Boxing

11:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda easily outpointed Kendo Castaneda over 10 rounds in a clinical performance, earning a unanimous decision victory Tuesday night inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas. Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) was able to keep his focus and win by scores of 97-93, 98-92 and

8:13 AM ET Steve KimESPN As we head into the home stretch of the first phase of “The Bubble” fights at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, let’s take a minute to appreciate what we saw last week. Alex Saucedo won a 10-round decision over Sonny Fredrickson and put himself back on track

4:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Gabriel Muratalla gave a fist pump as he walked away from his fallen opponent. A big smile came over the 26-year-old bantamweight’s face as the referee decided that Fernando Robles was unable to continue in the first round of the fight. In front of a national audience on ESPN and

11:23 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 Brad Foster has said a sterile venue without fans will not stop him producing an exciting display in the first professional boxing event in

9:06 AM ET Steve Kim 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 One of the most anticipated fights of 2020 seems to be finally on its way, as Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and

11:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time world champion Jose Pedraza (27-3) was in excellent form on Thursday as he dominated Mikkel LesPierre, dropping his opponent twice in the 144-pound catchweight bout in the main event of a Top Rank card in Las Vegas. The scorecards read 100-88, 99-89 and 99-89 in favor of Pedraza,

1:41 PM ET Steve KimESPN Heavyweight Carlos Takam will face Jerry Forrest in a 10-round heavyweight fight in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card on July 9 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Takam replaces Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, who was scheduled to face Forrest before being pulled

Jun 30, 2020 Three days after failing a drug test and having his July 9 fight against Jerry Forrest canceled, Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller made his first public comments about the failure, pushing back against the allegations. “I have never, ever willingly taken a steroid for performance-enhancing purposes,” Miller told Fight Network. “Did I take

Jun 30, 2020 ESPN’s top pound-for-pound fighter has a new date to face one of boxing’s rising stars. Lightweight titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko is scheduled to face Teofimo Lopez in a unification bout on Sept. 19, Top Rank chief Bob Arum told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Lomachenko, who holds the WBO and WBA lightweight belts, was initially

12:38 AM ET Steve Kim Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Thursday night’s Top Rank boxing card was about seeing if two fighters could respond from recent losses and show they could be true contenders. The evening

5:38 PM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted featherweight prospect and two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez evened the score against Adan Gonzales, who defeated Ramirez last year in his pro debut. This time Ramirez pitched a six-round shutout, winning 60-54 on all three cards on the Jose Pedraza-Mikkel LesPierre undercard Thursday night at the MGM

Jul 1, 2020 Boxing is back, and it seems that the wheels are in motion for some of the biggest names in the sport to return to action in the near future. After months without boxing amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the appetite for big fights and entertaining moments is voracious. But let’s not forget

1:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN After losing his WBA junior bantamweight crown to Joshua Franco on June 23 in a hard-fought battle, Andrew Moloney is going to get a rematch, he announced Thursday. “I’m extremely excited to announce that I will be having a rematch with Joshua Franco,” Moloney said in a post on Twitter.

9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez made his professional debut in August in Philadelphia. He was matched up with unheralded Adan Gonzales, who at the time sported a 4-2-2 record. It was a fight designed to showcase the skills of the Cuban southpaw, an opportunity for Ramirez to

9:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN The WBC has ordered a fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the organization’s interim lightweight title. This opportunity became available after the WBC’s top-rated lightweight, Javier Fortuna, opted to face Jorge Linares on Aug. 28. Campbell and Garcia are ranked second and third by the WBC, respectively. “I’m

1:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN One of the proposed dates for the third fight in the trilogy between WBC heavyweight titlist and lineal champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is Dec. 19, Top Rank president Todd duBoef said. “Us, and the Fury and Wilder camps are targeting that as one of the potential dates,” duBoef

1:10 AM ET Steve KimESPN In soundly defeating Sonny Fredrickson over 10 rounds, Alex Saucedo showed that he has made progress under the direction of trainer Pedro Neme, but he’s still a work in progress. Under previous trainer Abel Sanchez, Saucedo had the well-earned reputation of being a fan-friendly, hard-hitting slugger. The problem was that

11:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alex Saucedo scored a hard-earned decision junior welterweight victory over Sonny Fredrickson in the main event of Top Rank’s card Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Punch Stats Punches Saucedo Fredrickson Total landed 318 172 Total thrown 885 584 Percent 36% 30% Jabs landed 124 39 Jabs