Aug 14, 2019 WBO junior featherweight titleholder Emanuel Navarrete put his belt on the line against Francisco De Vaca in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday night at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The fight will air live on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET, with undercard bouts also
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12:06 PM ET Before unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. and former titlist Anthony Joshua fight in the ring in their much-anticipated rematch, there apparently will be a fight over where the bout will take place. Ruiz was vocal about not wanting to have the rematch on Joshua’s turf in the United Kingdom when
4:27 AM ET Tyson Fury has told ESPN he believes Anthony Joshua will be knocked out again by ‘three-headed monster’ Andy Ruiz Jr. when the pair meet in a rematch in December. Joshua (21-1, 20 KOs) was knocked down three times at Madison Square Garden, New York, on his way to a shock defeat to
6:38 AM ET The dressing rooms at the stadium in Zaire for the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ had to be hosed down beforehand to wash away the blood of those slaughtered at the venue beforehand. Ken Regan /Walt Disney Television via Getty Images The E-Prix track in Diriyah, an ancient village on the outskirts of Riyadh
9:53 PM ET Steve KimESPN LOS ANGELES — Oscar De La Hoya, founder of Golden Boy Promotions, said he was confident that a trilogy fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will happen. De La Hoya made the statement during a rare public appearance on Tuesday to announce the company’s Sept. 14 card that will
4:01 PM ET Fights involving a pair of boxers on the rise and two veterans seeking a notable win to push them closer to another title shot will highlight the undercard of the welterweight unification fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter. Junior welterweight up-and-comers Mario Barrios and Batyr Akhmedov will meet for a
12:11 PM ET The IBF on Tuesday granted unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. an exception to his mandatory defense, which will allow him to defend all three of his major belts in the planned rematch with former titlist Anthony Joshua. Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs), 29, of Imperial, California, who pulled a monumental upset
4:04 PM ET Unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. and former titlist Anthony Joshua were not in attendance but there will be plenty of time for them to discuss their Dec. 7 rematch in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Instead, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and Omar Khalil, the managing partner of Skill Challenge Entertainment, the
11:51 AM ET Make no mistake: Featherweight Robeisy Ramirez’s loss in his professional debut was an abject disaster. There is no sugarcoating this train wreck. Ramirez, 25, was one of the most heralded fighters to turn pro in years. His fight Saturday in Philadelphia was designed to be a showcase, an absolutely nonthreatening fight. So
12:32 AM ET Steve KimESPN Vergil Ortiz continued his ascension as one of boxing’s young rising stars by stopping the experienced Antonio Orozco in the sixth round, in front of his hometown fans in Grand Prairie, Texas This match-up for the 21-year-old Ortiz (14-0, 14 KOs) was considered a legitimate step up fight, given that