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The best that can be said for the Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou boxing match Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is that at least it’s not one of the celebrity matches that have been so omnipresent these days. Let’s be as clear as possible: The celebrity boxing you see presented by Misfits Boxing on DAZN is pure,

The Boxing Federation of India is optimistic of a favourable resolution of the matter.© AFP A female Indian boxer is at risk of being stripped of her Asian Games medal and Paris Olympics quota after she was handed a notice for multiple whereabouts failure by the International Testing Agency (ITA). The pugilist failed to file

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2023, 09:25 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Gabriela Fundora threw punch after punch, finding the face and body of IBF flyweight champion Arely Mucino over and

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall was ringside this past January in Manchester, England, with Josh Taylor two seats to his left at the Liam Smith-Chris Eubank Jr. bout. The plan called for Catterall and Taylor to face-off during the card and announce their March 4 rematch, but

Marvelous Marvin Hagler (R) stopped John “The Beast” Mugabi on March 10, 1986, in the 11th round in the first main event broadcast by Showtime. (Getty Images) (Focus On Sport via Getty Images) Showtime announced Tuesday its boxing program will shutter at the end of 2023. It has only a pay-per-view event scheduled featuring super

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For 37 years, Showtime Championship Boxing has televised some of the biggest fights in the sport, but the network will exit boxing programming at the end of 2023, Showtime’s parent company Paramount Global announced in a statement Tuesday. “As we evolve our strategy to

A digital display shows the new sports proposed to feature at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE) Boxing faces an uncertain long-term future as an Olympic sport after its place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games was confirmed as being “on hold” Monday by the International Olympic Committee. Boxing has been part

Logan Paul, left, won via DQ over Dillon Danis on Saturday night. (Will Markland/PA via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Boxing matches don’t normally end with more than 20 security guards in the ring. But Logan Paul’s win over Dillon Danis, who was disqualified, featured plenty of quirks to lead off a “co-main card” of social media

Getty Images Saturday night could be another massive step forward for celebrity boxing. Two of the originators in this latest revitalization of the concept — KSI and Logan Paul — will be in action with a loaded up PPV event from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. KSI is set to take on a stiff

Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. returns to the ring Saturday in Texas on ESPN. (Ian Maule/Getty Images) (Ian Maule via Getty Images) Bob Arum is fast approaching his 92nd birthday, and as one of his few concessions to age, he moves a lot more slowly than he did even a decade earlier. Arum, a

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu was in training camp for the sort of fight he’s long dreamed of, the kind of bout his father, Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu, starred in many times over. Tszyu would travel to the U.S. for his second stateside fight, a matchup

Yahoo Sports How Anthony Richardson changed Indy’s plans, Frank Reich on David Tepper | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein to go behind the scenes on the latest news around the NFL. The hosts start with Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos, and whether or not

Getty Images 2023 has been an incredible year for boxing. Nearly every fight fans have been clamoring for over the past few years has either been scheduled or has already happened in this calendar year, with some of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound talents turning in performances that have proven just how great they truly are. Sprinkle

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute

Bobby Green made quick work of Grant Dawson with a first-round KO in the main event of UFC Vegas 80. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Al Powers via Getty Images) Bobby Green scored what is unquestionably the most significant victory over his long MMA career when he essentially knocked out surging Grant

(R-L) Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns in action during the first round of the world middleweight championship in Las Vegas, April 15, 1985. (AP Photo) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) I’m celebrating my birthday today. And while a birthday is a time to reflect on a lot of things, today, I chose to reflect upon the many incredible

Getty Images Social media influencers have been invading the boxing ring for years now and on Oct. 14, one of the most anticipated crossover cards of that invasion goes down in Manchester, England. In the main event, boxer and reality television star Tommy Fury will go one-on-one with influencer KSI. The co-main event has also

Oct 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Canelo Alvarez delivered another one sided victory to retain his super middleweight undisputed championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. However, he failed to score a KO victory over a smaller Jermell Charlo — who was moving up two division for the challenge — to make a claim for a