Boxing

James Regan Oct 27, 2024, 04:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Through sheer will and determination, Jack Catterall has forced himself into a junior welterweight world title fight. It hasn’t been easy. Two brutal bouts with Josh Taylor and multiple injuries have steered Catterall (30-1 13 KOs) down the long road, but

Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, has become one of the most powerful figures in boxing over the past year. (Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images) There was a period of time late in 2022 and into early 2023 when the handlers of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury worried they would never

James Regan Oct 26, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall beat Regis Prograis on Saturday. Alex Livesey/Getty Images MANCHESTER — Jack Catterall beat Regis Prograis via unanimous decision in Manchester on Saturday, coming through a tense fight to put himself in the frame for a junior welterweight world title fight. All three judges

Listen to radio commentary of Catterall-Prograis from 20:00 BST on 5 Sports Extra before switching to BBC Radio 5 Live from 22:00 on BBC Sounds, website & app [Reuters] Jack Catterall said it was his “time in the sun” as he prepared for a third headline fight in a year against Regis Prograis on Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 23, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury vows to be “more focused” during his unified heavyweight

Boxer Imane Khelif is set to turn professional after winning Olympic gold in Paris, a triumph that was surrounded by a gender row. Khelif came under scrutiny after her opening win this summer, as her opponent Angela Carini withdrew inside 46 seconds, after being hit by just one punch. Khelif went on to win gold

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tim Tsyzu’s boxing career has been left in tatters

Paul Hughes extended his winning streak to seven with victory over AJ McKee [PFL] Paul Hughes earned the biggest win of his career as he outstruck AJ McKee to win their lightweight bout by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Belfast’s Hughes, 27, dropped American McKee with a right hook in the first round and

Oct 17, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev became the first undisputed light heavyweight champion in the four-belt era with a majority-decision victory over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Beterbiev won by scorecards of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112 to add the WBA belt to his WBC, WBO and IBF

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Mary Kom (L) and Nikhat Zareen© X (Twitter) The six-member Indian boxing contingent, which included two World Champions and two World Championship medallists, was expected to deliver but fell short of securing any medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, was not able

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 12, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol was a fight seven years in

Frazer Clarke was left with a dent in his head after being knocked out by Fabio Wardley (Getty Images) Frazer Clarke was left with a dent in the side of his head after a spectacular first-round knockout by Fabio Wardley in their rematch for the British heavyweight title. The pair had gone the full 12

It wasn’t her day, acknowledged Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen dwelling on her shocking medal-less Olympic campaign but asserted that she would be back stronger with the help of a personal coach that she is currently trying to find. Nikhat, who was a strong medal contender, bowed out of the 50kg women’s boxing competition following an

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 11, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions THERE ARE UNDISPUTED championship boxing fights, and then there are genuine

Briton Jack Massey has promised to bring the IBF cruiserweight title back home for his daughter as he prepares to face champion Jai Opetaia in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Massey, 31, has won six of his past seven fights, with his only defeat coming when he stepped up to heavyweight to face Joseph Parker. He

Nick ParkinsonOct 8, 2024, 07:46 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Once upon a time, Frazer Clarke got paid for stopping fights rather than being in them. Clarke, who challenges Fabio Wardley for the British heavyweight title in a rematch

Chris Eubank Jr takes on Kamil Szeremeta this weekend (Getty Images) Chris Eubank Jr has had a lot of time to think about where he is going and where he has been in the boxing business. On Saturday night, here in Riyadh, Eubank Jr will have his 37th fight when he meets Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta.