2:33 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN Just days from his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury sat down with Mark Kriegel in Las Vegas to discuss his mindset ahead of the bout, his expectations from Wilder and his disappointment with Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk that derailed the megafight between the two British fighters
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7:38 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury was jovial, sarcastic and helpful as he worked with the young heavyweights training alongside him at Warriors Boxing Gym in Hollywood, Florida. Just days earlier, the 6-foot-9 “Gypsy King” found out that his dream fight — an undisputed heavyweight championship bout with Anthony Joshua — wasn’t going to
10:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury unloaded on Deontay Wilder at Wednesday’s news conference, taking aim at the challenger’s unfounded accusations that Fury doctored his gloves in their February 2020 rematch that “The Gypsy King” won via seventh-round TKO. The lead-up to the trilogy bout has been so heated
5:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF on Wednesday found Triller in default of its contract obligation to stage the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos undisputed lightweight championship fight on Oct. 4 and awarded the rights to the bout to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. “We will of course be proceeding with the fight and are very excited
7:50 AM ET Rich Power was sitting on his porch in California in 2010 in the midst of preparing for a fight — an MMA fight — when he received a call from his manager. Known to be a fighter up for anything, and one always in shape for a scuffle, Power was intrigued by
7:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Richard Commey have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 11 fight at Madison Square Garden, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The clash of former lightweight champions will air following the Heisman Trophy presentation, one of the most coveted dates and time slots on Top Rank’s
1:10 PM ET WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he will be a “sad and lonely” person when he ends his boxing career. The unbeaten 33-year-old is defending his title against American Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas at the weekend — their third fight after a draw in 2018 and Fury’s 2020 victory. 1
7:29 AM ET DEONTAY WILDER PULLED up to Cosmo & Donato on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, California, in a custom-made black-and-bronze Rolls Royce. It was late summer, about six weeks before his highly anticipated trilogy boxing match with Tyson Fury. The former WBC heavyweight champion stepped out of the lavish vehicle as shoppers on
1:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade and Jason Quigley have agreed to terms for a middleweight title fight that will headline a DAZN-streamed championship tripleheader on Nov. 19 in New England, sources told ESPN. Murodjon Akhmadaliev will defend his unified 122-pound championship against Ronny Rios in the co-feature, sources said. Julio Cesar Martinez puts
7:49 AM ET It’ll end up on giant screens and promotional posters and videos before they fight. When ring announcers welcome them at the beginning of the fight, and call them out as the winner at the end, it’s all part of it. It’s what made Marvin Hagler “Marvelous,” Ray Leonard, Ray Robinson and Shane