7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story contains mature content. On a September morning in Los Angeles, one of the internet’s most popular entertainers is not in the mood to entertain. He’s not here for the jokes and antics that have defined his YouTube career, Logan Paul says into a camera, his blond hair cut
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3:01 AM ET Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams has retired from boxing at the age of 37 over fears that she could lose her sight. Adams was the first female boxer to become a double Olympic champion when she won gold in the flyweight division at the Rio 2016 games, having previously won gold in
11:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Light heavyweight world titlist Dmitry Bivol had more than a passing interest in the title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev, which is why he was ringside on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. What Bivol saw was Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, move up two weight
3:34 PM ET One year after Tony Harrison won a heavily disputed decision and a junior middleweight world title in upset fashion against Jermell Charlo, they will meet again in a rematch on Dec. 21. The rematch was originally scheduled to take place on June 23 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, but Harrison withdrew
9:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN The agreement struck between DAZN and the UFC to ensure their respective main events would not coincide Saturday night may have been great for fight fans who wanted to view both showdowns, but it wasn’t ideal for at least one of the fighters. “It was a pain in the ass,”
5:14 PM ET UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal said Monday he’s “dead serious” about wanting to fight Canelo Alvarez. Both fighters won in their respective sports Saturday night, with Masvidal claiming the UFC’s mythical BMF title while Alvarez beat Sergei Kovalez for the WBO light heavyweight boxing title. “Is Canelo a better boxer than me? Has
2:35 PM ET LAS VEGAS – As referee Russell Mora raised Canelo Alvarez’s arm aloft to signify his triumph over Sergey Kovalev, the smiling Alvarez extended four fingers. Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, was making another statement, just as he had with his ferocious 11th-round knockout of Kovalev minutes earlier on Saturday night at the MGM
2:33 AM 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 Canelo Alvarez made history with a brutal, 11th-round knockout of Sergey Kovalev to win a light heavyweight world title on Saturday at the
12:07 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Lightweight up-and-comer Ryan Garcia felt like he had something to prove against Romero Duno, and he did just that on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Garcia scored a sensational first-round knockout in the co-feature of the Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev fight. “It’s kind of what I expected,”
1:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, constantly driven to make boxing history, secured another piece of it on Saturday night — but it was not easy. Alvarez, having a very hard time dealing with Sergey Kovalev’s size and jab, scored a massive 11th-round knockout to win take his light heavyweight world title at