Boxing

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2023, 02:54 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions

Oct 12, 2023, 06:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu has declared his world title defence against Brian Mendoza his final fight in Australia and delivered a chilling warning to his American rival. Editor’s Picks Tszyu (23-0, 17KOs) will place his WBO super-welterweight belt on the line at the Gold Coast Exhibition Centre on

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The WBA said Thursday that it found no evidence that the referee erred when he ruled a fifth-round punch a low blow during heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk’s ninth-round KO victory over Daniel Dubois in August in Wroclaw, Poland. The organization denied Dubois’ appeal to

Oct 12, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy Fury returns to the ring for the first time since his split-decision victory over Jake Paul back in February, to face another YouTuber-turned-boxer, Olajide Olayinka Williams “JJ” Olatunji, best known as KSI, at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, on Saturday (2 p.m. on ESPN+

Oct 12, 2023, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Janibek Alimkhanuly has a chance to take over a division that used to be one of the best in boxing. With top middleweights like Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Erislandy Lara fighting in heavier divisions or inactive, can Alimkhanuly, already the WBO champion, become

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The heavyweight boxing match between WBC champion Tyson Fury and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou will air on ESPN pay-per-view in the United States, Top Rank officials told ESPN on

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 9, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Boxing trainer Brian McIntyre has been released from jail in Manchester, England, and is free to travel home to the United States, a source confirmed to ESPN. McIntyre, 53, received a 20-month suspended sentence Monday in Manchester Crown Court following two firearm charges, according to British court

Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 9, 2023, 09:51 AM ET Canelo Alvarez remains the undisputed super middleweight champion after his third defense, a dominant decision win over Jermell Charlo last month in Las Vegas. Boxing’s top star has competed twice at light heavyweight but appears settled in at 168 pounds, where his past three fights have occurred.

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2023, 11:37 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area