7:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Welterweight world titleholders Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter have talked about their desire to unify belts and now they will get their chance — against each other in a highly significant fight. They will square off on Sept. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles in the main
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7:00 AM ET Unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, the pound-for-pound king, can move a step closer to becoming the undisputed champion when he returns to the site of his second Olympic gold-medal victory. Lomachenko, the owner of two 135-pound belts, will defend those titles and compete for the belt vacated by Mikey Garcia when
1:49 AM ET Steve KimESPN OXON HILL, Maryland — There weren’t the usual fireworks from Teofimo Lopez, but he did enough Friday night to beat the tall and lanky Masayoshi Nakatani in his first bout to go the 12-round distance. Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs) won by scores of 118-110, 118-110 and 119-109. It wasn’t a
7:30 PM ET Steve KimESPN In progress: Tyler McCreary vs. Jessie Cris Rosales, 8 rounds, junior lightweights Middleweight Esquiva Falcao remained undefeated by scoring an eighth-round TKO of durable Jesus Gutierrez. Falcao (24-0, 16 KOs), a 2012 Olympic silver medalist or Brazil, fought at his usual steady, methodical pace and slowly wore down Gutierrez. Gutierrez
10:43 AM ET Welterweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr. has suffered a leg injury in training, forcing him to postpone his fight with former world titlist Luis Collazo next month. Collazo and Benavidez were due to meet in a 10-round fight in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card on Aug. 17
2:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS – Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas said he has put the disappointment of losing a disputed split decision for a world title in March behind him as he looks ahead to the opportunity to earn another shot on Saturday. “I’m really happy to get a second opportunity to earn a world
11:50 AM ET Light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev is going home and could not be happier about it. When talks for a Sept. 14 title defense against middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez stalled, Kovalev’s overdue mandatory defense against Anthony Yarde was finalized and on Thursday promoter Main Events made the fight official. Los Angeles-based Kovalev
8:53 AM ET A yellowing copy of a newspaper article hangs on the wall of St. Pete Boxing Club. The headline reads: “Young boxer navigating a narrow path.” This follows: “Keith Thurman, 15, is focused on being one of the few to reach the Olympics, school a lower priority.” Thurman is 30 years old now,
10:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman showed off his confidence on Wednesday during the final pre-fight news conference inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena ahead of his showdown with legend Manny Pacquiao. Thurman said he will lay down bets on himself at the MGM sports book to score a knockout
3:01 PM ET Heralded two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez is set for his long-awaited professional debut. Ramirez, who defected last year after he left a Cuban national team training camp in Mexico and signed with Top Rank in May, will turn pro against an opponent to be determined on the Top Rank Boxing