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Welterweight champion Terence Crawford is seeking nearly $10 million in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against his former promoter Bob Arum. The lawsuit alleges Arum engaged in “revolting racial bias” that prevented Crawford from booking big fights, according to the New York Post. Arum and Crawford worked together for a decade before splitting up in 2021.

Getty Images The sport of boxing is ready to continue to build off its tremendous momentum in 2021 with many stars hopeful to face off. Last year gave us some of the wildest moments of the new millennium while also setting the stage for some of the young stars to really take flight in 2022.

Lovlina Borgohain bagged bronze in the Tokyo Olympics.© AFP Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain expressed happiness at being appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Assam but said that currently she will focus on sports and winning medals for the country. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over the letter of

8:05 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos Jr. crashed through the glass ceiling in 2021 with an upset victory over Teofimo Lopez in November, capturing all four of Lopez’s lightweight titles. The 28-year-old Australian wasn’t even on the radar of many in the boxing industry, and he was completely overlooked before he fought Lopez. On

Only minutes after what may have been the signature moment of his career, Terence Crawford was seated next to Top Rank’s Bob Arum at a news conference, talking about his TKO of Shawn Porter. The real news, though, was what happened next. With Arum staring glumly forward, Crawford said what everyone who had paid attention

Lovlina walked the ramp donning a traditional Assamese saree of mulberry silk ‘paat’.© Instagram Ace pugilist and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain stole hearts when she entered a different arena – walking the ramp here donning a traditional Assamese saree of mulberry silk ‘paat’. She was the showstopper for designer duo Bidyut & Rakesh’s wedding collection

7:46 AM ET Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Predicting what could happen

Tyson Fury, the WBC’s heavyweight champion, had an idea on Thursday that he decided to share with the world on Twitter. He wants to fight UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing match using boxing rules, but with both of them wearing UFC gloves.  Not to be outdone, Ngannou, who has expressed an interest

Getty Images After a rough 2020, boxing returned with a vengeance in 2021. Multiple divisions saw champions reach undisputed status as well as many super fights finally consummating. One of the biggest shocks, however, may have been Manny Pacquiao officially retiring from the sport after a loss to Yordenis Ugas. Plus, A year after upsetting

If you were sitting in T-Mobile Arena during the fourth round of the heavyweight championship between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it had to occur to you that you were seeing one of the great sporting events ever. In the third round, Fury put Wilder down and seemed on the verge of victory. Wilder, arguably

8:30 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN After 2020 significantly cut down the volume of fights and memorable moments fans are accustomed to in boxing, 2021 delivered in a major way. Looking back at the last 12 months, the year could best be described as “the year of the upset,” with several key title fights that going

Getty Images 2021 was a wild year in the boxing ring with some shocking upsets and iconic moments that will live forever in the sport’s lore. 2022 is shaping up to provide more of the same. The year will kick off on New Year’s Day with a Fox pay-per-view event featuring heavyweights Luis Ortiz and

The Prospect of the Year is a young fighter who has the most potential to become a star in boxing. To consider a fighter a prospect, he or she has to be 25 or under, have fewer than 20 professional fights and have never fought for a world title. There are two significant choices this

In March, the boxing world celebrated when Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua signed a two-fight deal to meet each other and unify the heavyweight champion. The winner of the first fight would be the undisputed heavyweight champion. The euphoria over the pending bout between the two giants and long-time rivals lasted less than 24 hours.

One of the problems in boxing recently is that champions tend to be risk averse and don’t dare to be great. Thus, they don’t seek out the fights that would prove their greatness. The most obvious example of this is unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., one of the most gifted fighters in the world,

2:30 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN In boxing, 2021 was a year that produced unexpected breakthrough performances from fighters such as Oleksandr Usyk and George Kambosos Jr. But those victories came at the cost of established stars who were seemingly poised to lock down perennial spots among boxing’s pound-for-pound best. Usyk’s upset victory to capture the

8:00 AM ET Since it first opened its doors in 1999, Staples Center has played host to seven NBA Finals, five WNBA Finals, four UFC pay-per-view cards, two Stanley Cup Finals and countless championship boxing matches. It was the home of the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament for a decade and has seen multiple All-Star games

Getty Images The sport of boxing will continue to deliver on dramatic theater, no matter the scenario. What it will also deliver is massive knockouts that send the crowd and viewers at home into a frenzy. This year was no different as the course of 2021 brought fight fans some incredible knockouts that got them