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Mike CoppingerFeb 7, 2025, 01:15 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 Canelo Alvarez was slated to meet Jake Paul on May 3 in Las Vegas,

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez chose to avoid the Jake Paul circus. Should that be celebrated? (John Ryder Reuters/Henry Romero) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has long been seen as boxing’s fighting champion, but the saga of his latest career move serves as a stark reminder that he is, above all else, a prizefighter. Every major boxer before him,

File photo of Lovlina Borgohain.© AFP Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women’s 75kg gold, while six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal in the men’s 63.5kg category at the National Games in Dehradun on Friday. Playing her first tournament since the Paris Olympics, Assam’s Lovlina dominated her younger

Nick ParkinsonJan 31, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Get ready for a month of sustained high-quality boxing fights in what looks like a great start to 2025. The Feb. 22 card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, boasts perhaps

Feb 5, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have a new entrant in the first ESPN pound-for-pound rankings of 2025 as David Benavidez punched his ticket to the list with a convincing decision victory over David Morrell Jr. on Saturday in Las Vegas. The win was the best of Benavidez’s career and positioned

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Open Extended Reactions Behind a sustained body assault and brutal power punching, David Benavidez outworked David Morrell to earn a unanimous decision in a battle of light heavyweight interim titleholders at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The clash between heated rivals was an entertaining battle of power punchers, but it would be Benavidez’s accuracy, aggression

David Benavidez faces David Morrell Jr. on Prime PPV in Las Vegas on Saturday night. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images) Uncrowned has David Benavidez vs. David Morrell live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time and highlights for the Benavidez vs. Morrell fight card on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the

Timothy Bradley Jr. Jan 30, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Benavidez and David Morrell will meet Saturday (Premier Boxing Champions PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET), in what could be a fight of the year, with the winner taking a giant step forward toward a shot at the Artur Beterbiev vs.

File image of Laldinsanga© X (Twitter) Tamil Nadu’s pro boxer Sabari Jaishankar will star in the Super Fighter Series, an international professional boxing event to be held on February 7 in Bangkok, where two other Indians from Mizoram, Laldinsanga and Vanlalawmpuia will also showcase their talent. The high-octane action organised by Crown Boxing Promotions along

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois need to run it back in 2025. (Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images) It was a major shock when Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney this past April. Garcia appeared unfocused and peculiar throughout the build-up, convincing most of the boxing world that the more disciplined Haney would dominate. But when the

Nick ParkinsonJan 24, 2025, 07:26 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win over late replacement opponent Ye-Joon Kim on Friday, to set up a fight in the

Mike CoppingerJan 22, 2025, 07:17 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 Naoya Inoue, ESPN’s No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, will help usher in the 2025 title

Jaron “Boots” Ennis is set for a welterweight title unification bout with Eimantas Stanionis. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images) Jaron “Boots” Ennis has finally landed the unification fight he has been waiting for. IBF champion Ennis and WBA titleholder Eimantas Stanionis will unify the welterweight belts on April 12th at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk

File image of Somluck Kamsing© X (Twitter) A Thai court on Thursday sentenced the country’s first Olympic gold medallist to just over three years in prison for the abduction and attempted rape of a teenager. Somluck Kamsing, now 52, became a national hero when he won featherweight boxing gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 20, 2025, 10:20 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 Boxing star Ryan Garcia will fight Rolly Romero in his return

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez still awaits his first official 2025 booking. (Reuters/Henry Romero) Get a complete look at the boxing schedule with key dates, upcoming fights and streaming information for every major announced event of 2025. Below you’ll find updated fight cards, dates, locations and how to watch the biggest bouts of the year. This page