Boxing

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For 37 years, Showtime Championship Boxing has televised some of the biggest fights in the sport, but the network will exit boxing programming at the end of 2023, Showtime’s parent company Paramount Global announced in a statement Tuesday. “As we evolve our strategy to

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring Dec. 15, though an opponent has yet to named, his Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) team announced Monday. In a statement, Paul said his “mission is to be a world champion.” Paul, 26, last competed

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 15, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu made the first defense of his WBO junior middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Brian Mendoza on Sunday in Gold Coast, Australia. Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) took control of the 154-pound fight in Round 5 and prevailed via scores of 116-112,

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2023, 12:48 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 14, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Social media star Logan Paul defeated Dillon Danis via disqualification in the sixth and final round of their exhibition boxing match on Saturday in Manchester, England. The fight was the co-feature to a pro bout between Paul’s Prime energy drink business partner, KSI, and

Oct 14, 2023, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions YouTuber-turned boxer KSI takes on Tommy Fury in the main event of a boxing card that includes a co-main event between Logan Paul and Dillon Danis, many social media stars and a tag team boxing match. The show at AO Arena in Manchester, England, on Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Subriel Matias will defend his IBF junior welterweight title vs. Shohjahon Ergashev on Nov. 25 in Las Vegas on the David Benavidez-Demetrius Andrade PPV undercard, sources told ESPN on Friday. Matias, one of the sport’s most-reliable action fighters, won the vacant 140-pound title in

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions An undisputed junior featherweight championship fight between Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales is being planned for Dec. 26 in Tokyo, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Tapales’ manager, Sean Gibbons, said Thursday at the WBO convention in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, that

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu was in training camp for the sort of fight he’s long dreamed of, the kind of bout his father, Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu, starred in many times over. Tszyu would travel to the U.S. for his second stateside fight, a matchup