3:50 AM ET Ryan Songalia OAKLAND, Calif. — Jerwin Ancajas came into Oakland with a mission: To get the boxing world buzzing for unification fights with an electric performance against a hand-picked opponent. What virtually no one expected — least of all himself — is that he’d leave Oracle Arena with anything less than a
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1:59 AM ET Middleweight up-and-comer Jason Quigley will take on battle-tested former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez on Oct. 18 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, Golden Boy Promotions announced Friday. Jose Uzcategui allowed Ezequiel Maderna to hang around until the final bell in a one-sided fight, winning by scores of 100-90
1:34 AM ET Super middleweight world titlist Jose Uzcategui wants to fight the big names in his division, wants to make a big name for himself and wants to make big money. He could be on his way eventually but he didn’t make the statement he promised on Friday night. Although he easily outpointed the
1:51 AM ET Jerwin Ancajas retained his junior bantamweight belt for the sixth time but had to settle for a draw in a very competitive fight with Alejandro Santiago on the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card Friday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Fighting in the co-feature of the nontitle bout between super
7:21 PM ET Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will take their world title fight to Staples Center in Los Angeles for the arena’s biggest heavyweight showdown since then-champion Lennox Lewis’ epic career finale against Vitali Klitschko in 2003, Showtime announced Thursday. There was significant interest from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas to host the fight,
4:47 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 Callum Smith knocked out George Groves in the seventh round to be crowned WBA world super-middleweight champion in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS)
11:05 AM ET Former super middleweight interim titlist Jose Uzcategui faces Ezequiel Maderna in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Uzcategui defeated Andre Dirrell by TKO in his last fight in March, a rematch of the
7:30 PM ET Junior welterweight world titleholder Maurice Hooker and mandatory challenger Alex Saucedo have a date for their collision: Nov. 16, Top Rank announced on Thursday. Middleweight Billy Joe Saunders’ world title belt and a scheduled defense against mandatory challenger Demetrius Andrade are in jeopardy after Saunders failed a drug test for the banned
5:25 PM ET Middleweight Billy Joe Saunders’ world title belt and a scheduled defense against mandatory challenger Demetrius Andrade are in jeopardy after Saunders failed a drug test for the banned substance oxilofrine, a stimulant. Saunders-Andrade is scheduled to headline a Matchroom Boxing card on streaming service DAZN at TD Garden in Boston on Oct.
10:16 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 George Groves and Callum Smith’s WBA world super-middleweight title fight is not the first big bout to take place in a bizarre location. The