7:21 AM ET Jake Paul had the combat sports world buzzing after his latest victory on Sunday night. Paul defeated former UFC champion Tyron Woodley by split decision in Cleveland, moving to 4-0 as a professional boxer and raising his profile as a fighter once again. Paul, despite tweeting that he’s a “retired boxer” on
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12:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Those hoping for Jake Paul’s boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight
7:12 PM ET YouTube sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul is back in the ring to face former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in the main event of a card at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday (Showtime PPV, 8 p.m. ET.) Paul (3-0, 3 KOs), 24, of Cleveland, has taken boxing by storm with impressive
1:06 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis has vacated his 130-pound title, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Saturday. The star boxer will be granted permission to retain his 135- and 140-pound titles ahead of his next fight, which is expected before the end of the year. He will have 48 hours after that
11:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete, one of boxing’s most reliable action fighters, and Joet Gonzalez have agreed to terms for an Oct. 16 featherweight title fight, multiple sources told ESPN. Navarrete’s 126-pound title defense will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+. A venue has not yet been finalized. A 26-year-old Mexican, Navarrete rose
7:34 AM ET JAKE PAUL ARRIVED at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, just after 9 p.m. on April 24. He got to his front-row seat for UFC 261 during a preliminary fight between Alex Oliveira and Randy Brown. As Paul settled into his spot, a buzz came over the crowd. People around him
1:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez are on the brink of yet another fight. Promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN on Friday that he’s confident he’ll close a deal for the unified 115-pound championship trilogy fight next week, a bout he’s planning to stage Oct. 16. Hearn is looking at
2:23 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaron “Boots” Ennis, one of boxing’s fastest-rising stars, is set for his second fight of 2021. Ennis and Thomas Dulorme have verbally agreed to fight each other in a 12-round Showtime main event, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The two dates being considered for the welterweight bout are Oct.
7:30 AM ET Dotun AkintoyeESPN.com JAKE PAUL HAS taken to scrawling poster board messages in the living room of his home in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. Consider the writing on the wall: “Make History.” “Inner Athlete.” “Win.” “Win!!” “Give Back.” “What Would Jordan Do?” “Secretary Bird” “Orca Energy” “Box Jellyfish — no heart, deadliest animal.”
11:24 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga has agreed to terms on a two-fight plan with Top Rank, the boxer told ESPN on Thursday. The first bout comes Oct. 9 in Las Vegas against Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Berlanga said, in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing show on an ESPN platform that will