11:55 PM ET NEW YORK — It may not go down as an upset the magnitude of Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson or even Hasim Rahman drilling Lennox Lewis to win the heavyweight world title, but Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked out Anthony Joshua in the seventh round to win three heavyweight world title belts
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10:06 PM ET Last fight: Callum Smith defeat Hassan N’Dam by TKO in Round 3 to defend his super middleweight world title Katie Taylor defeated Delfine Persoon by majority decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing UK NEW YORK — From the moment Katie Taylor turned pro after a stellar amateur career that
7:02 PM ET In progress: Austin Williams vs. Quadeer Jenkins, 4 rounds, middleweights Last fight: light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi stopped Marco Antonio Periban NEW YORK — Former junior welterweight world titlist Chris Algieri stopped Tommy Coyle at the of the eight round in an all-out slugfest. Algieri (24-3, 9 KOs), 35, of nearby Huntington,
7:14 PM ET Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder announced Friday that he will fight a much-anticipated rematch with lineal champion Tyson Fury, assuming he first defeats Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in another rematch in September. Wilder-Fury II would take place in the first part of 2020. “Well, as I always say I’m the realest champion in
12:24 PM 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 Before she leaves her hotel room in New York on Saturday night, Ireland’s Katie Taylor will be surrounded by her family, in deep prayer.
9:20 AM ET NEW YORK — Anthony Joshua, the British megastar, has come to the Big Apple looking to defend his three major heavyweight world title belts and make a splash in his U.S. debut. It will be a bit different than he initially planned when he steps into the ring to make his seventh
9:59 AM ET NEW YORK – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That is the case of former heavyweight world titleholder Joseph Parker. Parker, whose only losses came by decisions in 2018 in a title unification fight to Anthony Joshua and to top contender Dillian Whyte on cards put on by Matchroom Boxing promoter
3:41 AM ET Just six weeks after suffering a knockout loss to welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford, Amir Khan announced his next fight on Friday. Khan, a former unified junior welterweight world titleholder, will challenge India’s Neeraj Goyat for his regional welterweight belt on July 12 at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi
9:16 AM ET As meticulous as unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua is about his preparation for fights, he is similar when it comes to handling the business of his events, which are among the biggest in boxing. Joshua’s inner circle — which includes trainer and adviser Robert McCracken, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing
3:45 PM ET Jesse Hart, a two-time super middleweight world title challenger, will move up to the light heavyweight division to take on former world title challenger Sullivan Barrera, Top Rank announced on Wednesday. The scheduled 10-round fight will serve as the co-feature of the previously announced Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ main event between