6:17 PM ET William Weinbaum A lawsuit filed in 2014 by the family of disabled boxer Magomed Abdusalamov against referee Benjy Esteves Jr. over the bout that left Abdusalamov with permanent brain damage was settled Friday. The Abdusalamovs dropped their suit in New York State Supreme Court after Esteves, a professional ref for more than
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1:56 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin have come to terms to meet on Sept. 14, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Friday. The fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card, will take place at an MGM property in Las Vegas, meaning the MGM
3:42 PM ET Featherweight sensation Michael Conlan returns home to face Diego Alberto Ruiz in a 10-round battle in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Falls Park, Belfast in Northern Ireland on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Conlan (11-0, 6 KOs) has fought once before in Belfast, a points victory
2:31 AM ET Steve KimESPN The featherweight title run of Oscar Valdez has come to an end, as Valdez has announced his intention to move up to junior lightweight. “It’s time! I’ve always wanted to become a multi-division champion,” said Valdez (26-0, 20 KOs). “I think I would feel more comfortable at that weight too.
8:39 PM ET Former welterweight world champion Carlos Baldomir was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday in his native Argentina after being found guilty of sexually abusing one of his daughters for a two-year period when she was between 7 and 9. Baldomir, 48, was initially arrested in 2016 and spent three years
6:16 PM ET Flyweight world titleholder Charlie Edwards will make his mandatory defense against Julio Cesar Martinez on Aug. 31 at the O2 Arena in London, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Thursday. The bout, Edwards’ second title defense, will be part of the card headlined by pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko defending his unified lightweight
Aug 2, 2019 Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki’s family would gather with friends in front of the TV to watch countryman star Andrew Golota’s fights. When Kownacki was 11, one of those viewing parties was to watch the four-time heavyweight title challenger’s bout against top contender Michael Grant in 1999. Since childhood, Kownacki has used
7:00 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 Michael Conlan will go from fighting at the iconic Madison Square Garden to a public park on Saturday (Aug. 3), but for the Irish
9:15 PM ET Heavyweight Chris Arreola, whose three stoppage losses all came in world title fights, is aiming for one more shot in the twilight of his career, but he said if he cannot defeat rising contender Adam Kownacki in their crossroads fight Saturday, he will retire from boxing. “No disrespect to anybody, no disrespect
2:47 PM ET Heavyweight contenders Hughie Fury and Alexander Povetkin will clash on Aug. 31 at the O2 Arena in London, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Wednesday. The bout will take place on the undercard when pound-for-pound king and unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko defends his belts and goes for a vacant title