Boxing

Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski was known for his ability to dodge blows. Still, the odds were against him when he fought his first bout at the Nazi German death camp Auschwitz. Severely emaciated, Prisoner Number 77 was up against a much heavier German inmate — a “kapo” who oversaw other prisoners. “From around me I

Getty Images Perhaps the sport’s most bizarre event of the year has taken another strange turn. Triller Fight Club is set to present its latest PPVo offering on Saturday, Sept. 11, but not without some wild last-second changes. The main event was set to see the return of Oscar De La Hoya when he faced

Bring on Amanda Serrano? Jennifer Han was no match in her fight against Katie Taylor on the Josh Warrington-Mauricio Lara card Saturday in Leeds, England, which Taylor won by a shutout decision. Thus, Taylor once again retains her lightweight championship and looks ahead to bigger fights. That could mean a showdown with fellow pound-for-pounder Serrano,

5:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar De La Hoya announced from a hospital bed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be able to fight former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on Sept. 11 in a Triller Fight Club PPV. The Hall of Fame boxer was set to compete for the first since a

Jeanette Zacarias Zapata was knocked out in the fourth round of her fight with Marie-Pier Houle in Montreal on Saturday, and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died on Thursday, days after she was knocked unconscious during a match in Montreal, according to the CBC.

If Oscar Valdez were in the UFC, despite his positive test for the medication phentermine, he’d be able to fight on Sept. 10 as planned against Robson Conceicao without issue. That’s because phentermine is banned only in-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list. In-competition as defined as from 11:59 p.m. the day before

Indian boxers dominated the Asian Youth Championships, notching up six gold medals along with nine silver and five bronze in the event where the women’s competition was significantly depleted due to pullouts caused by COVID-19 related travel restrictions. Preeti Dahiya (60kg), Sneha Kumari (66kg), Khushi (75kg) and Neha (54kg) clinched gold medals in the women’s

Hey sports fans, it’s Shanna McCarriston here. You might be sad about it being Monday, but at least we have lots of great sports news to talk about to distract you from the start of the work week. Let’s talk about what we’re gonna talk about, shall we? It’s the end of the NFL preseason,

2:48 AM ET Jake Paul is 4-0 as a professional boxer after a split decision win over Tyron Woodley, the former UFC welterweight champion, at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Sunday. It was a relatively convincing victory, despite one judge’s scorecard, but it was not a knockout like Paul’s previous three pro bouts. The fight

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley were involved in a scuffle Thursday afternoon following a media conference after a member of Paul’s team was apparently talking trash to Woodley’s mother in the crowd. After the media conference in Cleveland previewing Sunday’s bout between the YouTuber and former UFC champion, someone with Paul started jawing at Woodley’s

Celebrity boxing matches are a sore subject in the fight game. Boxing purists mock them, but when the sport can’t get its act together and refuses to pit the best vs. the best, well this is what you get: YouTube stars with massive followings and sensational promotional skills stepping in to fill the void. On

Six Indian boxers made it to the finals of Asian Youth Boxing Championships.© AFP Six Indian boxers advanced to the finals of the Asian Youth Championships in Dubai with two of them getting walkovers after their Kazakh opponents were quarantined following a COVID-19 case in the contingent. Of the six Indians who made the summit clashes,

Getty Images It’s fight week once again with another big PPV event on tap. This time, the eyes of the fight world descend upon Cleveland, Ohio, as social media influencer Jake Paul looks to take the next step in his professional boxing career when he faces off with former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The

7:54 AM ET AMANDA SERRANO WAS in the place she feels most comfortable — a boxing gym — when a 6-year-old approached her. In the girl’s hands was a cell phone, and she wanted to show it off. The girl was the only one in the conversation with a phone of her own. Serrano has

Gaurav Saini defeated Zakirov Mukhammadaziz to enter the summit clash on Sunday night.© AFP Gaurav Saini (70kg) advanced to the final while three other Indian boxers entered the last-four stage after contrasting victories in the Asian Junior Championships in Dubai. Saini defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Zakirov Mukhammadaziz 4-1 to enter the summit clash on Sunday night. The

LAS VEGAS — It’s over for Manny Pacquiao. Oh, there are plenty of guys he can still beat if he chooses to fight again. But what made Pacquiao one of the greats, one of the most breathtaking fighters of this or any generation, was his eagerness to accept every challenge, to move up seemingly indiscriminately

Getty Images Unbeaten featherweight prospect Mark Magsayo has spent all of his eight-year pro career looking up to his idol, Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. Fighting on his hero’s pay-per-view undercard on Saturday, Magsayo delivered a finish worthy of the eight-division champion. Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs), a native of the Philippines, got up off the canvas

7:16 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — It feels odd to watch a man who’s earned purses in excess of $200 million wrapping his own hands, but Manny Pacquiao works with a practiced diligence that belies both his fortune and his standing as a presidential hopeful back home in the Philippines. He binds his