Anthony Joshua’s slow reboot of his career is complete after a sharp display forced Otto Wallin’s corner to stop the fight after a punishing fifth round Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
What Joseph Parker intends to do on December 23rd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the definition of spoiling the party. While the Saudi megashow may be a feast for boxing fans, the hopes of two…
Ryan Garcia was troubled by Oscar Duarte’s mauling tactics but found the fight-ending shot in Round 8, a check left hook followed by a barrage of punches that earned him a knockout Saturday night in…
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will compete in separate fights on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN, in what could serve as a prelude to the long-awaited battle between the former heavyweight…
Cris Cyborg’s next professional fight will be in boxing, and her adversary will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Cyborg, the Bellator women’s featherweight champion and one of the greatest women’s fighters in…
Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight versus Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday.…
Canelo Alvarez pushed and pushed for the knockout that eluded him in his three previous fights, but it never materialized Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. That was through no fault of his own. Alvarez floored…
Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo both weighed 167.4 pounds on Friday, one day before they will meet for Alvarez’s four 168-pound titles. Alvarez, boxing’s top star, will make the third defense of his undisputed super…
Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius has stepped in on short notice to fight former world champion Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday after Dillian Whyte was ruled out for failing a drug test. Promoters Matchroom stated on…
Things got physical onstage Thursday at the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz news conference after the two main-event fighters did their traditional faceoff. Both camps’ security teams got into a shoving match with punches thrown after things became heated…
Chantelle Cameron is heading back to Ireland for a second time to have a rematch with Katie Taylor, once again putting up her junior welterweight titles. Taylor-Cameron II will take place on Nov. 25 in…
Nate Diaz fought the final fight on his UFC contract last Saturday night, defeating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul — something both have talked about — closer…
George Kambosos Jr is laying his boxing career on the line, saying his rematch with American Devin Haney in October could be his last fight if it ends in defeat. Kambosos surrendered his three lightweight…
Jose Uzcategui tested positive for the banned substance rEPO, multiple sources told ESPN, and he’s been pulled from his Nov. 13 bout with David Benavidez. Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 2 super middleweight, will now face Kyrone…
Canelo Alvarez’s longtime goal of becoming undisputed boxing champion is further from reality than ever since he acquired his third 168-pound title in May. Boxing’s top star was on the verge of a deal to…
Anderson Silva made a career in MMA out of making the impossible look possible. Now, he has done the same thing in boxing. Silva, a UFC legend, defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. via split decision (75-77,…
Teofimo Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic. His Saturday fight vs. George Kambosos that was arranged to be in Miami and the whole undercard has been moved to Aug. 14, Triller announced.…
Tyson Fury has received assurances from Prince Khalid Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi defense secretary, that his four-belt heavyweight unification bout with Anthony Joshua will happen Aug. 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “I just got…
Canelo Alvarez could feel it coming. In the eighth round at AT&T Stadium on Saturday night, the Mexican champion egged on a record-breaking crowd as he pelted Billy Joe Saunders in their super middleweight unification…
In a matter of three fights, Andy Ruiz has gone from underdog, to champion, to disappointment, to a man in search of a comeback. But the comeback is off to a good start. Ruiz (34-2,…
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya revealed Friday that he has a date in mind for his previously stated plan to return to the ring. At a news conference for the upstart promoter Triller Fight…
The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition fight initially set for Feb. 20 versus YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according…
Ryan Garcia proved he’s worthy of the hype. Garcia survived an early knockdown to pick up a stunning, seventh-round, technical knockout triumph over Luke Campbell on Saturday night. In front of roughly 6,000 fans at…
Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s biggest superstar, put on a dominant show Saturday night to cap the 2020 major fight slate, cruising to a unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated champion Callum Smith and winning the WBA,…
Add the Pula Arena in Pula, Croatia, to the list of locations interested in hosting the heavyweight fight between unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua and challenger Kubrat Pulev. “We have a very solid offer,” CEO…
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her quest for a Tokyo Olympic berth. But the two-time Pan American Games champion woke up…