxing

The heavyweight showdown between boxing great Mike Tyson and American YouTuber Jake Paul may have ended in disappointment for Tyson, but a small gesture by Paul won many hearts. Paul dominated the eight-round affair, but seemingly did not go all-out against 58-year-old Tyson, who had fought his first professional boxing match after nearly 20 years.

Of the many monikers that Mike Tyson earned in his playing career, the one that stuck on is ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’. From biting his rival’s ear to getting addicted to marijuana, alcohol and cocaine to hitting a co-passenger on a flight, Tyson often gave the impression that he loved getting mired in controversies.

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 16, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul cruised to a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson in a fight where a 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-prizefighter defeated a 58-year-old heavyweight legend. It was a generational clash that drew more than 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium to the tune of an