5:38 PM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted featherweight prospect and two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez evened the score against Adan Gonzales, who defeated Ramirez last year in his pro debut. This time Ramirez pitched a six-round shutout, winning 60-54 on all three cards on the Jose Pedraza-Mikkel LesPierre undercard Thursday night at the MGM
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5:38 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former lightweight world titlist Jose Pedraza will face Mikkel LesPierre in the main event of Thursday’s Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The fight will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET. But before that, a few good prospects will
Jul 1, 2020 Boxing is back, and it seems that the wheels are in motion for some of the biggest names in the sport to return to action in the near future. After months without boxing amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the appetite for big fights and entertaining moments is voracious. But let’s not forget
9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez made his professional debut in August in Philadelphia. He was matched up with unheralded Adan Gonzales, who at the time sported a 4-2-2 record. It was a fight designed to showcase the skills of the Cuban southpaw, an opportunity for Ramirez to
9:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN The WBC has ordered a fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the organization’s interim lightweight title. This opportunity became available after the WBC’s top-rated lightweight, Javier Fortuna, opted to face Jorge Linares on Aug. 28. Campbell and Garcia are ranked second and third by the WBC, respectively. “I’m
1:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN One of the proposed dates for the third fight in the trilogy between WBC heavyweight titlist and lineal champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is Dec. 19, Top Rank president Todd duBoef said. “Us, and the Fury and Wilder camps are targeting that as one of the potential dates,” duBoef
1:10 AM ET Steve KimESPN In soundly defeating Sonny Fredrickson over 10 rounds, Alex Saucedo showed that he has made progress under the direction of trainer Pedro Neme, but he’s still a work in progress. Under previous trainer Abel Sanchez, Saucedo had the well-earned reputation of being a fan-friendly, hard-hitting slugger. The problem was that
11:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alex Saucedo scored a hard-earned decision junior welterweight victory over Sonny Fredrickson in the main event of Top Rank’s card Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Punch Stats Punches Saucedo Fredrickson Total landed 318 172 Total thrown 885 584 Percent 36% 30% Jabs landed 124 39 Jabs
5:27 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior welterweight title contender Alex Saucedo (29-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in almost eight months to face Sonny Fredrickson (21-2, 14 KOs), in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday
8:31 AM ET Steve KimESPN As the calendar turns to July, fights are set to continue inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. In the lead-up to the Fourth of July holiday weekend, shows on Tuesday and Thursday each feature main events with potential world title ramifications. It might be