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Open Extended Reactions A massive boxing tripleheader will head to New York on May 2 when Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez compete in separate bouts in Times Square. On Friday, Turki Alalshikh, chairperson of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, which regulates the kingdom’s entertainment industry, announced the “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves”

Open Extended Reactions Between his earth-shattering power and mainstream appeal, Gervonta “Tank” Davis‘ claims that he is the current face of boxing come with significant merit. He proved to be “box office” with his 2023 fight against Ryan Garcia currently sitting as the fifth-biggest gate in U.S. boxing history. Davis, 30, the current WBA lightweight

James Regan Feb 27, 2025, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn will fight Chris Eubank Jr. with a British Boxing Board of Control license, promoter Eddie Hearn told a news conference on Thursday. Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) and Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) met at a second news conference in as many days

Timothy Bradley Jr.Feb 27, 2025, 11:11 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is a boxing analyst for ESPN. He was a two-division, five-time world champion and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Bradley is also the recipient of the 2023 Sam Taub award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. Open Extended Reactions

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport. The IOC board granted provisional recognition Wednesday to World Boxing, a

Feb 25, 2025, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Eubank Jr. slapped British rival Conor Benn in the face with an egg at their first face-off in Manchester on Tuesday. The face-off followed a heated news conference to launch their boxing match, which takes place April 26 in London. The pair were set to

Feb 25, 2025, 05:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. face off in London in April. Leigh Dawney/Getty Images The winner of the highly touted April clash between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. could face Canelo Alvarez, Turki Alalshikh confirmed. Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) and Eubank Jr. (37-3, 13 KOs)

Feb 24, 2025, 12:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josh Padley has said there is a “very good possibility” he will be able to focus on boxing full time following his fight against lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday. Padley stepped up with four days’ notice when Floyd Schofield was forced to withdraw from

Nick ParkinsonFeb 24, 2025, 07:38 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions WBC world bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani scored two knockdowns on his way to a Round 3 knockout win over David Cuellar on Monday, which sets up a world title

James Regan Feb 23, 2025, 04:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Dmitry Bivol has said he will consider a move up to cruiserweight after beating Artur Beterbiev to become the undisputed light heavyweight world champion. Bivol outpointed Beterbiev 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113 to win via majority decision and claim the WBA,

Nick ParkinsonFeb 23, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Joseph Parker beat Martin Bakole in two rounds on Saturday. Mark Robinson/Getty Images Despite quickly flattening dangerous contender Martin Bakole, Joseph Parker might still miss out on a world title

Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol avenged his 2024 loss to Artur Beterbiev, defeating his rival by majority decision for the undisputed light heavyweight championship early Sunday morning at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The rematch was set 133 days after Beterbiev won a narrow majority decision in October, and the second fight was every

Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also

James Regan Feb 22, 2025, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Joseph Parker beat Martin Bakole with a vicious Round 2 knockout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) sent Bakole (21-2, 16 KOs) crashing to the canvas after an overhand right struck the top of his

Feb 22, 2025, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev makes the first defense of his undisputed light heavyweight championship against Dmitry Bivol, in the main event of a jam-packed boxing card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) unified all four major titles with a majority decision victory against Bivol

James Regan Feb 21, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Joseph Parker weighed in at a career-heaviest 267 pounds on Friday while his new opponent Martin Bakole was still on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bakole was called up to replace IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, who is ill,

Timothy Bradley Jr. Feb 21, 2025, 07:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In boxing, rematches usually reflect much of the first battle, with maybe a few added twists and turns. Dmitry Bivol, just four months removed from his controversial loss to Artur Beterbiev back in October for the undisputed light heavyweight title, will be looking

James Regan Feb 21, 2025, 04:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Josh Padley, who before this week was largely unknown outside of British boxing circles, has said he can “definitely” beat lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday. Padley (15-0, 4 KOs) got the call on Tuesday night asking if he