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Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall are finally set to settle their rivalry on Saturday, over two years after one of the most controversial fights in recent memory. Taylor, fighting in his native Scotland, won a split decision against Catterall in February 2022, with most observers saying the Englishman was denied a rightful victory in Glasgow.

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Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Tyson Fury© AFP Tyson Fury was undecided about a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his unbeaten record in one of the biggest fights in boxing history on Sunday. Britain’s Fury dominated the early rounds of their undisputed heavyweight clash but lost a split decision to the Ukrainian maestro, who nearly sent him to the canvas in the ninth round. It was

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Boxing has always been powered by its heavyweight division, and for 24½ years, multiple men have held claims to the sport’s top prize. The sport endured a lengthy but sometimes uneventful reign from Wladimir Klitschko, a unified champion who lacked

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight one another in Saudi Arabia tonight, bidding to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years. Not since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999 has there even been a fight for all the division’s major gold, and one year after that bout, Lewis lost his undisputed

Getty Images The undisputed heavyweight showdown is back on. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to meet on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia with all four recognized titles in the heavyweight division at stake. The fight was first set to take place in February, but a cut suffered by Fury in training camp delayed

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has accomplished a staggering amount during his 35 pro-fight career, enough to cement himself among the all-time greats. The heavyweight championship division Fury rules over today is part of perhaps the most-storied lineage in all of sports, one that dates back to

Taylor’s last outing was a majority decision win over Chantelle Cameron in November 2023 [Getty Images] Katie Taylor says she is delighted to have her rematch with Amanda Serrano on the same bill as former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson. Undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor will take on Serrano in Texas on 20 July in the

Jake Michaels Close Jake Michaels ESPN Senior Writer Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Mike Coppinger May 12, 2024, 02:31

Top Rank Boxing After George Kambosos shocked the boxing world with his November 2021 win over Teofimo Lopez to become unified lightweight champion, it was expected his first title defense would come against multi-division former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left Lomachenko unable to take the fight and Kambosos would go on to

Follow live text commentary and radio from 21:00 BST on 11 May on BBC Sport website & app, and watch the fight live on BBC Wales from 21:00 BST [Reuters] Wales’ Lauren Price aims to win her first world title on Saturday when she takes on Jessica McCaskill at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena. Former Olympic champion

A long-cherished Olympic debut just about three months away, two-time world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen has hit “energy-saving mode” ahead of her date with destiny. So, she is off social media, is embracing solitude, devouring sweets on her cheat days, and binge-watching Netflix magnum opus ‘Heeramandi’. Zareen, who is a medal favourite in the 50kg

May 8, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both the No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters in ESPN’s rankings, Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue, were in action two days apart, defending their undisputed championships. Alvarez defeated Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision Saturday to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship, and Inoue recovered from

Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr will vie for the vacant IBF lightweight title this weekend, as they clash in Australia. Lomachenko, a former multi-weight world champion, last fought 12 months ago, losing a controversial decision against Devin Haney in a failed bid to become undisputed lightweight champion. That fight followed Haney’s two points victories

Getty Images Undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who has spent years as the biggest star in boxing, returns to the ring on Saturday night to defend his four world championships against Jaime Munguia. It’s a big clash that could provide some interesting action as Munguia has been on a solid run of late

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez removed his designer sunglasses to reveal the sort of deadly serious expression that’s all too familiar to his 39 knockout opponents. Only this time, the target of his white-hot rage wasn’t another fighter — at least not an active

No one took responsibility for the two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves that will be used for the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight when those modified rules were announced Monday. Now Paul is pinning it on Tyson. “Yep, all his rules,’’ Paul said on his weekly podcast published Thursday. “I agreed to all his rules.’’ Not true,

Yashwardhan Singh after win© BFI Astana (Kazakhstan): Indian boxers Aryan, Yashwardhan Singh, Priyanshu and Sahil marched into semifinals with confident wins at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana on Wednesday. Aryan gave India a perfect start with a 5-0 unanimous decision win against Uzbekistan’s Juraev Shakarboy in the 51kg category. His