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Oct 3, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A number of interesting boxing rematches could be made — or not — in the next few weeks, and two world champions are making title defenses this weekend. A possible second fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney seems to be farther away following Haney’s recent

Nick Ball has won 20 pro fights, with 11 stoppages, and drawn one [Getty Images] World champion Nick Ball and challenger Ronny Rios both successfully made weight for Saturday’s WBA featherweight title contest in Liverpool. Ball, 27, will defend his belt in front of a home crowd at the M&S Bank Arena. He tipped the

No stranger to the physical toll of weight management during a competition, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic heartbreak for being 100gm over, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility. The 42-year-old mother of four, who is India’s only

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 1, 2024, 12:47 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 Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s defamation lawsuit against Jake Paul is proceeding

Chris Billam-Smith fights Gilberto Ramirez for his WBO title and Ramirez’s WBA belt [Getty Images] WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith says David Haye is someone he “looks up to” as the last Briton to unify world championship belts in the division. Haye claimed the WBA and WBC titles in November 2007, and Britain’s Billam-Smith wants

Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against

Mikaela Mayer is now a two-weight world champion [Getty Images] Mikaela Mayer dethroned Sandy Ryan of her WBO welterweight title via a majority decision in New York on Friday. In a fight week full of tension, there were bizarre scenes hours before the bout as Briton Ryan was hit with a can of red paint

Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 26, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The term “passage” refers to transitioning from one state to another. In boxing, a fighter may evolve from being a

Turki Alalshikh (second from left) was in the ring as the Saudi Arabian national anthem was played at Dubois versus Joshua [Getty Images] Promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn have defended Saudi Arabia’s involvement in boxing after criticism surrounding Daniel Dubois’ fight against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium last Saturday. The fight was organised by

James Regan Sep 23, 2024, 02:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Frank Warren has said he won’t push for a fight between Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois given both heavyweights are in his stable, and any bout between them would put him in an “awkward position.” Dubois retained his IBF belt with a devastating

Turki Alalshikh, the Saudi Arabian royal behind some of the world’s biggest boxing fights, appeared to be unhappy as he watched Anthony Joshua fall to a spectacular defeat by Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium. Dubois dropped his compatriot to the canvas in the opening round with a stinging right, the referee delivering a standing eight

Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a brutal fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the bout from the start in front of 96,000 passionate fans, dropping the former two-time heavyweight champion multiple times. Dubois had spoken of his determination to “legitimise” his

Sep 20, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua is looking to become a three-time heavyweight world champion when he faces IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium (DAZN PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has revived his career after back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021

The absence of Daniel Dubois’ trainer during fight week of his huge clash with Anthony Joshua on Saturday night continues to create speculation of a rift within the camp. However, Don Charles’s absence has been explained ahead of the Wembley showdown. George Fox, Charles’s son, has moved to crush rumours two days before Dubois puts

Ukrainian boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk was handcuffed at a Polish airport after he became “upset” when his travelling companion was denied boarding for disruptive behaviour, the airline and border guards said Wednesday. World heavyweight champion Usyk described the incident late Tuesday as a “misunderstanding” while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “disappointed by this

When Joshua Buatsi arrives at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, there will be no seeking out familiar faces – not even a face as familiar as Anthony Joshua’s. And to Buatsi, Joshua’s face is even more familiar than it is to the average boxing fan. The two Joshuas have been good friends for years, and Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 01:51 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez crashed one of his patented left

Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 12, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga is not the blockbuster matchup some might expect to see during the festive Mexican Independence