Boxing

7:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Shakur Stevenson, one of boxing’s fastest-rising stars, makes his entrance into the star-studded lightweight division on Saturday in his native Newark, New Jersey, when he takes on Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino in a WBC title eliminator fight. The bout headlines a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN tripleheader (10 p.m. ET) flanked

Israel Adesanya is one of the most decorated middleweight fighters in UFC history. He has amassed a stellar 23-1 record in the division, defended the UFC middleweight belt five consecutive times, and holds the record for most knockdowns in a UFC title fight. It’s the one loss that haunts him. At UFC 281, Adesanya was

Brothers Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (L) and Joshua “The Professor” Franco have both been world champions, but Rodriguez said they’ll never fight each other. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Getty Images) Joshua Franco was a teenager with a keen interest in boxing, and he would soon parlay that into an outstanding professional career. Franco is now 27 and

Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan said he would “never cheat” after being handed a two-year ban from all sport for testing positive for a prohibited substance. UK Anti-Doping said on Tuesday that Khan, 36, returned a positive result for the anabolic agent ostarine following his loss to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022.

1:43 AM ET Robeisy Ramirez now has a championship belt to add to his long list of accomplishments. The two-time Olympic gold medalist joined the ranks of boxing’s titlists with a convincing victory over Isaac Dogboe on Saturday night. Ramirez defeated Dogboe via unanimous decision — 117-110, 118-109, 119-108 — to win the WBO featherweight

Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (left) holds Jermaine Franklin during his unanimous decision win Saturday in London. (Zac Goodwin/Getty Images) Anthony Joshua is a talent. He’s got all the physical skills one needs to be heavyweight champion of the world. Let’s be honest, though. Let’s not be politically correct, or kiss butt, or say

Getty Images Isaac Dogboe will attempt to become a two-division boxing champion Saturday when he faces top-ranked contender Robeisy Ramirez for the vacant WBO featherweight title. Their 12-round main event anchors the fight card (7 p.m. ET main card) from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Okla. Five years ago, Dogboe (24-2, 16

Anthony Joshua gestures during a news conference at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square, in London, prior to his fight Saturday at the O2 Arena against Jermaine Franklin. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/Getty Images) Anthony Joshua sat at a table at a hotel in London on Wednesday, talking about his fight on Saturday at the O2 Arena

Matchroom Boxing At the end of March, the year’s boxing calendar continues to come together. With that schedule filling up has finally come the confirmation that Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia will meet on April 22. Though that is not the only massive fight set for the first half of the year. Davis announced

File image of Salman Khan and NIkhat Zareen together© Twitter Nikhat Zareen on Sunday became only the second Indian boxer to win more than one gold  medals at the World Championships, emulating the legendary Mary Kom. Zareen had won the world title in 2022 in the 52 kg category, this time she won it in

Tyson Fury watching a fight at the OVO Arena in London on Jan. 28, 2023. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images) Ever since Tyson Fury fought Derek Chisora on Dec. 3 in, let’s be honest, an utterly meaningless bout for the heavyweight title, we’ve expected the joyful news that Fury would next meet

Newly crowned world champion Nikhat Zareen is keen to use the experience gained in the recently concluded global event to qualify for the 2024 Olympics at the Asian Games scheduled later this year. The Asian Games are the first qualifying event for the Paris Olympics for the boxers of the continent. Nikhat, who won the

Nikhat Zareen won her second consecutive World Boxing Championship gold.© BFI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold at World Boxing Championships. India capped off an outstanding campaign by finishing with the highest gold medals (four) at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship after the

Nikhat Zareen continued to grow in stature as she added a second World title to her swelling trophy cabinet while Lovlina Borgohain broke her ‘bronze jinx’ to claim her maiden gold medal at the marquee event in New Delhi on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged two-time Asian champion Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam by a 5-0 verdict to

Nikhat Zareen continued to chart new highs in boxing after winning her second World Championships gold medal in New Delhi on Sunday. She beat Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash with a 5-0 verdict. The victory was all the more sweet for Nikhat as this is new weight category for the 26-year-old.

1:44 AM ET Mike Coppinger Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Super middleweight interim champion David Benavidez showed why he’s one of the best two fighters in the division (after champion Canelo Alvarez) by demolishing

Richard Commey (L) and Jose Ramirez (R) exchange punches during their super lightweight fight at Save Mart Center on March 25, 2023 in Fresno, California. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Jose Ramirez made his return to boxing on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, fighting for the first

David Benavidez retained his WBC interim super middleweight title by unanimous decision over Caleb Plant on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) David Benavidez turned potential into performance on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas against his toughest opponent, roaring down the stretch to