Boxing

12:09 PM ET Associated Press BROCKTON, Mass. — – Middleweight boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is being celebrated in his Massachusetts hometown with a street named in his honor. The Brockton City Council on Monday approved a proposal by two councilors to name a currently under-construction street Marvin Hagler Drive, The Enterprise reported Wednesday. Hagler,

1:37 PM ET Maciej Sulecki is once again set to face Jaime Munguia, in a middleweight battle now set for June 19, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. The fight between Munguia and Sulecki was originally scheduled for April 24 at the Don Haskins Center at the University of Texas at El Paso, but Sulecki suffered

Getty Images While no one is quite sure how good of a boxer Jake Paul truly is, it seems like everyone wants to step into the ring with the YouTube star. Now 3-0 with wins over a fellow YouTuber, a retired NBA star and a former MMA champion, every one of Paul’s fights have been

4:25 PM ET WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer’s first title defense will come June 19 against Argentine fighter Erica Farias as a co-feature bout in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Thirty-year-old Mayer (14-0, 5 KO) last fought on Oct. 31, 2020, when she won the WBO belt over Ewa Brodnicka. Mayer

Asian Boxing Championship will now be held in Dubai.© AFP The Asian Boxing Championship which was scheduled to be held in Delhi next month was on Wednesday moved to Dubai because of the deepening COVID-19 crisis in India but the national federation will remain a co-host along with its UAE counterpart. The tournament was to

8:29 PM ET Five-time world champion Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring to face YouTube sensation turned-boxer Logan Paul at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 6 on Showtime PPV and Fanmio, it was announced on Tuesday night. “Logan Paul and I are going to fight at Hard Rock Stadium. Mayweather Promotions, Fanmio

Dec 22, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim Editor’s note: This story was originally published in February. The fight has been rescheduled for June 6 in Miami Yes, of course it is a mismatch. It’s true that Logan Paul, at 6-foot-2 and around 200 pounds, will have some 50 pounds and 6 inches on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when

Whether or not it should be happening, it’s happening. The exhibition match between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Logan Paul has been announced for June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The bout will be televised via Showtime pay-per-view. The June 6 date is a day later than the previously reported June

Getty Images The boxing exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul, originally scheduled for Feb. 20 before being postponed, is now set to take place June 6 from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Mayweather Promotions and Showtime Boxing both tweeted out confirmation of the event, which will air on Showtime pay-per-view. After the

11:29 AM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — An 18-year-old boxer from Jordan has died after being seriously injured in a bout at the world youth championships, the International Boxing Association said Tuesday. Rashed Al-Swaisat was treated in the ring and then hospitalized after being knocked out in his preliminary-round light-heavyweight fight against Estonian boxer

(Reuters) – Teenage Jordanian boxer Rashed Al-Swaisat has died in hospital more than a week after he sustained a brain injury at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) world youth championships in Poland. The 19-year-old Al-Swaisat was taken to hospital on April 16 where he underwent emergency brain surgery after he collapsed during the third round

7:47 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 While the date and venue for the undisputed world heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have yet to be finalized, there are

BGR Netflix finally fixed its only real disadvantage in the streaming wars Just a few years ago, Netflix was the undisputed king of streaming with no legitimate competition to speak of. Fast forward to 2021 and the streaming landscape is markedly different and much more competitive. While Netflix is still a streaming juggernaut, it now

12:41 AM ET Emanuel Navarrete defended his WBO featherweight title with an action-packed 12th round TKO over Chris Diaz during Top Rank’s main event Saturday night. Known for his awkward and relentless style, Mexico’s Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs) knocked Diaz down four times — but it was the final one with just seconds remaining in

8:02 PM ET Former lightweight titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko will return to the ring June 26 to face Masayoshi Nakatani, sources told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Saturday. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, according to a source. Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs), 33, hasn’t been in the ring since he lost a unanimous decision to

12:31 AM ET Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Emanuel

Apr 24, 2021 It had to end eventually. At some point in Edgar Berlanga’s pro career, he wasn’t going to finish his opponent in the first three minutes. Not only did Berlanga’s streak of first-round knockouts end on Saturday night against Demond Nicholson, but Berlanga’s opponent somehow found himself standing at the end of the

MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in