9:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s Super Bowl weekend in Miami, but there’s also a big boxing card in town that includes three title fights and a showdown pitting two well-known YouTube personalities on Thursday. There’s a little bit of something for everyone on this show, and here are some of the key storylines to
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12:42 AM ET Former two-division world titlist Danny Garcia got his tune-up out of the way and now he hopes it’s on to a truly major fight. Garcia easily outpointed overmatched underdog Ivan Redkach, battering him throughout a one-sided welterweight world title elimination bout before 8,217 on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New
9:14 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alejandra Jimenez, who won the WBC and WBO super middleweight titles by defeating Franchon Crews-Dezurn on Jan. 11, tested positive for a banned substance, the WBC announced Friday. The WBC said an “A” sample from a drug test administered by the Volunteer Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on Jan. 10 tested positive.
1:34 PM ET In a surprise, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing on Friday won the purse bid for the fight between unified junior welterweight world titlist Josh Taylor and mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong. Lewkowicz, Khongsong’s co-promoter, bid $1.32 million to gain promotional rights to the bout, beating the only other bidder, new Taylor promoter
8:58 AM ET Danny Garcia’s 13-year career has made him well-known in the world of boxing. He’s won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight and has faced some of the biggest names in the sport, including Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, Zab Judah, Paulie Malignaggi, Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Brandon Rios and Lucas Matthysse. Conversely,
6:00 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 Promoter Frank Warren is working on matching unbeaten British fighters Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce for the European heavyweight title. Both Londoners are climbing
7:56 PM ET Unified junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez’s mandatory defense against Viktor Postol, scheduled for Feb. 1 in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Haikou, China, was postponed on Thursday night because of the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. “It’s
3:13 PM ET Middleweight world titlist Demetrius Andrade has taken care of an important piece business outside of the ring a week before he attempts to handle important business inside the ring. Andrade has signed a four-fight contract extension with Matchroom Boxing, announcing the deal on Thursday, a week before he will defend his 160-pound
Jan 23, 2020 Two months after being released by Golden Boy Promotions, former junior lightweight world titlist Andrew Cancio has signed a multifight deal with Top Rank, a company rich with talent in his weight class. Top Rank announced on Thursday the expected signing that will bring Cancio’s fights to ESPN platforms. Terms were not
3:36 AM ET Steve KimESPN As former heavyweight titleholder Andy Ruiz continues his career, he will be doing so without trainer Manuel Robles Jr., who confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday night that he has parted ways with the boxer he helped lead to the title in June. Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) pulled off a monumental