6:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Bantamweight titleholder John Riel Casimero was accused of sexual abuse, according to a Feb. 11 complaint filed by the Women and Children Protection Desk in Taguig City, Philippines. The complaint says the 33-year-old inappropriately touched a 17-year-old girl while she was sleeping in his hotel room on June 7, 2021.
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11:05 AM ET Savannah Marshall’s defense of her WBO middleweight title will have to wait a few more weeks. BOXXER, which is putting on Marshall’s fight against Femke Hermans, announced Tuesday that Marshall will now fight Hermans on April 2 in Newcastle, England, after being previously scheduled for March 12. This is the latest move
8:10 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Taylor owns all the world titles at junior welterweight, but he insists he is hungry for more as he targets the welterweight division
9:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dillian Whyte on Monday signed the contract for his WBC heavyweight title fight vs. Tyson Fury on April 23 at London’s Wembley Stadium, sources told ESPN, hours ahead of the organization’s midnight CT deadline to keep the bout intact. There remains one issue related to Whyte’s contract that the WBC
9:28 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show MANCHESTER, England — Kell Brook will look back on Saturday’s sixth-round stoppage win over English rival Amir Khan as one of his career highlights
7:05 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — For years Kell Brook has insisted he has the beating of Amir Khan, and on Saturday he executed his gameplan to
5:17 PM ET Women’s boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the divisions and to make it easier for boxing fans, below is a chart of who holds each of the titles and secondary belts. For
5:46 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia explained why he parted ways with trainer Eddy Reynoso during a Friday appearance on ESPN’s “Max on Boxing” with Max Kellerman, saying Reynoso “didn’t really have time to train me.” The star boxer announced last week that he’s training with Joe Goosen ahead of his April 9 comeback
8:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Time has not diminished the animosity between Amir Khan and Kell Brook. After six years of talk, fight fans — specially in the United
12:36 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez has verbally agreed to a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing for DAZN PPV bouts on May 7 against Dmitry Bivol and Sept. 17 against Gennaidy Golovkin, sources told ESPN. Bivol, a light heavyweight titleholder, signed the contract, but talks are ongoing between Golovkin and DAZN to resolve issues,