10:16 PM ET Steve KimESPN Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez scored impressive wins on Friday in Mexico City to set up a potential rematch of their tremendous battle in 2012, which Gonzalez won by unanimous decision. Chocolatito defeated Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision to retain his WBA junior bantamweight belt, and
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12:59 PM ET Steve KimESPN An all-British super middleweight title clash will take place on Dec. 4, when WBO titlist Billy Joe Saunders faces Martin Murray at the SSE Arena in Wembley. This will be the second title defense for Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) and his first fight in 2020. “I am very happy to
8:21 AM ET The boxing world is still buzzing over Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s defeat of Vasiliy Lomachenko last Saturday night. In an era when many big fights take too long to make or never happen at all, and young fighters are judiciously matched and protected from stern challengers, Lopez was more than willing to put
12:21 PM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the latest voice to criticize the growing number of championships in boxing. In an interview ahead of a title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz, Mayweather chastised those in boxing for the litany of title belts throughout the sport, especially the sanctioning bodies with multiple champions
4:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN A fight between undefeated Michael Conlan and former WBO junior featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe has been agreed upon for Dec. 5. The bout will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on a card slated to be headlined by WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury, sources told ESPN. “I’m
8:17 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Nate Robinson’s alarm goes off before the sun rises. The NBA’s lone three-time Slam Dunk Contest champion rolls out of bed — no snooze button allowed — to get ready to train. The 36-year-old isn’t currently focused on returning to the basketball court but is instead pursuing a new endeavor
8:53 AM ET Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s impressive victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko earned him his first trip into ESPN’s pound-for-pound top 10. “The Takeover” won a unanimous decision over Lomachenko to stay unbeaten. With the victory, Lopez unified the IBF, WBO and WBA world titles and the WBC “franchise” belt. The win puts Lopez, 23, in
10:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Teofimo Lopez defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision Saturday to become a four-belt holder in the lightweight division, but Lomachenko’s manager said on Tuesday that he was infuriated by judge Julie Lederman’s scoring the bout 119-109. “Does she need to be suspended for life from judging boxing matches? That’s my
1:57 PM ET Steve KimESPN The lightweight fight between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell in Los Angeles on Dec. 5 for the WBC interim title will be an afternoon bout, so as not to conflict with another major title fight that night. Unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. faces Danny Garcia at AT&T Stadium in
9:09 PM ET Steve KimESPN Recently dethroned lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent right shoulder surgery on Monday, according to his manager, Egis Klimas. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in May 2018. Klimas said this surgery was the result of both a preexisting ailment and an injury Lomachenko suffered during the second round