Boxing

LAS VEGAS — Caleb Plant says all the right things. Hell, he does all the right things. He looks the part. Despite all that, there doesn’t seem to be a way he can find to defeat Canelo Alvarez when they meet Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the undisputed super middleweight title. If

Hardened by difficult circumstances in his personal life, young boxer Akash Kumar (54kg) secured India’s first medal at the ongoing AIBA Men’s World Championships here on Tuesday by advancing to the semifinals with a superb win over former Olympic silver-medallist Yoel Finol Rivas of Venezuela. The 21-year-old Akash, who is a reigning national champion, prevailed

Akash Kumar has entered the quarterfinals of the AIBA Men’s World Championships.© AFP Indian boxer Akash Kumar (54kg) staved off a stiff challenge from Puerto Rico’s Caleb Tirado to enter the quarterfinals of the AIBA Men’s World Championships on Sunday. Akash, who received a walkover in the last round, clinched it 5-0 to make the

Showtime On Saturday night, Showtime Championship Boxing comes to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for a card headlined by a clash for the WBA’s secondary welterweight title. In that bout, Jamal James will put his title on the line against Radzhab Butaev in an evenly-matched scrap. James (27-1, 12 KO) is gunning

Jake Paul has his next opponent, and it’s an actual boxer. Paul will take on British boxer Tommy Fury on Dec. 18. The fight was announced Friday, days after Paul said a matchup with Fury “doesn’t cut it.” 7-0 Fury doesn’t cut it for my 5th fight I’m fighting either Hector Lopez or Javier Martinez

7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When COVID took hold of the world in March 2020, it also greatly hampered sports, but perhaps none more so than boxing. After all, the fight game hinges on major live gates to deliver its truly marquee events. While the other major sports leagues experienced plenty of pauses and cancellations,

Olympic bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain and five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa are in contention to be Asia’s representatives in the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) athletes committee, which will be formed through voting during the world championships for men and women. The men’s showpiece is currently in progress in Belgrade, where Thapa is competing in the 63.5kg

1:41 AM ET Shakur Stevenson talked up his intentions for weeks ahead of his title opportunity against Jamel Herring. He spoke about his goals to showcase his ability to be aggressive and do more than offer a second consecutive lackluster performance. On Saturday night, Stevenson backed up all of his talk and won the WBO

Getty Images In the breakthrough performance of his young career, Shakur Stevenson became a two-division champion on Saturday in a master class of a performance.   Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs), a former featherweight champion, was nothing short of sublime in the first half of his 130-pound bout against Jamel Herring. The 24-year-old southpaw went on

When he’s on, which is most nights, talent oozes out of every pore of Shakur Stevenson’s body. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist is the kind of fast, thoughtful and tough fighter who could eventually become the top pound-for-pound fighter in boxing. He fought that way Saturday in a one-sided victory over Jamel Herring, dominating the

It wouldn’t be fair to say that Shakur Stevenson will have his coming out party on Saturday when he challenges Jamel Herring for the WBO junior lightweight title in Atlanta, because Stevenson already owns an Olympic silver medal as well as a professional world title at featherweight. But in many ways, the unbeaten Stevenson’s performance

In Shakur Stevenson’s last five fights, he fought 43 rounds. Two of those rounds ended short, when he knocked out Felix Carballo in the sixth round and Alberto Guevara in the third. But the others went to the scorecards and it presents a remarkable story. There were 41 scored rounds, and he won 40 of

7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxing has 17 weight classes, more than double the number the UFC, the top organization in MMA, carries. But that didn’t stop the WBC from creating an 18th division. When Oscar Rivas and Ryan Rozicki meet on Friday in Montreal (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET), that new division, bridgerweight (named after

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to introduce commemorative belts and white gloves, instead of the traditional red and blue, during the upcoming men’s world championships in Belgrade, calling the move a symbol of “fresh start” in the controversy-marred sport. The world championships begin on October 24 in Belgrade (Serbia) with India being among

Matchroom Boxing Mikey Garcia made his way to the ring on Saturday night in Fresno, California, riding on a flatbed trailer as fireworks shot off around the arena. Unfortunately for Garcia, he was unable to produce any fireworks in the ring, dropping a decision to unheralded Sandor Martin in an upset that ranks among the

Mikey Garcia hadn’t fought in nearly two years before stepping into the ring for what was perceived as a tune-up fight Saturday in Fresno, California, against Sandor Martin. But for the second time in his last three fights, Garcia was thoroughly outboxed and went down to defeat. He lost a majority decision Saturday, as judge

Getty Images Ryan Garcia’s difficulties getting back in the ring continue as news broke Friday afternoon that the 23-year-old had suffered a hand injury and a planned Nov. 27 showdown with Joseph Diaz Jr. would be postponed, the promotion announced. The news comes slightly more than one week after the bout was officially announced. Garcia

Deontay Wilder broke his four-day silence and congratulated Tyson Fury after their heavyweight battle for the ages on Saturday. Fury won via knockout in the 11th round, giving him the 2-0-1 series victory. The fight was deemed an instant classic by fans. Fury told BT Sports Box Office that Wilder told him he “didn’t want