Boxing

Tyson Fury’s post-fight comments were more exciting than his bout Saturday against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) There has never been a heavyweight like Tyson Fury. He’s the size of an NBA power forward, has the wit of a stand-up comic, power that

Getty Images If there’s anything predictable about the historically unpredictable boxing journey of Tyson Fury, it’s that the WBC heavyweight champion rarely lets a day go by without successfully controlling the current narrative at play.  So it should come as no surprise that as the “Gyspy King” prepares to snap an eight-month layoff on Saturday

6:14 AM ET Nick Parkinson 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 Daniel Dubois has said he believes Saturday’s fight against Kevin Lerena can be his launchpad into the “big league” of world heavyweight title boxing.

Manny Pacquiao is a hero in his native Philippines, but he also apparently enjoyed some cooking there early in his boxing career. Carlos Padilla, a Filipino referee who worked a WBC international super bantamweight championship match between Pacquiao and challenger Nedal Hussein in 2000, admitted he cheated to help Pacquiao get the win. The fight

Tyson Fury’s face pops onto the screen during a Zoom call and immediately he bellows out my name. “Keeeeeeeevin Eye-oh-leeeeeeeee,” he shrieks. “Yahoooooooooo Sports. You’re talking to the baddest MFer there is! How are ya?” He’s got a grin on his face and a playful attitude. He fights Derek Chisora on Saturday (1 p.m. ET,

Getty Images For years, Regis Prograis has been searching for any opportunity to get back to the quality of fights he felt he deserved as one of the world’s elite fighters. Prograis’ opportunity came on Saturday night and he made the best of it, knocking out Jose Zepeda in the 11th round to capture the

8:20 AM ET Nine days before Regis Prograis has his biggest fight in years, he was desperately looking for a bathroom — while driving. Part of the weight-cutting process involves drinking two gallons of water a day in order to make the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds. On this day, he pulled up to

Azea Augustama, seen here in 2014, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly making threats to commit a mass shooting at a gym in Miami. (John Parra/Getty Images for NUVOtv) Former boxer Azea Augustama was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly made plans and threatened to shoot up a Miami-area gym, according to the Miami Herald.

Former world champion Regis Prograis shadow boxes at an open workout prior to his WBC super lightweight title fight on Saturday against Jose Zepeda in Carson, California. (Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos) Regis Prograis has long been one of the most exciting fighters in boxing. He’s a knockout puncher who isn’t afraid to test his own chin to

Representational Image.© AFP Reigning Asian youth champions Vishwanath Suresh and Vanshaj were among eight Indian boxers who advanced to the quarterfinals on the fifth day of the Youth Men and Women’s World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain. Vishwanath (48kg) was up against Attrativo Salvatore of Italy and the Chennai boxer produced a clinical performance

Getty Images After Thursday’s news that a fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia was a “done deal” for the first half of 2023 and that Davis would first take a fight on Jan. 7, we now know the name of Davis’ “tune-up” opponent. Davis will battle Hector Luis Garcia at Capitol One Arena

Nov 18, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN At long last, after all the trash-talk exchanges, perhaps the biggest fight in all of boxing is here. Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, two of the biggest stars in the sport, announced Thursday that they’ll meet next year in Las Vegas. The fight will be contested at a 136-pound catchweight

Ryan Garcia called out Gervonta Davis on July 16 and insisted the fight get made. On Thursday, it was finalized in a big win for boxing fans. (Photo by Sye Williams/Getty Images) This isn’t the kind of thing that normally happens in boxing in the 21st century. When two fighters perform at a high level

LAS VEGAS — Derrick Lewis has become a main event fighter in the UFC because of his ability to produce highlight-reel knockouts and his sense of humor. Those are a pair of great selling points to start promoting a fight card. But Lewis has been ending up in the loss column far more often than

CBS Sports Illustration It might be time for the people just outside of boxing’s hard-core bubble to find out just how good unbeaten WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol really is.  Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs), a 31-year-old Russian who was born in Kyrgyzstan, first captured his world title back in 2017 and was a respected

8:26 AM ET Nick Parkinson 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 The WBC’s recent announcement of mandatory world title fights and eliminators has produced some solid matchups to look forward to. Some of those fights

Floyd Mayweather stopped Deji Olatunji in the sixth round of their exhibition bout on Monday morning in Dubai. (Waleed Zein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Floyd Mayweather picked up another win, unofficially, on Monday morning. Mayweather stopped YouTube star Deji Olatunji in the sixth round of their exhibition boxing match in Dubai, UAE, on Monday. The

NEW YORK — Years ago, when mixed martial arts was still illegal and Dana White was traveling the country to sell his vision of a different fighting organization, he told anyone who would listen the same thing: The sport is so great, White said, because anything can happen at any time and there are so