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Getty Images What was expected to be one of the biggest fights of the year is now on hold. Errol Spence was set to defend his pair of welterweight titles against the legendary Manny Pacquiao in the main event of a FOX PPV on Aug. 21, but the Texan suffered a torn retina in training

Aug 15, 2021 Saturday was a boxing fan’s dream, as long as they had enough screens to watch it all. Vergil Ortiz Jr. survived an early scare from Egidijus Kavaliauskas and pushed his record to 18-0 with 18 knockouts, putting himself directly into the welterweight world title conversation. And after a second fight between Joshua

Aug 14, 2021 TULSA, Oklahoma — Joshua Franco settled the score on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory over Andrew Moloney in the ESPN main event. “The Professor” retained his secondary WBA title at 115 pounds

Guillermo Rigondeaux is probably the least respected two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing history. He is 20-1 with 13 knockouts in his professional career, and he was an astounding 463-12 as an amateur, including seven Cuban national titles. He hasn’t just been difficult to hit as a pro; he’s been largely impossible. If he was

The head of the Association of Boxing Commissions sent a letter to Gilberto Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association, expressing concern over the way the WBA has conducted business recently. The most recent controversy erupted over the scoring in a fight for an interim title Saturday in Minneapolis between Gabriel Maestre and Mykal Fox.

Getty Images Yet another of the summer’s biggest fights has fallen through as Errol Spence Jr. has been forced to withdraw from his planned WBC and IBF welterweight title defense against the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Spence suffered a retinal tear that forced him out of the bout. Pacquiao will now face WBA welterweight champion Yordenis

Kiren Rijiju had served as the Union Sports Minister from May 2019 to July 2021.© Twitter Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Monday said India’s performance at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics was “historic” as athletes from the country won seven medals, including a gold in the track and field event. Javelin

One Chicago police officer was dead and another was fighting for his life Sunday after a shootout during what was supposed to have been a routine traffic stop, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the officers had stopped a vehicle occupied by two men and a woman late Saturday when they began shooting

2:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 17-year gold-medal drought for USA Boxing’s men continues after a pair of losses Sunday morning at the Tokyo Olympics. First, it was Keyshawn Davis who settled for silver after dropping a split decision to Andy Cruz of Cuba in the lightweight gold-medal match. Then, with one last chance to

1:08 PM ET Claressa Shields At the age of 17, a young woman from Flint, Michigan overcame inner city struggles to win gold at the 2012 London Olympics, which were the first Games to award medals for women’s boxing. Not only did she win once, Claressa Shields went back-to-back, winning another Olympic gold medal in

Getty Images As unified welterweight champion and pound-for-pound ranked Errol Spence Jr. looks at the stakes of his Aug. 21 pay-per-view bout against eight-division Manny Pacquiao, he admits the opportunity of being known as the man who ended the legendary 26-year career of the Filipino icon is first and foremost on his mind.   “I

India’s Olympic bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain said that while she is happy to win a medal for India at the Tokyo Games, her aim was to secure gold at not just in Tokyo but the at the next two Games as well. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Borgohain spoke about the road ahead

It’s rare for a sportsperson to find the biggest moment of his career in defeat. Indian boxer Satish Kumar is living that in Tokyo Olympics right now after turning up against a world champion with 13 stitches on his face and standing his ground through a gruelling showdown. “My phone hasn’t stopped ringing, people are

A.J. McKee began the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix with an eight-second knockout victory. He ended it on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, with a finish that topped his opener. McKee choked out Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at 1:57 of the first round to win the Bellator featherweight title, capture the grand prix championship

Boxer Manny Pacquiao filed a cross-complaint Friday in a California state court against Paradigm Sports Management, alleging breach of conduct, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud, among other things. Paradigm was founded in 2009 by Audie Attar and manages former UFC champion Conor McGregor. Pacquiao signed with Paradigm because Paradigm promised to arrange a fight

LAS VEGAS — The ring walk has long been a staple of the fight game. A stone-faced fighter walks slowly toward the ring or the cage, surrounded by people but alone with their thoughts. In a few moments, the peace will be shattered with the sound of a bell and another person coming forward meaning

8:39 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN China isn’t known as a boxing hotbed, but there is one fighter from the world’s most-populated nation who is making noise: Xu Can. The 126-pound volume-puncher — ESPN’s No. 2-rated featherweight — was lined up for a title tilt with Josh Warrington in the spring before the Brit was shocked

Oscar De La Hoya is one of the great boxers who ever lived. Boxing would be in a much better place if both the fighters and the promoters had the attitude that he has: He’s always been about fighting the best. He sought the best competition he could when he was a fighter, and for