Boxing

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

2:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez’s longtime goal of becoming undisputed boxing champion is further from reality than ever since he won his third 168-pound title in May. Boxing’s top star was on the verge of a deal to meet Caleb Plant on Sept. 18 in Las Vegas — a PBC on Fox pay-per-view

Getty Images When Freddie Roach first heard Manny Pacquiao would return from a two-year layoff to challenge unbeaten unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., the Hall-of-Fame trainer had anything but fear on his mind despite this serving as one of the most dangerous tests of the PacMan’s 26-year career.   “I knew [Pacquiao] was going

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nadine Apetz of Germany.© AFP Boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) reached the quarter-finals of the women’s welterweight (69-75kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Nadine Apetz of Germany in the Round of 16 at the Kokugikan Arena. Borgohain defeated Apetz 3-2 on Tuesday. The Indian pugilist took

Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary knocked out in the first round of Tokyo Olympics.© Twitter Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary (75kg) paid for an underwhelming start as his maiden Olympic appearance ended with an opening-round loss to China’s Erbieke Touheta here on Monday. The 27-year-old former Asian silver-medallist went down 0-5 in the bout, which could have

1:03 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Keyshawn Davis, a 3-0 pro widely hailed as Team USA’s best hope to end the gold-medal boxing drought for the men, advanced to the Round of 16 with a 5-0 victory over the Netherland’s Enrico Lacruz on Saturday evening in Tokyo. Davis, 22, won all three rounds on all five

LAS VEGAS — T.J. Dillashaw hadn’t fought in 30 months. He injured his knee in the first round. A cut that he suffered in training re-opened in the second round and was so bad, that former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier said it was making him ill looking at it. In training camp, he’d torn

Getty Images Joe Joyce is looking to build on the momentum of his career-best win on Saturday when he clashes with Carlos Takam at SSE Arena in London. The card is set to go down at 2:15 p.m. ET on Fite pay-per-view. Joyce (12-0, 11 KO) was a heavy underdog coming into his most recent

Vikas Krishan was out-punched 0-5 by Japan’s Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa.© AFP Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) was out-punched 0-5 and left with a bloodied eye by local favourite Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa as he bowed out of Olympics here on Saturday after fighting with a shoulder injury in the opening round. The 29-year-old Vikas

Getty Images After a hiccup suffered in her much-hyped Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships debut in February when she dropped a competitive decision to Britain Hart, former UFC star Paige VanZant believes she has adjusted enough to the learning curve to make a big splash in Friday’s return.   VanZant (8-5 in MMA, 0-1 in BKFC)

6:31 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 As the Olympic boxing tournament in Tokyo starts on Saturday, Britain’s Joe Joyce will watch closely as he aims to build on his success

Manny Pacquiao sat at ringside in Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium on March 16, 2019, as Errol Spence Jr. dominated Mikey Garcia and scored a shutout in their heavily hyped welterweight title fight. Pacquiao entered the ring after the bout and Spence quickly said he’d love to fight the Filipino superstar. But members of Pacquiao’s

Top seed and world no.1 Amit Panghal (52kg) was among four Indian boxers who got byes into the Olympic Games pre-quarterfinals as the country’s pugilists geared up for a tough campaign going by the draws unveiled on Thursday. An unprecedented nine Indian boxers would be vying for medals at the showpiece, where none could secure

Getty Images After years of demands he step up his level of competition to match his elite-level skills, Terence “Bud” Crawford may finally have lined up an opponent who clears the bar set by so many fans and media members. The World Boxing Organization has ordered that Crawford defend his welterweight title against former champion

7:55 PM ET Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate The last 12 months have been a revelation in boxing, in terms of boxers becoming undisputed champions or looking to join that elite group. It’s only

For the first time ever, two Olympic gold medal-winning boxers will face off in the professional ranks.  Anthony Joshua, the current unified heavyweight titleholder and 2012 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist, will face Oleksandr Usyk, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist, on Sept. 25. And it’s taking place on a grand stage: London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,