9:37 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Fighters get better with seasoning, experience and maturity, but not, as a rule, age. That’s why I cannot share in any enthusiasm — if, in fact, there is any — for the return of Oscar De La Hoya. What plagues boxing isn’t the wave of “exhibition” fights, per se. No,
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8:32 AM ET Seven months after a shocking loss, Dillian Whyte got his revenge against Alexander Povetkin with an impressive fourth-round TKO victory. And while Whyte said afterward he would welcome a trilogy fight against Povetkin, is it really necessary? Wouldn’t it be better for Whyte to keep moving forward and step up to face
7:53 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 Dillian Whyte is back in world heavyweight title contention after exacting revenge on Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round TKO win Saturday. Whyte regained the
12:20 PM ET Cameron Wolfe The World Boxing Council has ordered rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia to face contender Javier Fortuna for the interim lightweight title and right to be mandatory challenger to champion Devin Haney. The negotiation period has begun for a Garcia-Fortuna bout with a purse bid scheduled for April 16 if no
7:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya announced Friday that he has a date in mind for his previously stated plan to return to the ring. At a press conference for the upstart promoter Triller Fight Club, De La Hoya took the stage alongside Snoop Dogg at the Venetian and
2:15 PM ET The WBC announced a four-fighter 115-pound tournament on Friday to crown a true junior bantamweight champ. The sanctioning body said there will be a trilogy fight between junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and also a bout between former champions Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras. The winners
7:47 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 Dillian Whyte seemed to have his first fight with Alexander Povetkin under control over the first few rounds, but after a flash KO, Whyte
11:46 PM ET It was delayed for a couple of seconds as Daniela Romina Bermudez staggered back before falling to her knees and staying there in the ninth round Thursday night. Amanda Serrano, the knockout queen of women’s boxing, had done it again. While many of Serrano’s fights go just a short distance, Bermudez, her
10:55 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 When Britain’s Ricky Hatton made his professional debut in 1997, he recalled hardly anyone turning up at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes to
10:09 PM ET Plans are being made for former three-division titlist Vasily Lomachenko to return to the ring this summer vs. lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani, a source told ESPN. A firm date hasn’t been finalized but the bout is expected to headline a summer ESPN card. This will be Lomachenko’s first fight since losing his