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Richardson Hitchins (left), coming off a Feb. 4 victory in New York over John Bauza, believes he has what it takes to become a world champion. (Edward Diller/Getty Images) There wasn’t a lot of hype surrounding Richardson Hitchins at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and that’s kind of been the story of

Rafael Fiziev’s bout on March 18 in London against Justin Gaethje was a fast-paced, high-contact affair. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Rafael Fiziev has turned into one of the UFC’s most exciting fighters. He’s Justin Gaethje Light, if you will. Fiziev is one of the sport’s finest strikers, and entered his fight with Gaethje

Showtime The third man in the ring and the three ringside judges are officially set for the Sept. 30 undisputed super middleweight championship clash between champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and undisputed junior middleweight champ Jermell Charlo. The bout is the first meeting of four-belt world champions in boxing history. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has

DAZN Boxing trainer Diego Arrua suffered an ultimately fatal heart attack ringside while cornering his wife, Sabrina Perez on a televised main card in Tijuana, Mexico. WBC president Maurico Sulaiman confirmed the news early Saturday morning. Perez was fighting Olympian and rising boxing star Skye Nicholson for the WBC interim featherweight championship on a DAZN-broadcaster

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 16, 2023, 01:30 AM ET Luis Alberto Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Joet Gonzalez on Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas. The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Lopez, ESPN’s No. 1 boxer at 126 pounds, was headlining on ESPN for the first time in the U.S.

Nick ParkinsonSep 14, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Luis Alberto Lopez attempts to continue his fine form and set up a possible world title unification fight when he faces Joet

Timothy Bradley Jr. Sep 8, 2023, 07:43 AM ET In the constantly changing world of boxing, pinpointing the most talented weight division proves difficult. In the past, such a distinction may have been easily discerned, but the current landscape is bursting with moving pieces which provide unprecedented shifts in the talent at every division. Esteemed

Yahoo Sports Chiefs-Lions recap: What’s real and what’s fake? + Burrow & Bosa contracts Jason Fitz, Charles Robinson and Charles McDonald kick off the inaugural episode of Zero Blitz by recapping an exciting start to the NFL season, where the Detroit Lions managed to hold off the depleted Kansas City Chiefs for a big victory.

Getty Images Undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano has never been one to back down from the chance to make history and she will do exactly that on Oct. 27 when she faces Danila Ramos. The fight is the first time since 2007 that a women’s bout will feature 12 three-minute rounds. It is also the

Getty Images The WBC lightweight championship will be up for grabs before the end of 2023 when Shakur Stevenson battles Frank Martin in. The bout, which multiple reports state was agreed to by all parties involved, does not have a date or location officially announced, though either Nov. 16 in Las Vegas or Dec. 9

Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show In delivering a one-sided beating of Liam Smith — a legitimate title challenger himself — Chris Eubank Jr. silenced his critics and

Getty Images The rematch between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. is on. After suffering a lopsided defeat in their July meeting, Spence exercised his contracted rematch clause according to multiple reports. The date and location for the rematch have not been announced and no other information has been released. The first fight, one of

Errol Spence Jr. is willingly stepping back into the ring with Terence Crawford. The former champ has activated his rematch clause to get another shot at the now-undisputed welterweight champion of the world, according to ESPN. The date and location of the rematch have yet to be revealed. The decision comes a month after Crawford

Canelo Alvarez (L),who fights undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas, said he’d be open to a fight with undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images). There is a chance if Canelo Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, gets past undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo when they meet

Nick ParkinsonAug 30, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Pride, reputation and world title hopes are on the line when Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr. (32-3, 23

Getty Images Oleksandr Usyk cashed in as a major favorite against Daniel Dubois on Saturday, but not without controversy. Usyk’s impressive defense of his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles — capped by a ninth-round knockout — will be overshadowed by the referee’s decision regarding a potential low blow. Dubois floored Usyk in Round 5

Joy of victory – Ukraine’s reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk celebrates his ninth-round knockout of Britain’s Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw (JANEK SKARZYNSKI) Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine retained his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Britain’s Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday. Victory meant Usyk kept hold of the World Boxing Association,

Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 25, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Are you a casual boxing fan who mostly tunes in for the heavyweight championship bouts? Well then, you’re in luck. It’s time to catch you up on all the latest happenings in the sport’s glamor division ahead of Oleksandr Usyk’s defense of the WBA, IBF and WBO