Boxing

Amit Panghal lost in the 52kg final to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan.© BFI Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) had to be content with a silver medal in this year’s Asian Boxing Championships after losing an exhausting final to known nemesis Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan, in Dubai on Monday. The Indian lost 2-3 in what was

10:30 AM ET Dotun AkintoyeESPN.com Editor’s note: this story was originally published in August 2017, ahead of Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Conor McGregor, and appeared in ESPN The Magazine. On Sunday, Mayweather faces Logan Paul in an exhibition fight. When boxers prepare for a fight, it’s a process of daily accretion. They sharpen, strategize, suffer,

Nonito Donaire spoke out against anti-Asian hate after his fourth round KO of Nordine Oubaali at Dignity Health Sports Park on May 29, 2021, in Carson, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Nearly 14 years after the first time he knocked out an unbeaten world champion, Nonito Donaire did it again on Saturday at the

Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) notched up a second successive gold with a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned M C Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships, on Sunday. The Olympic-bound Pooja (75 kg), who was competing in her first bout of the tournament after getting a

12:59 AM ET Devin Haney was fighting two different battles on Saturday night. On one front, the 22-year-old lightweight champion was looking to defend his WBC belt against Jorge Linares, a veteran former champion who still carries significant respect in the sport. On the other, Haney needed to show why he’s worthy of a bout

LAS VEGAS — Perhaps it isn’t fair, but for the last few years, Devin Haney has been perceived by some as the least of the group of elite lightweights who should be known as “The Four Princes.” Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are all undefeated, charismatic lightweights with the ability to change

Nonito Donaire used a powerful left hook and three knockdowns to become the oldest fighter to win a bantamweight title with a fourth round knockout of WBC champion Nordine Oubaali on Saturday night in Los Angeles. The 38-year-old Donaire reach up and turned back the hands of time at the Dignity Sports Health Park venue

Getty Images Already a future Hall of Famer in waiting, four-division champion Nonito Donaire continues to defy Father Time by daring to be great in search of more hardware.  Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs), the 38-year-old slugger from the Philippines, shattered his own record as the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title

Former boxer Anthony Ogogo achieved his dream in 2012 when he competed in the Summer Olympics in his native England, and that once-in-a-lifetime experience is exactly why he believes the Tokyo Games should take place this summer. “100 million percent the Olympics should happen,” Ogogo told Yahoo Sports. “Athletes have a very small window of

Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) and Shiva Thapa (64kg), along with one another Indian, reached the Asian Boxing Championship finals after clinching resounding victories even as an injured Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a bronze medal here on Friday. Olympic-bound Panghal out-punched familiar foe Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan 5-0. Thapa, the first Indian male boxer

Showtime Something interesting has happened in recent years along the way to four-division champion Nonito Donaire’s eventual path to boxing immortality and a well-deserved spot in the Hall of Fame.  Donaire (40-6, 26 KOs), the hard-hitting native of the Philippines, never stopped daring to be great long enough to get too old or become a

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – During his reign as heavyweight champion of the world, no one was more feared than Mike Tyson, who obliterated opponents with ruthless efficiency. But all the while, the troubled superstar was at war with himself, battling an abusive voice in his battered head that led “Iron Mike” to

LAS VEGAS — Jorge Linares was once where Devin Haney is now, one of the brightest prospects in the sport. That he’d become a world champion was a given; much more was expected of him than that. He was fast, he was strong and he was an accurate puncher. He opened his career 27-0 and

12:16 PM ET MIAMI — Former star NFL receiver Chad Johnson is used to using his sweet footwork to dice up cornerbacks on the football field, but in two weeks he’s preparing to use his physical skills to put on an entertaining show in his first boxing match. On the opening fight in the PPV

LAS VEGAS — There’s never a question about whether Devin Haney had the physical tools to be the best fighter in the world. Virtually every active fighter in the world would give just about anything to have his skillset. Haney holds a version of the WBC lightweight belt — so, too, does Teofimo Lopez, but

Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) and the redoubtable Vikas Krishan (69kg) were among three Indian boxers who advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday as the country assured itself of an unparalleled medal haul of 15 in the Asian Boxing Championships here. Debutant Varinder Singh (60kg) was the other Indian to make the last four. Panghal

Getty Images After Jake Paul’s destruction of Ben Askren and ahead of Logan Paul’s exhibition showdown with Floyd Mayweather, a narrative has taken hold that the clowns have taken control of the circus in boxing. If you’re really paying attention, however, the sport is on something of a roll in making meaningful, high-quality fights. In

ABC will premiere Part 1 of a two-part documentary on former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson called “Mike Tyson: The Knockout” Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The conclusion will air June 1, also at 8 p.m. ET. After watching both parts of the four-hour series there was one overriding question that was never adequately answered. Why?