Boxing

Sep 20, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, two of boxing’s rising stars, will defend their titles on the same card Nov. 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Friday. Ennis (32-0, 28 KOs), ESPN’s No. 1-ranked welterweight, will put

James Regan Sep 20, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hundreds of boxing fans packed London’s Trafalgar Square on Friday to watch Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois weigh in and face off for the final time before their IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) weighed in at

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Daniel Dubois’ trainer expects to be in the corner of the IBF heavyweight champion for Saturday’s all-British fight against Anthony Joshua despite being bed-ridden by illness this week. Speaking hours before the weigh-in on Friday, Don Charles told British radio station talkSPORT

Nick ParkinsonSep 20, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua’s IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday is set to break the post-war record for a crowd at a

Sep 20, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua is looking to become a three-time heavyweight world champion when he faces IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium (DAZN PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has revived his career after back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021

James Regan Sep 19, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua has vowed to “break down” Daniel Dubois with his spirit on Saturday when they fight for the heavyweight world championship in London. Wembley is expected to host 96,000 fans in what would be a post-war record for a boxing event in the

Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 19, 2024, 07:51 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 Activity in boxing is key. Competition keeps the fighters ready, furthers their stamina and sharpens their skills as they put

Nick ParkinsonSep 17, 2024, 05:59 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions If you’re not an avid follower of boxing, you might not know that Daniel Dubois, who fights Anthony Joshua on Saturday, is actually a reigning world heavyweight champion. Dubois

Sep 18, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois makes the first defense of his IBF heavyweight title against former unified champion Anthony Joshua in the main event of a boxing card at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday (DAZN PPV). Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs), of London, won the IBF interim title with an

Sep 18, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez‘s unanimous decision victory over Edgar Berlanga — his eighth defense of at least one super middleweight title — solidified his spot atop the 168-pound division but didn’t earn him many extra votes to move up in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings. It was Alvarez’s sixth fight

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 17, 2024, 08:44 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 Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was detained Tuesday at Krakow Airport in

Sep 17, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua is preparing to fight Daniel Dubois this weekend. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images Anthony Joshua has spoken about the “pain” he has endured in his professional boxing career ahead of his IBF world heavyweight title fight with Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday. Joshua, 34, is

Nick ParkinsonSep 17, 2024, 07:34 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Joshua Buatsi is hoping a victory over Willy Hutchinson can set up the biggest fight of his career: either against the winner of the undisputed title clash between Dmitry

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 16, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mario “El Azteca” Barrios will defend the WBC welterweight championship against Abel Ramos on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) won the interim 147-pound title last September when he

Sep 16, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua has the chance to become a three-time heavyweight world champion on Saturday when Daniel Dubois puts his IBF belt on the line at Wembley Stadium in London. Dubois — who beat Filip Hrgović in June — was awarded the title after it was vacated

Nick ParkinsonSep 16, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions British boxing will never produce a star as bright as Anthony Joshua again, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs), 34, challenge English rival Daniel Dubois

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 12:35 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, retained his unified

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 01:51 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez crashed one of his patented left