Boxing

7:45 AM ET Ismael Salas remembers the first time Yordenis Ugas caught his eye. Just three weeks after Ugas started training with Salas, he had a sparring session with Gabriel Rosado, one of boxing’s top action fighters. Until that moment six years ago, Salas had never seen Ugas, who was in the midst of an

Perspective is something that, sadly, not a lot of elite boxers possess. They make money by the boatloads, sometimes enough in a couple of fights to match the GDP of a few small countries. There’s always a but, though, and yes, sadly, there is a but with Errol Spence Jr. He’s held a version of

When WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced via a video on social media in 2020 that he’d signed a two-fight deal to face Anthony Joshua for the undisputed heavyweight title, he credited “Dan.” Scores of fights over the last several years have suddenly found their way not to New York or Las Vegas or Los

Showtime On a busy night of boxing, Sebastian Fundora and Erickson Lubin stole the show with a dramatic and brutal affair that came to an end following the 9th round when Lubin’s trainer, Kevin Cunningham, called a stop to the contest after deciding his fighter had taken too much punishment.  With the TKO, Fundora (19-0-1,

8:00 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Saturday brings four major boxing cards with some long-awaited returns, close matchups and opportunities for fighters to test their level before engaging in bigger and better things. In what looks on paper to be a 50-50 fight, junior middleweight contenders Erickson Lubin and Sebastian Fundora will meet in Atlanta

Floyd Mayweather is ready to get back in the ring. Mayweather will take part in an eight-round exhibition match against “Dangerous” Don Moore next month in Dubai, according to TMZ Sports. The actual fight itself is going to be held on a helicopter landing pad at the Burj Al Arab hotel. Mayweeather hasn’t stepped into

Gennadiy Golovkin against Ryota Murata seems like the boxing equivalent of a horse from a claiming race against the winner of the Kentucky Derby. It’s a mismatch anyway you look at it. Golovkin will meet Murata on Saturday in Saitama, Japan, on DAZN in an IBF-WBA middleweight title unification bout. At BetMGM, Golovkin is -500

New Delhi: Boxer Monika (48kg) upstaged two-time World Championship medallist Josie Gabuco of the Philippines to enter the semifinals along with two other Indians at the Thailand Open on Monday. Ashish Kumar (81kg) and Manisha (57kg) are the two other Indian pugilists who also made their way into the last four with contrasting wins against

BERLIN (Reuters) – Wladimir Klitschko, a Ukrainian former boxing champion whose brother is the mayor of Kyiv, heaped praise on Germany for its help after meeting officials in Berlin in an effort to drum up more support for his country. Klitschko and his brother Vitali, also a former boxing star, have strong ties to Germany,

The weekend brings four major main events and some entertaining undercard bouts from California to Texas to Japan. Middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin faces fellow champion Ryota Murata in a highly anticipated fight in Saitama, Japan. A GGG victory will put him in position to face Canelo Alvarez in a trilogy fight, this time at super

Ryan Garcia is just 23 years old and still looks like he only needs to shave every four days or so. He’s just getting started in life, with so much to learn about the world and how it works. Most of us thought we knew it all when we were 23, only to discover after

Getty Images Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire are on a collision course once more. Inoue and Donaire are returning to the site of their consensus 2019 Fight of the Year for a title unification rematch. Inoue vs. Donaire is scheduled to headline the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on June 7. Inoue confirmed the

8:07 AM ET Mike Coppinger 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 After a slow start to the year, the boxing schedule heats up starting next month. April 9 really kicks the action off

Getty Images After several twists and turns, WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney has won the George Kambosos sweepstakes. Haney will challenge unified lightweight champion Kambosos on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, according to reports from ESPN’s Mike Coppinger and BoxingScene’s Keith Idec. The fight will take place in primetime on June 4

There are few happy endings in boxing. Miguel Berchelt, who rose from obscurity to have a magnificent career, is about to find that out. There’s no reason for the former WBO and WBC super featherweight champion to fight once again. He was repeatedly beaten to the punch Saturday at Resorts World in Las Vegas by

Getty Images Boxing promotions have a habit of loading up Saturdays for fans with numerous cards scattered across the afternoon and evening. This week will look very similar to that with important fights beginning in England and carrying on through midnight in the United States from three different promoters and TV partners. First up will

9:00 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 Josh Warrington is confident he can emulate Saturday’s opponent Kiko Martinez’s reversal of fortune and turn his career around to become a two-time world

LAS VEGAS — For 13 months, Miguel Berchelt has been waiting for this moment. He’s forever on the highlight reels, though in his case, it’s not a good thing. Berchelt was viciously knocked out in his last bout when he faced Oscar Valdez in a super featherweight unification bout. Valdez knocked him cold with a