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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

Getty Images The combat sports world was rocked by the announcement that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in the boxing ring on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia. A showdown between the baddest men in their respective sports is certainly enough to get any fight fan’s imagination racing. Fury

Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Jul 11, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Two of the biggest stars in combat sports will clash when boxing’s Tyson Fury meets MMA’s Francis Ngannou in a crossover event on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fans have been clamoring for a boxing match between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed

The Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou bout is finally happening.(Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou are officially getting into the boxing ring. Fury and Ngannou agreed to fight on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to ESPN. The fight, though just an exhibition bout, is sure to be one of the biggest of the

You had to feel sorry for Roiman Villa. Jaron Ennis outboxed his fellow welterweight contender, kept his jab in his face, picked him apart with blows that would stop many fighters, methodically beat him up and finally delivered a brutal knockout in the 10th round Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Villa,

Showtime The undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 pairing unbeatens Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford has all the makings to be an historic event.  Yet for all of the pomp and circumstances that are expected on Showtime PPV in Las Vegas, the fight is just as important from the standpoint of much-needed clarity within

SANTA MONICA, CA – MAY 11: Welterweight contender Jaron Ennis trains during a media workout for his upcoming fight against Custio Clayton at Churchill Boxing Club on May 11, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Jaron Ennis has never lost a bout as a professional, and dropped only a handful of