11:19 AM ET For all the aggravation boxing fans endure when it comes to not getting the fights they want to see when they want to see them, there is always the occasional oasis in the proverbial desert. Case in point is the outstanding light heavyweight world title unification fight between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur
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1:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN While usually a destination for soccer, it was boxing that took center stage on Saturday at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Current 122 pound world titleholder Emanuel Navarrete notched another dominant victory and former junior featherweight world titleholder Jessie Magdaleno also won, but suffered a nasty cut
12:07 AM ET Junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete blew away the overmatched Francisco De Vaca in the third round to retain his belt with ease on Saturday. Mexico’s Navarrete landed punches almost at will and faced almost nothing of consequence in return as he retained his 122-pound title for the second time before 3,944
10:53 PM ET Undefeated light heavyweight world titleholders Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev will meet to unify their belts in a highly significant fight on Oct. 18, promoter Top Rank announced on Saturday night. The fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET with preliminary
4:43 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Amir Imam, preparing for a fall return in the first fight of a promotional deal recently finalized with Top Rank, will be trained by Hall of Famer Buddy McGirt. “Buddy’s got a good background. He’s been in the ring and he knows what it takes to be a world
2:07 AM ET Steve KimESPN Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Friday night during an appearance on ESPN’s Now or Never that his highly anticipated rematch against WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder will take place in February. “It’s a done deal, if we both get through our next fights, then we’re going to fight Feb.
7:59 PM ET Jose Napoles, one of the greatest welterweight world champions in boxing history, died Friday, the WBC announced. He was 79. Nicknamed “Mantequilla” — Spanish for “Butter” — for his smooth boxing style, Napoles was a two-time welterweight world champion who boxed from 1958 until 1975. He was inducted into the International Boxing
9:34 PM ET Less than a year ago, Emanuel Navarrete was a little-known fighter harboring dreams familiar to most boxers. He wanted to win a world title. He got the opportunity to challenge heavily favored junior featherweight world titlist Isaac Dogboe in December and defeated him by unanimous decision to claim a 122-pound world title.
4:18 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Amir Imam, having settled a lawsuit with promoter Don King that has kept him out of the ring for more than a year, has signed a multiyear promotional agreement with Top Rank, the company announced on Thursday. Imam came to the attention of Top Rank officials in his last
8:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN Three men can lay claim to the title of “world champion” in boxing’s junior featherweight division. The WBO title belongs to Emanuel Navarrete, who faces Francisco De Vaca on Saturday (10 p.m., ESPN) at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Rey Vargas has been the WBC champion for