Boxing

Dec 3, 2024, 02:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois will put his IBF world heavyweight title on the line against Joseph Parker on Feb. 22 in Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed. The bout will form part of a highly anticipated card in Riyadh. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) beat Anthony Joshua with a

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 2, 2024, 08:47 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 Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will meet in a Feb. 22

Nick ParkinsonNov 30, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Galal Yafai proved he was more than ready for Sunny Edwards as he stormed to a sensational sixth-round stoppage win over the former world flyweight champion, who afterwards announced

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderNov 29, 2024, 02:19 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 The Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach WBA lightweight title fight was rescheduled for

Nick ParkinsonNov 28, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn has been cleared to fight in the United Kingdom after UK Anti-Doping announced it will not appeal the decision by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) to lift

James Regan Nov 27, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British heavyweight Derek Chisora will face Sweden’s Otto Wallin on Feb. 8 in Manchester in what is being billed as his final fight in the U.K. Chisora, 40, beat countryman Joe Joyce in a grueling fight in July, while Wallin (27-2, 15 KOs) picked

Nov 27, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emanuel Navarrete will take on Oscar Valdez next week in a rematch of their August 2023 bout that ended in a one-sided decision victory for Navarrete. The fight on Dec. 7 (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) will be contested for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title. Navarrete (38-2-1,

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Most Valuable Promotions released a statement Monday regarding the growing controversy that Jake Paul’s unanimous decision victory over Mike Tyson was fixed, calling the allegations “illogical and inane.” The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul, 27, dominated the iconic former heavyweight champion in their Nov. 15 clash at

Nov 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pat Brown has signed with Matchroom Boxing. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images British Olympian Pat Brown has signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut at cruiserweight in 2025. Brown, 25 from Manchester, won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships in 2021

Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish light middleweight boxer Tugrulhan Erdemir has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for breaching anti-doping rules, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. CAS had confirmed in July Erdemir’s provisional suspension, which had ruled him out of

Nov 21, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on Friday was another all-action fight that ended in a close unanimous decision in favor Taylor. Only one point separated the two fighters on each of the three judges’ scorecards (95-94, 95-94 and 95-94). Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs)

Open Extended Reactions Anything is possible after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. Recent history has proven that there are plenty of ways for content creators-turned-boxers to draw interest from future opponents. Some have used the path of deflection, downplaying their desire to face someone to get under that fighter’s skin. Some have directly called out

James Regan Nov 19, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy Fury said on Tuesday that a rematch against Jake Paul is “inevitable” as he prepares to fight former UFC contender Darren Till in January. YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul beat Mike Tyson on Friday via unanimous decision, and has attracted interest from professional boxers including undisputed

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions You can debate whether Jake Paul is a “real” boxer, but what is not debatable is that the 27-year-old is now the biggest draw in boxing. Paul’s unanimous decision victory over Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ended up being a massive

Nick ParkinsonNov 19, 2024, 09:25 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Rival world welterweight champions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price are being lined up to potentially face each other early next year, so long as they both win their fights

Nov 19, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois won the IBF heavyweight world title in September. Richard Pelham/Getty Images Heavyweight world champion Daniel Dubois has called out Jake Paul after the YouTuber-turned-boxer defeated Mike Tyson on Friday. Paul beat 58-year-old Tyson by unanimous decision at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, leading to various

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderNov 18, 2024, 08:38 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 Boxing star Ryan Garcia will compete in a boxing exhibition Dec.

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match set betting records at sportsbooks, becoming the most heavily wagered upon fight in years. More bets were placed — and more money wagered — on