Boxing

Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were scheduled to fight on Aug. 12. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing via Getty Images) The heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte was canceled by the promoter Saturday after Whyte’s random pre-fight drug test found “adverse analytical findings” in his sample. The British boxers were scheduled to fight

Yahoo Sports Baseball dysfunction vs. the VERY functional Atlanta Braves Yahoo Sports’ Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer start off by recapping a wild week in the baseball world, including the best baseball fight in years between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson, New York Yankees reliever Keynan Middleton speaking on the Chicago White Sox culture and

Terence Crawford celebrates his defeat of Errol Spence Jr. after their undisputed welterweight championship boxing match, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Errol Spence Jr. entered his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas holding three of the four welterweight belts, a reputation as one of

Getty Images Terence Crawford made history in emphatic fashion on Saturday night with a dominant TKO victory over Errol Spence to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. Crawford scored three knockdowns — one in the second round and two in the seventh — before the fight was stopped by the referee in the

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

LAS VEGAS — This, without hyperbole, was one of the greatest weeks for the frequently maligned sport of boxing in the last 50 years, if not longer. And Terence Crawford’s ninth-round TKO victory Saturday over Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight title before 19,980 fortunate fans at T-Mobile Arena ranks among the greatest performances

Errol Spence Jr., right, and Terence Crawford fight during their undisputed welterweight championship boxing match, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford put on the best performance of his career in his biggest fight, dominating Errol Spence Jr. from start to finish Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, claiming

Getty Images In what has been a year chock-full of high-profile fights, the biggest one yet takes place Saturday as undefeated welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford meet for the unified championship. The 12-round boxing main event anchors the SHOWTIME pay-per-view main Spence vs. Crawford fight card from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport’s chairman, is facing a dispute over a $4K purse. (Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra) Boxer Angelo Snow Sr. fought a scheduled six-round welterweight bout at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, on July 15, getting stopped by Jemarco Holloway at 2:16 of the fourth round. Snow, however, hasn’t been paid his

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 25, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Naoya Inoue isn’t simply the best boxer in the world — he’s an all-time great still adding chapters to his legendary career. “The Monster” continued his climb up the mythical all-time list with yet another see-it-to-believe-it performance, a pulverizing eighth-round TKO of Stephen Fulton on Tuesday in

LAS VEGAS — Four of the Top 10 boxers in the world — Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr., Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton — will be in action this week. In a normal week in the 21st century, that would mean the boxers were competing in four separate bouts. That’s not the case this week,

Having dragged the national federation to the court over his non-selection in the Indian team for the Asian Games, world championships silver medallist boxer Amit Panghal alleged that he has been “demotivated” and made to feel unworthy during his time at national camp. Panghal, the country’s lone men’s world championships silver medallist, has filed a

Getty Images After being dominated twice by Devin Haney, former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos looks to get back into the win column on Saturday night when he faces Maxi Hughes. The fight is Kambosos’ first step in his attempt to battle back toward the heights he reached with his 2021 win over Teofimo Lopez.

Andres Waters Jul 19, 2023, 08:03 AM ET After years of buildup, ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound men’s boxer, Terence Crawford and No. 4 Errol Spence Jr., will finally square off on Saturday, July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in one of the most anticipated fights in men’s boxing. The 12-round fight for Spence’s

Showtime A pair of intriguing main events went down in the boxing ring on Saturday night, with Alicia Baumgardner outworking Christina Linardatou to remain undisputed super lightweight champion on DAZN and lightweight prospect Frank Martin surviving a legitimate scare against Artem Harutyunyan on Showtime. The fights likely lead to bigger next steps for the two

Cuba’s Andy Cruz celebrates after beating American Keyshawn Davis in the Tokyo Olympics lightweight boxing final (Luis ROBAYO) Andy Cruz, whose stellar amateur career included Olympic boxing gold for Cuba in Tokyo, launched his pro ring career on Saturday with an impressive unanimous decision victory over experienced Mexican Juan Carlos Burgos. Cruz looked sharp over

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Devin Haney could be in legal trouble with a potential fight ahead. (AP Photo/John Locher) Boxing star Devin Haney was arrested and later released after a routine traffic stop in Los Angeles Wednesday, during which police allegedly found a semi-automatic handgun. The news was first reported by TMZ Sports and later confirmed by ESPN. Haney