Boxing

Eric WoodyardFeb 3, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three

Mike CoppingerFeb 1, 2025, 08:21 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 David Benavidez takes on David Morrell on Saturday, in the main event of a

Open Extended Reactions Behind a sustained body assault and brutal power punching, David Benavidez outworked David Morrell to earn a unanimous decision in a battle of light heavyweight interim titleholders at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The clash between heated rivals was an entertaining battle of power punchers, but it would be Benavidez’s accuracy, aggression

James Regan Feb 1, 2025, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Azim beat Sergey Lipinets in London on Saturday. James Chance/Getty Images Rising British junior welterweight Adam Azim produced the biggest win of his career Saturday with a stoppage of Sergey Lipinets in the ninth round in London to claim the IBO title. On paper,

Open Extended Reactions A great fighter in his prime tends not to be a charitable one, certainly not as it concerns rivals or those who may have beaten him. That’s why I’ll always remember what Keith Thurman told me back in 2016 — when he was rightfully moving up pound-for-pound lists and a potential successor

Nick ParkinsonJan 31, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Get ready for a month of sustained high-quality boxing fights in what looks like a great start to 2025. The Feb. 22 card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, boasts perhaps

James Regan Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikaela Mayer (R) and Sandy Ryan will fight for a second time on March 29. Mikey Williams/Top Rank WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer has said she wants to silence the doubters ahead of a hotly anticipated rematch against Sandy Ryan, which has been confirmed for

Timothy Bradley Jr. Jan 30, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Benavidez and David Morrell will meet Saturday (Premier Boxing Champions PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET), in what could be a fight of the year, with the winner taking a giant step forward toward a shot at the Artur Beterbiev vs.

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul and Logan Paul made social media announcements Tuesday that created widespread speculation the brothers would fight each other, but the teased March 27 event on streaming service Max will be a reality series rather than a boxing match, sources told ESPN’s

Nick ParkinsonJan 24, 2025, 07:26 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win over late replacement opponent Ye-Joon Kim on Friday, to set up a fight in the

Mike CoppingerJan 23, 2025, 08:06 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 Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis will meet in a welterweight title unification bout

Jan 23, 2025, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will settle their differences in north London. Leigh Dawney/Getty Images The highly anticipated showdown between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will be held on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, it was announced Thursday. Benn and

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 09:35 AM ET BANGKOK — The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist was convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced on Thursday to just over three years in prison. Somluck Kamsing, 52, was sentenced by the provincial court in Khon Kaen, his home province, to

Mike CoppingerJan 22, 2025, 07:17 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 Naoya Inoue, ESPN’s No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, will help usher in the 2025 title

Mike CoppingerJan 22, 2025, 09:27 AM 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 Former welterweight champion Keith Thurman will end a three-year layoff with a March 12

Mike CoppingerJan 21, 2025, 08:19 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 Unified junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora and Chordale Booker are finalizing a deal for

James Regan Jan 21, 2025, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price faced off at the Dorchester Hotel in London ahead of their historic bout at the Royal Albert Hall on March 7. Ben Whitley/PA Images via Getty Images Natasha Jonas has warned British rival Lauren Price to be careful what she

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 20, 2025, 10:20 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 fight Rolly Romero in his return