Boxing

Aug 20, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk proved once again that he’s arguably one of the best fighters in the world with a gutsy victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to retain his three heavyweight titles. Now, he’s only one belt short of being called the undisputed heavyweight champion — a

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua to retain his world heavyweight title at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Oleksandr Usyk stood in the pocket for the better part of 36 minutes on Saturday, daring one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in recent

Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles Saturday with a split decision win over former champion Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Judges scored the contest

Getty Images This past September saw the heavyweight landscape shaken when Oleksandr Usyk scored a dominant decision victory over Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, IBF and WBO championships. Now, on Aug. 20, the two men run it back one more time as Joshua tries to kickstart his third reign as world champion. Usyk unified

7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN ANTHONY JOSHUA STOOD in the center of the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, and soaked in the moment as confetti rained down on him. He dealt with doubt, disappointment and uncertainty in the aftermath of his upset defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. in June 2019, but six months later,

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh returned to winning ways in style as he notched a knockout win over Ghana’s Eliasu Sulley in Raipur on Wednesday. Vijender, who delivered India’s first Olympic and men’s world championship medals in boxing, showed his class as he dominated Sulley. Vijender landed the winning blow in the second round of

Vasiliy Lomachenko, shown here in 2017, has been in his native Ukraine helping defend the country against Russia since its invasion in February. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday, escaping the war with Russia in his native Ukraine. On Wednesday, he landed a fight. Top Rank

After a 28-0-1 start to his boxing career, former WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr. is 0-2 in his last two fights. (Francisco Perez/Premier Boxing Champions) Editor’s note: If you or someone you love is in emotional distress, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 988. Omar Figueroa Jr. was

Getty Images Nine months ago, Teofimo Lopez experienced a shocking fall from the top of the boxing mountain after an upset loss to George Kambosos Jr. On Saturday night, Lopez debuted at junior welterweight and got back in the win column with a dominating seventh-round stoppage of Pedro Campa. Lopez wasted little time trying to

Aug 12, 2022 Mark KriegelESPN RINGOES, N.J. — The last time Teofimo Lopez fought it was with a condition later diagnosed as pneumomediastinum, a balloon-like intrusion of air in his thoracic cavity, the likely result of a tiny tear in his esophagus that developed as he rehydrated after the weigh-in. “How he breathed, I can’t

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he is retiring from boxing on his 34th birthday on Friday, having previously performed a number of U-turns over his future in the sport. “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations I’ve finally decided to walk away

As 2021 dawned, things looked up for Teofimo Lopez. He was still enjoying the afterglow of his victory in 2020 over Vasiliy Lomachenko that made him the undisputed lightweight champion. In February, seemingly out of nowhere, Triller bid an astronomical $6.018 million to win the right to promote his mandatory title defense with George Kambosos

Getty Images Boxing continues to deliver some massive moments and fights in 2022. After a strong start to the year, things have dramatically picked up over the spring and now the sport heads into a long stretch loaded with big fights nearly every week. The year has already seen major moments like Errol Spence Jr.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has accused an unauthorized television drama of stealing his life story, comparing the streaming platform behind the upcoming series to a “slave master.” “Mike,” which premieres on US streamer Hulu August 25, is a scripted drama that re-enacts moments from the controversial fighter’s life, from his early childhood and

Moments after winning a maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games, young Indian boxer Nitu Ghanghas dedicated the trophy to her dotting father Jai Bhagwan, who didn’t leave any stone unturned to fuel his daughter’s dream. An employee at the Haryana secretariat, Bhagwan has been on unpaid leave for the last three years to train Nitu, a

Sagar Ahlawat won silver in CWG on Sunday© Twitter Indian boxer Sagar Ahlawat captured the silver medal in the final of the Men’s Over 92kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday. Sagar settled for a silver medal after suffering a defeat against Delicious Orie of England via Win on Points

After clinching a gold medal in the final of the women’s 50kg Light Flyweight category, Nikhat Zareen said she is excited to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and added that she will take his autograph on her boxing gloves.  Indian star boxer and world champion Nikhat Zareen captured the country’s third consecutive boxing gold medal

Newly-crowned Commonwealth Games light flyweight champion Nikhat Zareen will continue to ply her trade in 50kg weight categorytill the 2024 Paris Olympics. For the CWG, Zareen dropped down from 52kg, in which she won the world championship in May to 50kg to assess how her body adapts to the lower weight class. “I prefer losing