Boxing

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson is an underdog against Jake Paul in their July 20 fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The heavyweight fight between Paul, 27, and Tyson, who will turn 58

Timothy Bradley Jr.May 2, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on May 5,

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 1, 2024, 09:03 PM ET Star boxer Ryan Garcia tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Ostarine the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month, per a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter sent to all parties Wednesday and obtained by ESPN. The samples were taken prior to

Erick Cervantes Roon May 1, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia will face each other at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, which could add another chapter to the book of battles between top Mexican fighters. This fight, in particular, has created a lot of interest since it

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A clash between former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and undefeated contender Jared Anderson is being planned for Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced Monday evening on social media. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will first

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 09:44 AM ET JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 29, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derrick James filed a lawsuit against former welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on April 17 in Dallas County, Texas, as he seeks damages upward of $5 million related to payment the longtime boxing trainer believes he is owed from working Spence’s corner. That same

Andreas Hale, ESPNApr 29, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The July 20 bout between YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul and former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will be classified as a sanctioned, professional fight by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations. The heavyweight showdown will be contested over eight, 2-minute rounds with each fighter

Mar 7, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson will turn 58 in June, but the former heavyweight boxing champ isn’t done with his in-ring activity. Tyson returns to the ring to face Jake Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tyson last fought in a competitive bout in 2005,

Jeff Wagenheim Mar 7, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson wasted no time in making his mark as one of the greatest heavyweights in boxing history. He made his professional fighting debut in 1985 and proceeded to win his first 19 bouts by knockout, with 12 of those bouts not making it

Apr 26, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marlen Esparza missed weight by two pounds on Friday, losing her WBC, WBO and WBA flyweight titles on the scales. Esparza (14-1, 1 KO), of Houston, Texas, who came in at 114 pounds for the 112-pound bout, will still fight Saturday night at the Save Mart

Timothy Bradley Jr.Apr 26, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The first four months of 2024 have been busy for some of boxing’s best divisions. Others haven’t seen much activity

Associated Press Apr 24, 2024, 04:50 PM ET CARACAS, Venezuela — Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela’s first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78. Venezuela’s Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez’ death on Wednesday on its social media channels but did not provide details. Local media reported he had been hospitalized in Caracas

Apr 24, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In one of the most entertaining fights between two of boxing’s young stars this year, Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney by majority decision Saturday night at a packed Barclays Center in New York City. Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) entered the fight surrounded by controversy, erratic comments

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A junior middleweight fight between former champion Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is being planned for Aug. 3 in L.A., sources tell ESPN. Ortiz must first defeat major underdog Thomas Dulorme on Saturday and emerge uninjured in a bout that will serve as

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchroom Boxing won today’s Jaron Ennis-Cody Crowley IBF welterweight title purse bid at $3.9 million, sources tell ESPN. TGB Promotions, which has Crowley on the short end of an 85-15 split, bid $2 million. Hearn told ESPN on Friday he plans to hold Ennis’

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz will fight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles while Pitbull Cruz will defend his WBA junior welterweight title against Jose Valenzuela, sources told ESPN on Monday. The fights will take place on the Terence Crawford-Israil

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 01:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia’s fitness to fight was questioned in the lead-up to Saturday night’s bout with Devin Haney, a turbulent promotion that was highlighted by Garcia’s erratic comments. Garcia was a major underdog and was virtually counted out entering Saturday evening. His