Boxing

More than a third of Danny Garcia’s 39 professional bouts have been against men who at some point in their career held a world championship (in one case, an interim world title). He’s gone 12-3 in those fights with four knockouts, evidence that this is a guy who wasn’t appreciated enough during his prime. Garcia

USATSI Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are known for being star running backs in the NFL, but this summer, they’ll be duking it out in the boxing ring. Peterson and Bell have signed contracts for a boxing exhibition that was originally scheduled to take place July 30 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, but is

If Andy Ruiz Jr. isn’t the most mismanaged elite boxer in the world, he’s certainly in the top two. The former unified heavyweight champion is in the prime of his career and still a factor in the title race, but the odd choices he makes continue. Ruiz will fight 43-year-old Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz on

Jul 21, 2022 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 Unlike most other professional sports, trades do not happen in boxing. Boxing promoters sign fighters to their companies and promote their fights,

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.

6:05 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN If 2021 was the year of the undisputed champion, then 2022 is shaping up as the year of the comeback. Several big-name boxers who suffered high-profile losses last year will compete for the first time in the second part of 2022. Others, like Danny Garcia, didn’t compete in 2021. Adrien

Ryan Garcia looked fantastic Saturday in his 6-round destruction of Javier Fortuna in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Four years ago, Ryan Garcia, Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis were all fledgling lightweights with oversized personalities who were overflowing with talent. Speed, power, quickness, intelligence, charisma, punching accuracy, courage — you name it,

Ryan Garcia will have to prove himself to a skeptical public that he’s really back and is here to stay. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Ryan Garcia had just turned 20 years old when he appeared on a Canelo Alvarez undercard in New York on Dec. 15, 2018. Alvarez was about to embark upon a

USATSI A World Boxing Council championship belt Sugar Ray Leonard gave Nelson Mandela was stolen from the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Soweto, South Africa, eNCA first reported. Leonard gifted Mandela the belt during a 1990 visit to South Africa.  The belt was one of the main attractions at the museum and was prominently displayed at

7:37 AM ET Mikaela Mayer Ryan Garcia faces perhaps his most difficult challenge when he faces Javier Fortuna at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday night (DAZN, 8 p.m. ET). For Garcia (22-0, 18 KO), of Victorville, California, and Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KO), from the Dominican Republic, this 12-rounder is a rescheduling of a

One of the greatest gifts a talented beginning professional boxer can get is a quality matchmaker. Very few fighters are ready to fight at the highest levels when they turn pro, even when they’ve won Olympic gold and dominated at the amateur level. The key for these young pros with potential is to get the

Mexico’s Rey Vargas won the World Boxing Council featherweight title on Saturday, overcoming a knockdown to take a split decision over Filipino star Mark Magsayo in a battle of unbeatens. Two judges scored the bout 115-112 for Vargas while the third saw Magsayo a 114-113 winner in the showdown at the Alamodome in San Antonio,

Showtime In a battle of undefeated featherweights on Saturday night, Rey Vargas was able to rip the WBC title from Mark Magsayo’s grasp by way of a split decision. The Showtime Championship Boxing main event from the Alamodome in San Antonio showcased intriguing back and forth action that saw Vargas overcome a late knockdown to

7:43 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 From a long-awaited trilogy bout between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin for all the marbles at 168 pounds, to a heavyweight rematch between unified

Though the comparisons to Manny Pacquiao are inevitable, Mark Magsayo (L) is out to chart his own course in boxing. (AP Photo/John Locher) Mark Magsayo is the first one to quash the comparisons. He’s Filipino, he boxes, he can punch and he’s strung together a long winning streak. But Magsayo, who defends his WBC featherweight

The Jake Paul-Tommy Fury boxing match is officially off, for a second time. Paul does not sound pleased. The YouTuber-turned-boxer confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that Fury had received a termination notice for their bout and claimed his erstwhile opponent “literally went into hiding.” Paul confirmed he still planned to fight in his Aug. 6

1:10 PM ET In conversations with Mikaela Mayer over the years, one of the constant themes that has come up has been an element of starting something. Beginning something for herself and setting things up for those who follow her once she’s done boxing. It’s part of the deal when you’re in a burgeoning sport,

USATSI Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are known for being star running backs in the NFL, but this summer, they’ll be duking it out in the boxing ring. Peterson and Bell have signed contracts for a boxing exhibition that will take place July 30 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.  Bell confirmed the news via