Dec 5, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is time for national boxing federations to decide if their athletes will be at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics under a new global body or if the sport will miss out, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The boxing competition at the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 4, 2024, 07:42 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions The International Boxing Hall of Fame’s rules mandate that exactly three
ESPN News Services Dec 3, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Israel Vazquez, Mexico’s three-time junior featherweight world champion, has died after a battle with cancer, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said Tuesday. He was 46. Known for his punching power and hand speed, Vazquez was one of Mexico’s most celebrated boxers and shared a rivalry with compatriot
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 2, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will meet in a Feb. 22
May 8, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both the No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters in ESPN’s rankings, Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue, were in action two days apart, defending their undisputed championships. Alvarez defeated Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision Saturday to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship, and Inoue recovered from
Nick ParkinsonMay 8, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Lauren Price fights former undisputed champion Jessica McCaskill in only her seventh professional fight on Saturday, but insists her first world title fight has not come too soon. Price
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Jermall Charlo was arrested Monday evening in Texas and charged with three misdemeanors related to driving while intoxicated, fleeing the scene of an accident and eluding police, Pearland Police Department public information officer Chad Rogers told ESPN on Tuesday. Charlo, 33, was released on a $9,500 surety
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jermall Charlo was arrested Monday evening in Texas and charged with three misdemeanors related to driving while intoxicated, fleeing the scene of an accident and eluding police, Pearland Police Department public information officer Chad Rogers told ESPN on Tuesday. Charlo was released on a
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight title vs. Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao on July 6 in Newark, New Jersey, sources told ESPN on Monday. The 130-pound title fight will serve as chief support to the Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan lightweight title bout
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, controls the biggest purse strings in boxing and says he plans to use that power to fix a sport he told ESPN is “broken.” The exclusive interview took place