Boxing

Sep 11, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson has pulled out of his WBC lightweight title defense against Joe Cordina on Oct. 12 because of a hand injury, Matchroom Boxing announced Wednesday. Stevenson had surgery on the hand and was expected to return to the ring in early 2025, Matchroom said. The
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 10, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Mexico’s Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and England’s Chris Billam-Smith will meet in
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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 11:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Algeria and Japan joining World Boxing increases the organization’s membership to 44
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Sep 3, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will get the chance to emulate his legendary father as a multiple world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida next month. After weeks of negotiations, Team Tszyu have agreed on Australia’s son of a
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Nick ParkinsonSep 3, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Eddie Hearn has said he hopes Conor Benn’s boxing ban in the United Kingdom for testing positive for a banned substance will be over next month. The Matchroom promoter
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed junior featherweight championship with a seventh-round
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Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua will fight the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch in 2025 if he beats Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, according to the boxer’s promoter
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 29, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster will meet in a 130-pound title
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Aug 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated boxing match between the legendary Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium. The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to
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