11:19 AM ET Steve KimESPN Matchroom Sports on Friday announced a series of fights that will take place in an outdoor setting at Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England. Matchroom’s “Fight Camp” begins Aug. 1 and is highlighted by a heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) and Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs) on Aug.
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8:27 AM ET For most of his childhood, Miguel Berchelt wanted to become a soccer player. But his ambitions changed and a boxing dream was born with just a glimpse of a WBC belt that belonged to Rodolfo Lopez, a fellow native of Cancun, Mexico. Coming into Saturday’s non-title fight in Mexico City against Eleazar
1:46 AM ET Steve KimESPN On Thursday, it seemed as if Jason Moloney wasn’t just fighting for himself, but for his family’s honor. Forty-eight hours after his brother Andrew lost his debut in the United States and his WBA 115-pound title against Joshua Franco, having both twin brothers lose in the same week would’ve been
1:31 PM ET Steve KimESPN Eleider Alvarez has suffered a training injury to his shoulder that will cause his July 16 bout versus Joe Smith Jr. to be pushed back, according to Yvon Michel, Alvarez’s promoter. Alvarez-Smith is part of an elimination process intended to fill the WBO vacancy at light heavyweight. The winner of
7:41 AM ET The meeting between British heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce has been rescheduled for October 24 in London’s O2 Arena, promoter Frank Warren announced on Thursday. The fight was originally supposed to take place on April 11 but had been postponed to July 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the pandemic
1:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN Joshua Franco made a tremendous impact in the first world title fight since boxing returned to action, winning the WBA “regular” junior bantamweight belt from the previously undefeated Andrew Moloney on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Franco was not undefeated, like Moloney, or even prospects like Miguel Contreras and Rolando Vargas,
11:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN Joshua Franco captured the WBA junior bantamweight title by defeating previously undefeated Australian champion Andrew Moloney in a hard-fought unanimous decision Tuesday night at the fan-free MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Punch Stats Punches Moloney Franco Total landed 191 231 Total thrown 663 789 Percent 29% 29% Jabs
5:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Christopher Diaz def. Jason Sanchez by unanimous decisionFight recap coming up … Contreras dominates Vargas for decision win Miguel Contreras, left, scored a unanimous decision victory over Rolando Vargas in a hard-fought junior welterweight bout. Mikey Williams/Top Rank Punch Stats Punches Vargas Contreras Total landed 102 111 Total thrown 318 328
3:45 PM ET Jamel Herring’s July 2 WBO junior lightweight title defense against Jonathan Oquendo has been postponed after Herring announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The Herring-Oquendo bout was scheduled to headline next Thursday’s Top Rank card on ESPN. Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti says an attempt is being made
8:20 AM ET Steve KimESPN We have another week with three boxing events on ESPN on the way, but the next few days will feel a little bit different. For the first time since the return of the sport, there will be a title defense. Beyond that, one of the biggest standouts in boxing the