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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 08:56 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette It was a slick answer at the end of her post-match interview. Chantelle Cameron had just beaten, Katie Taylor and had already said they were planning

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 05:54 PM ET Devin Haney defends his undisputed lightweight championship against former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko in the main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET, with undercards on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and early prelims at 6 p.m. ET on

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 07:53 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Chantelle Cameron had wanted to be the spoiler in Ireland, to turn Katie Taylor’s homecoming sour. She’d heard the boos from the time she entered the

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Alycia Baumgardner will make the first defense of her undisputed junior lightweight championship on July 15 when she fights the only woman who has beaten her,

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 10:07 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Cecilia Braekhus, the former world No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, is out of her challenge for the WBA junior middleweight title against champion Terri Harper on Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 19, 2023, 10:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — After Devin Haney forcefully shoved Vasiliy Lomachenko at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in, the Nevada State Athletic Commission is set to file a complaint with its attorney’s office for a disciplinary hearing at its next meeting, sources told ESPN. Haney, who is set to earn $4

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Former lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. has signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank, the company announced Thursday. Kambosos inked a multifight deal with the longtime

Mark Kriegel, ESPNMay 19, 2023, 09:27 AM ET CAMARILLO, Calif. — Five years ago, when I began interviewing Vasiliy Lomachenko, he explained what he wanted from boxing. It wasn’t money, or to be found atop the pound-for-pound rankings (which, back then, he was). It wasn’t titles — or even that rare recognition that comes with

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Star boxer Ryan Garcia will train with Derrick James in Dallas ahead of his campaign for a 140-pound title, Garcia announced on social media Thursday. Garcia, 24, presented James as his trainer on Instagram, where he boasts 10.4 million followers. Garcia had parted ways with trainer Joe

Mike Coppinger May 18, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Regis Prograis is in search of a new opponent for his June 17 homecoming title defense in New Orleans after Australia’s Liam Paro withdrew with an injury, Prograis announced Thursday. Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) will make the first defense of