Boxing

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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 20, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Ryan Garcia has been suspended one year following his positive tests

Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 18, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul will not wait for Nov. 15 to get back into a boxing ring. Paul has decided to keep the date that was slated for the blockbuster showdown with legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson and will instead face mixed martial artist and the Bare

Getty Images The biggest fight of 2024 is now in the rear-view after Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion on May 18 in Saudi Arabia. The fight was another in the long list of massive showdowns that boxing has produced over the past few years. A rematch between Usyk and Fury

Lewis Richardson won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games [Getty Images] “A lot of people come up to me and say ‘you’re too nice to be a boxer’ but I don’t need to be aggressive outside the ring because I let all that out when I’m training.” Lewis Richardson got into boxing almost

Lovlina Borgohain wins the silver medal© BFI Olympic medalist Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain secured a silver medal in the Grand Prix 2024 competition held in the Czech Republic. On the final day of the competition on Saturday, Lovlina lost 2-3 in her third bout against Li Qian of China. The competition was held in a

Getty Images Following more than a year away from the ring, WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis returns Saturday to take on undefeated challenger Frank Martin in a 12-round main event. Their showdown tops the main Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin fight card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Davis’ time away from

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 14, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions David Benavidez sat on the ring apron and wrapped his hands

Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe both have 13 knockouts on their records [Reuters] WBO cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith described his 2019 loss to Richard Riakporhe as “irrelevant” before Saturday’s rematch in London. The British pair will meet at Selhurst Park, home of Premier League football club Crystal Palace. Billam-Smith lost by split decision to

Getty Images The biggest fight of 2024 is now in the rear-view after Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion on May 18 in Saudi Arabia. The fight was another in the long list of massive showdowns that boxing has produced over the past few years. A rematch between Usyk and Fury

Boxing star Ryan Garcia was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday evening, authorities said. A watch commander at the Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed the arrest but could not answer additional questions. Media representatives for the city and police agency did not immediately respond to

Nikhat Zareen in action© ANI Nikhat Zareen, the Gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 World Championships, spoke to Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema’s ‘Get Set Gold.’ She discussed her struggles to earn a trial for the 2019 World Championships and shared her excitement for Paris 2024, which will be her first appearance

Getty Images Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is really happening. Netflix steps into the fight game for the first time to host the bizarre boxing crossover. Paul, 27, and Tyson, 57, are set to engage in an exhibition boxing match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 15. The bout will be streamed globally

Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has a new date. After the scheduled July 20 fight between the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter and the former heavyweight champion was postponed because of Tyson’s medical issues, the fight has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 at AT&T

Nick ParkinsonJun 6, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions For Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, the finest moment of his boxing career was the night it all began, 19 years ago this week — his fight against Kostya Tszyu

He claims to have the perfect blend of speed, timing, and power that define a world-beating boxer and that’s why the Olympic-bound Nishant Dev (71kg) says he has no qualms in calling himself “god-gifted”. His assertion might sound conceited to some but perhaps, this confidence is what earned him a place at the Paris Olympics.

The Baddest Man on the Planet is trying to heal from an ulcer flare-up. The rest of the planet is dealing with the fallout. Which is to say a massive void created by Tyson’s health and the postponement of the fight between the former champ and occasional chump, Jake Paul. On Tuesday, Paul posted on

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