Boxing

12:57 AM ET Just over three weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus, WBO junior lightweight world titlist Jamel Herring is feeling ready enough to put his belt on the line on Tuesday, July 14, against Jonathan Oquendo (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) — even in the face of his team suggesting he should reconsider his

11:13 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former heavyweight title contender Carlos Takam defeated Jerry Forrest by unanimous decision after 10 rounds Thursday night in the main event of a Top Rank card inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Although the pace was steady throughout, sustained action in this meeting of

6:03 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former heavyweight title contender Carlos Takam (38-5-1, 28 KOs) takes on Jerry Forrest (26-3, 20 KOs) in the main event of Thursday’s Top Rank boxing card inside “the bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. But before that, a few good other fights are taking place on

7:24 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 Referees tell boxers “protect yourselves at all times, keep it clean” before the opening bell, but this has also applied to organisers ahead of

11:25 PM ET The tentative date for one of boxing’s biggest fights is on the move. The lightweight unification title fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez may now take place on Oct. 3 in Las Vegas, Top Rank president Todd duBoef confirmed to ESPN’s Steve Kim on Wednesday night. Recently, Top Rank chairman Bob

5:26 PM ET Steve KimESPN Luis Alberto Lopez upset Andy Vences in a close, hard-fought, 10-round battle Tuesday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. After hurting Vences badly in the sixth round, Lopez was in full control — but Vences gathered himself and fought back in the final few rounds to

12:41 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda did what he was expected to do on Tuesday — he once again proved himself to be an extremely well-schooled and fundamentally sound fighter as he controlled the majority of his fight against Kendo Castaneda in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the

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