Boxing

File photo of Deepak Bhoria.© X (formerly Twitter) India’s campaign at the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier was off to a disappointing start as World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down fighting to Azerbaijan’s Huseynov Nijat on the opening day in Busto Arsizio on Sunday. Bhoria, who pipped 2019 World Championships silver medallist

Mexico‘s Luis Alberto Lopez, shown in a prior title defense, beat Japan‘s Reiya to retain his IBF featherweight crown (Carmen Mandato) American Ray Ford clinched the vacant WBA featherweight world title with a thrilling 12th round last-minute stoppage of Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov on Saturday. Ford was down 106-103 on two of the scorecards going into

Getty Images Jake Paul and Amanda Serrano will see a role reversal Saturday when they appear together again to highlight a boxing card. The difference is Serrano will be in the main event slot when she takes on top-rated challenger Nina Meinke. The main fight card slated for 7 p.m. ET from Coliseo de Puerto

The seasoned Shiva Thapa, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev will be among nine Indian boxers fighting it out for Paris Olympic berths at the 1st World Qualification Tournament, starting in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday. Seven men and two women from India will be aiming to secure Olympic berths at the qualifiers being conducted by

Andreas Hale Mar 1, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul continues his pursuit of one day becoming a boxing world champion when he faces Ryan Bourland (17-2) in the co-main event of Amanda Serrano’s homecoming fight against Nina Meinke on Saturday night in Puerto Rico. The fight will be Paul’s second

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Nick ParkinsonFeb 26, 2024, 08:01 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 Open Extended Reactions Wouldn’t it be great if boxing had a logical schedule where the best fought the best in a tournament

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 07:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Junto Nakatani scored a sixth-round TKO victory over Alexandro Santiago on Saturday in Tokyo to become the WBC bantamweight champion, his third division title. Japan’s Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) floored Santiago with a straight left in Round 6. Moments later, a crisp right hook

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury could possibly face one another for a third time in an MMA cage. That is all contingent on Paul winning the duo’s upcoming boxing match first, though. (AP Photo) Jake Paul’s upcoming boxing match against Tommy Fury is about more than just avenging the lone loss Paul suffered in his

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 21, 2024, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are two of the youngest stars in boxing, though they find themselves in decidedly different positions in the sport’s ecosystem. Haney is unquestionably one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters (rated No. 6 by ESPN). At just 25 years old,

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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions O’Shaquie Foster retained his WBC junior lightweight title with a split-decision victory over Abraham Nova on Friday at New York’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. One judge scored it 114-113 for Nova but was overruled by scores of 115-112 and 116-111 for Foster. The

Feb 14, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Since our last rankings two top fighters have won in their respective division, but while one of them got praised, the other lost some ground. Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev shined in a seventh-round TKO victory against Callum Smith in January, and while that wasn’t

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and national champion Sachin delivered stellar performances to clinch gold medals at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday. Amit Panghal (51kg) pulled off a stunning 5-0 win over reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay. Much like his previous performances in the tournament, Amit dominated his opponent

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez held onto his son tightly with a blazer covering his bare chest and a few marks on his face. Lopez said the swelling mostly was the result of head clashes, not the punches of Jamaine Ortiz, whom Lopez narrowly

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and national champion Sachin entered the semifinals of the 75th Strandja Memorial boxing event in Sofia, Bulgaria. Amit (51kg) continued his fine form to grab a 5-0 unanimous decision win over Aldarkhishig Battulga of Mongolia. Coming from a dominating win in his last match, Amit looked lethal. He controlled

Teofimo Lopez controversially defended his belt Thursday night in a rather disappointing bout in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Teofimo Lopez just barely managed to defend his title Thursday night. Lopez survived a slow, defensive bout to beat Jamaine Ortiz via controversial unanimous decision in what was a fight all around at the Michelob Ultra

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez could have — perhaps should have — been celebrating his dazzling performance over Josh Taylor in June 2023 at Madison Square Garden, one he delivered while he was doubted by critics. Lopez had largely struggled since his landmark win over Vasiliy Lomachenko