Boxing

There have been so many comparisons between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury through the years, because they’re both giant-sized men from the United Kingdom with a special skill in beating people up. But beyond their personalities — Fury is often outrageous and prone to wild mood swings, while Joshua is consistent and reserved — there

Oleksandr Usyk ended Anthony Joshua’s reign as world heavyweight champion in front of the Londoner’s home crowd with a stunning unanimous points decision victory on Saturday, scuppering hopes of a ‘Battle of Britain’ unification bout with fellow world title-holder Tyson Fury. Joshua ended the 12th and final round of the contest backed up on the

Getty Images Two of the best active boxers, pound for pound, meet when Anthony Joshua of Great Britain faces Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine in a scheduled 12-round bout on Saturday. It will be for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight championship. Both fighters are coming off impressive showings. Joshua, rated the seventh-best boxer,

4:26 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez has signed a contract to allow Triller to move his lightweight championship fight with George Kambosos from Monday, Oct. 4, at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, to Saturday Oct. 16, at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh and Teofimo Lopez Sr., the fighter’s father and trainer, both

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has made incredible strides with his English in the past year or so. He regularly does interviews in English now and only uses his interpreter on rare occasions. But his inability to understand a curse word — motherf***er — hurled at him in his second language led to a brief scuffle in

Fight promotions are littered with obviously staged conflicts to ramp up interest.  This does not look like that.  Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant met face-to-face in a news conference on Tuesday to promote their Nov. 6 unification fight for the super middleweight championship. Things got violent.  The two exchanged some not-safe-for-work language as they faced

Getty Images Boxing continues to roll on in 2021. After a rough 2020 that saw many stars either not compete or compete just once, the new year has seen a handful of fighters already seen ring time with big success. Look no further than the pound for pound king himself, Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican superstar

Day 3 of the men’s National Boxing Championships saw lots of ups and downs.© Twitter Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) moved into the pre-quarterfinals with a knockout victory but former world championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri (57kg) exited after an opening round loss in the men’s National Boxing Championships on Friday. Representing Assam, Thapa knocked

7:54 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 Oleksandr Usyk’s journey to his heavyweight title fight against unified champion Anthony Joshua in London on Sept. 25 has not been without success or

Mary Kom played badminton against her two sons in the video.© Twitter MC Mary Kom is a champion boxer, but she recently tried her hand at a different sport – badminton. Mary Kom took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a video where she can be seen playing badminton with her sons. The two boys

Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month In-Article Banner Rianna Rios is a former sergeant in the U.S. Army and a professional boxer. While in the Army, she competed at the national level in amateur boxing, balancing both of her passions: serving her country and boxing. She was widely respected as a top 10 female fighter coming

The last thing that should ever be questioned in a professional sporting event with bets being taken on it is if the event is a work or not. But that is precisely the position that the Triller Fight Club was in when it staged a pay-per-view on Saturday in Hollywood, Florida, in which the youngest

Getty Images Boxing could be close to another four-belt unification fight in one of the most welcome trends in the sport as Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant are set to unify their super middleweight titles on Nov. 6, the fighter announced on Instagram. The bout is set to take place in Las Vegas and air

8:01 AM ET Multiple Contributors Vitor Belfort stopped Evander Holyfield this past weekend in Florida in the latest installment of boxing’s nontraditional fights. This bout lasted only a minute, but that was long enough for many fans to turn sour at the current state of the sport. Where do boxing and these lucrative money-making endeavors

Evander Holyfield fell to Vitor Belfort via a first round TKO on Saturday in Florida. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) Evander Holyfield’s return to the ring didn’t go anywhere near as planned. Holyfield, in his first fight in more than a decade, fell to UFC Hall of Famer Vitor Belfort via a first round TKO on Saturday

Shane Mosley wasn’t going to lose to a “snot nose kid” in 2012. Mosley felt confident enough about that assertion to place a $1 million bet on himself to defeat 21-year-old Canelo Alvarez. That was a mistake. Mosley lost that fight, and in the process, paid out $400,000 for the beating.  Mosley revealed that information

Getty Images Regardless of the overriding ethical questions at play, 58-year-old Evander Holyfield is still set to headline a boxing pay-per-view card on Saturday in the year 2021 against 44-year-old former UFC champion Vitor Belfort.   The Triller Fight Club card was moved on just six days’ notice from Los Angeles to its new home

7:53 AM ET Two fighters who shouldn’t be near a boxing ring are headlining cards in Miami and Tucson, Arizona, this weekend. Evander Holyfield, 58, returns to the ring to face former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, 44, in an eight-round heavyweight match on Friday at Hard Rock LIVE at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino