Boxing

7:05 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he no longer plans to retire after two more fights and instead hopes to keep boxing until age 40. “I’m going to fight on till I’m 40 years old,” he told ESPN on Thursday. “I’ve been thinking about it, and there isn’t much else

8:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN Tyson Fury’s team might be hard at work trying to make a late 2020 fight against Anthony Joshua a reality, but Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion and WBC titleholder, has had his focus centered on home. He’s been making the most of his time the past six-plus weeks as the

12:26 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN A FEW WEEKS ago Paul Armendariz, an air conditioning mechanic from California’s Central Valley, was talking to his aunt Yolanda, who had just received her $1,200 federal stimulus check. Aunt Yolanda, now 74, was the 11th of 12 children from Fresno by way of Mexico, part of an immigrant generation

Apr 30, 2020 While a third bout between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former titleholder Deontay Wilder is contractually agreed upon, there is a chance that Fury could instead face Anthony Joshua — who has possession of the other three major belts — in what would be an all-British battle for supremacy of the

5:25 PM ET Steve KimESPN Negotiations are underway for a potential blockbuster heavyweight title unification fight between champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, sources told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Fury’s adviser, MTK, which is based in Dubai, is negotiating for Fury on behalf of his co-promoters, Top

11:39 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 The British Boxing Board of Control hopes professional boxing will return in the UK in July — but will limit the number of fights

6:30 PM ET With the coronavirus pandemic putting a halt to virtually all sporting events and holiday celebration around the world, the ESPN family plans to deliver with a big-name Cinco de Mayo boxing card of classic fights. Beginning Tuesday, ESPN Deportes and Top Rank plan to commemorate what is traditionally one of the biggest

9:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN With the UFC set to resume on May 9 and only occasional, regional fight cards (such as the one in Nicaragua on April 25) breaking a long stretch without fights, boxing fans are all asking the same question: When will boxing’s biggest promotions return to action? Boxing could follow in

11:57 AM ET Steve KimESPN One of the more anticipated fights that was tentatively planned for the spring was the matchup between WBC junior lightweight world titlist Miguel Berchelt (who lives in Mexico) and his mandatory challenger Oscar Valdez (who lives in California). The bout was easily makeable given that both fighters are aligned with

7:35 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 When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally jumped in the ring together five years ago on May 2, 2015, the fight became the richest

8:55 AM ET Steve KimESPN Shane Mosley landed a left jab to the body followed by a right cross to the head. Boxing commentator Bob Sheridan called it “the best punch of the fight,” just 53 seconds into the second round. The crowd rose to its feet. Mosley had rocked Floyd Mayweather. Less than a

12:08 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of people out of work. Many have looked for alternative ways to put food on the table and that situation is no different for former world titleholder Mario Rodriguez. After the gym in which he worked was closed because of the pandemic, Rodriguez decided to open

10:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN Various sporting events worldwide have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, promoted by former world titlist Rosendo Alvarez, was allowed to proceed Saturday — with some provisions that were put in place to ensure the health

4:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez has stated his intention to return to the ring in September. After having his May 2 date scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, the question is who Alvarez would face in his 2020 debut. Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin had agreed to a trilogy fight in the

2:08 PM ET Fighters on Saturday’s boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, are grateful to promoters and the Nicaragua Sports commission for giving them an opportunity to work. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports all over the world, they didn’t know whether they’d bring home a paycheck anytime soon. Rosendo

1:48 PM ET IBF lightweight world titlist Teofimo Lopez Jr. says he is not buying into any plans promoter Bob Arum has to hold fights in empty arenas in Florida. “I know Bob Arum wants to put on fights in June, July and August, but I do not want to fight without fans,” Lopez told

9:02 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 When boxing returns, we will eventually return to a full slate of fights. Some will be bouts that were previously on the

6:20 PM ET The WBC has reinstated Devin Haney as its full lightweight titleholder, four months after declaring him champion in recess because of a right shoulder injury suffered during a defense of his belt in November. The injury sustained against Alfredo Santiago and subsequent surgery left Haney unable to honor a mandatory defense against