4:51 PM ET Lightweight world titleholder Raymundo Beltran will face Russian mandatory challenger Roman Andreev on Aug. 25 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, not far from Beltran’s home base in Phoenix. The fight, which will be the main event of a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card, was squared away on Tuesday
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1:08 PM ET Welterweight Jaron Ennis, one of the top prospects in boxing but unseen by most, is about to receive the television exposure he has been longing for. Ennis, a 21-year-old from Philadelphia, will face Armando Alvarez in the scheduled 10-round main event of a “ShoBox: The New Generation” tripleheader on July 20 (Showtime,
10:38 PM ET The Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Matthysse fight, which had been in jeopardy for the past several weeks over financing issues, is a go. Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Monday that the money due in an escrow account to be paid after the fight had finally come through in full and
6:21 PM ET The purse bid for the fight between light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson and interim titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk took place on Monday at a hotel in midtown Manhattan, but not without controversy that has left the fight in limbo. There were three bidders: attorney Phil Weiss on behalf of Tom Brown’s TGB
12:00 AM ET Opening Bell: Thank you, warriors From all boxing fans, thank you, Alex Saucedo and Lenny Zappavigna. When Top Rank first made the fight between junior welterweight contender Saucedo and Australian brawler Lenny Z, few who were familiar with these fighters expected anything less than an action-packed fight. Well, they delivered that and
8:39 PM ET Australian bantamweight contender Jason Moloney will compete in the eight-man World Boxing Super Series this fall, tournament organizer Comosa AG announced on Sunday. Moloney is the mandatory challenger for the 118-pound world title held by Emmanuel Rodriguez, who was introduced as one of the participants during a May news conference in London
1:00 AM ET Super middleweight world titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has not been able to get the major fights he has wanted, but he has nonetheless been taking care of lesser opponents while biding his time waiting for a big one. Michael Conlan cruised to a 79-73 decision over Adeilson Dos Santos in an eight-round
Jun 30, 2018 Junior welterweight contender Alex Saucedo had all the pressure on him when he faced Lenny Zappavigna on Saturday night. Saucedo was fighting in his hometown of Oklahoma City for only the third time and doing so in his first fight with significant television exposure, in the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing
7:51 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 Victory was never in question in a happy homecoming for Michael Conlan, who comfortably out-pointed Adeilson Dos Santos on Saturday. Conlan cruised to a
12:57 AM ET Welterweight prospect “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis stayed undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Alberto “Matraletta” Mosquera on Friday night. The match was the main event of a Golden Boy on ESPN card held at the Grand Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Mexico. Ellis (20-0, 13 KOs) dominated the bout but failed to shine