Boxing

BGR People are furious that Netflix canceled this show The sun will finally set on the ninth- and tenth-century English landscape that’s provided a backdrop for one of Netflix’s best historical dramas — The Last Kingdom, which the streamer and producing partner Carnival Films have confirmed will come to a close with the series’ upcoming

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Triller will not pursue legal action against boxing fans who pirated the platform’s April 17 fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren provided those individuals pay the original $49.99 price before June 1, a company executive told Reuters. More than 2 million illegal streams of the Triller Fight

4:45 PM ET MIAMI — Former NFL star receiver Chad Johnson is planning to trade in his cleats for boxing gloves next month. Johnson has agreed to fight in an exhibition bout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Mayweather’s promotion

Getty Images Felix Verdejo, a professional boxer with a record of 27-2, faces charges of kidnapping and carjacking resulting in death and intentionally killing an unborn child after police identified the body of a dead woman as Verdejo’s ex-lover Keishla Rodriguez in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Verdejo surrendered himself to United States federal authorities after

Felix Verdejo is chaged in the grisly death of his pregnant lover. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) Lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo has been charged in the kidnapping death of his pregnant lover, authorities announced Sunday night.  Verdejo turned himself into federal agents in San Juan after the body of 27-year-old Keishla Rodriguez was found

4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Puerto Rico was a companion of lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo, who has been questioned by police and whose car was seized overnight, Puerto Rican authorities said Sunday. No one has been arrested in the case, and Verdejo and

When Andy Ruiz Jr. walked out of the ring in Saudi Arabia 18 months ago, he did so knowing that he’d lost his heavyweight championship belts because he didn’t give enough of a damn. He spent the six months after he knocked out Anthony Joshua to win the titles eating, drinking and partying, and the

1:01 AM ET Brett Okamoto In a matter of three fights, Andy Ruiz has gone from underdog, to champion, to disappointment, to a man in search of a comeback — but the comeback is off to a good start. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) recorded his first win in nearly two years on Saturday, as he

1:40 AM ET Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo met with local police this week in Puerto Rico regarding an investigation into the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman, according to multiple reports. Verdejo (27-2, 17 KOs) reportedly met with police on Friday morning and refused to answer questions about the disappearance of Keishla Marlen Rodriguez. According to

7:53 PM 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 Joseph Parker overcame an early scare to earn a split decision win over Derek Chisora on Saturday, which keeps him in the hunt for

6:10 PM ET Former unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the ring for the first time since losing his three belts back to Anthony Joshua in their rematch in December 2019, as he faces former title challenger Chris Arreola in the main event of Saturday’s PPV card at Dignity Health Sports Park

Premier Boxing Champions If Andy Ruiz Jr.’s boxing career wasn’t already a perfect candidate for one day showing up on a Hollywood script thanks to his 2019 upset knockout of unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua as a last-minute opponent, the two years that immediately followed have only added depth to the overall story.  Ruiz, the

2:44 PM ET King Fury, the 20-1 horse named after lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has been scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. King Fury’s trainer, Kenny McPeek, tweeted the horse spiked 104 degree fever with an elevated white count on Friday afternoon after a galloping session in the morning, leading to the decision to pull

King Fury, the 20-1 Kentucky Derby entrant named for world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, was scratched from Saturday’s US racing classic after spiking a fever on Friday. Kenny McPeek, King Fury’s trainer, said in a Twitter posting the horse had an elevated white blood cell count and in an attached video said the horse

Getty Images Saturday’s heavyweight clash between Joseph Parker and Dereck Chisora is in danger of falling apart at the last minute after a dispute over the order of the ring walks. The battle began after both men made weight for their planned clash in Manchester, England. Chisora walked out of an interview, saying there was

Premier Boxing Champions If Andy Ruiz Jr.’s boxing career wasn’t already a perfect candidate for one day showing up on a Hollywood script thanks to his 2019 upset knockout of unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua as a last-minute opponent, the two years that immediately followed have only added depth to the overall story.  Ruiz, the

Getty Images Listening to the two camps involved in the negotiations for the heavyweight championship unification between WBO, IBF and WBA champion Anthony Joshua and WBC champ Tyson Fury, the fight is either a done deal or completely dead. While Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn has repeatedly insisted that only the final details of site fees

7:51 AM ET As the boxing world slowly starts rolling back into full gear, this weekend’s fights represent a burst of momentum leading into the busiest month in boxing we’ve had in over a year. It kicks off on Friday in London (ESPN+, 4 p.m. main card; 2 p.m. ET undercard) with a card featuring