8:51 AM ET Through its first two seasons, the World Boxing Super Series has consistently produced exciting, high-stakes fights between elite combatants in four different divisions. But the most exciting of all — and for enormous stakes — came Nov. 7 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Japanese favorite Naoya Inoue, the pound-for-pound-ranked
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12:16 PM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Heavyweight world titlist Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury are officially set to meet in a mega-rematch on Feb. 22 at the
8:58 AM ET When Vergil Ortiz Jr. was 5 years old, his father, Vergil Ortiz Sr., who boxed as an amateur, picked his son up from kindergarten one day and took him to a gym in Dallas. Vergil Jr. remembers it well. “I thought it was cool and all, but it looked kind of boring
9:29 PM ET Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas came up just short in a world title shot in March. He’s hoping to work his way back into another one in 2020. Ugas will continue his efforts when he meets Mike Dallas Jr. in a 12-round bout on Feb. 1 (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET)
9:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN The trend of boxing matches pitting YouTubers against each other will continue Jan. 30 in Miami, as Jake Paul will square off against AnEsonGib on a card that will feature multiple world championship bouts. Paul, 22, is among the leading social media influencers, as he has more than 36 million
4:59 PM ET Super middleweight world titlist Caleb Plant will defend his belt for the second time in a homecoming fight against mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz on Feb. 15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Premier Boxing Champions announced on Monday. Plant, who has lived in Las Vegas for the past few years, is a
5:04 AM ET Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison talked trash as well as any duo that I can think of in recent years in the leadup to their junior middleweight world title rematch Saturday night. Even after Charlo prevailed by 11th-round knockout to regain the 154-pound belt, their emotions were still raw. Despite their very
12:11 AM ET Steve KimESPN ONTARIO, California — Jermell Charlo regained his WBC junior middleweight title in dramatic fashion Saturday by stopping Tony Harrison in the 11th round of a hard-fought, competitive affair at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. “I got the belt back and I didn’t leave it up to the judges,” Charlo said.
10:50 PM ET Unified welterweight world titleholder Errol Spence Jr., who was involved in a horrific one-car accident in October, said Saturday night that he is healthy, has begun training again and that he’ll be back in the ring in May or June. In his first interview since the crash, Spence spoke to broadcaster Brian
9:54 PM ET Steve KimESPN An early morning card on Monday is set to take place at the Yokohama Arena in Japan, featuring a trio of world title bouts and the return of a future Hall of Famer. Here’s a look at the Top Rank card lineup that will be streamed live on ESPN+ at