Boxing

Feb 14, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Since our last rankings two top fighters have won in their respective division, but while one of them got praised, the other lost some ground. Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev shined in a seventh-round TKO victory against Callum Smith in January, and while that wasn’t

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to a junior welterweight rematch April 27 at First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, sources told ESPN. The fight will be streamed on DAZN worldwide as part of the subscription streaming service, sources said. When they met

Sid Ventura Feb 13, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Boxing Organization No. 1 bantamweight contender Reymart Gaballo had hoped to get in some rounds Tuesday night to boost his preparations for a possible title shot against reigning WBO 118-lb. champion Jason Moloney of Australia. Instead, he was in the ring for only

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have struck a deal to fight April 20 in Las Vegas for Haney’s junior welterweight championship, sources told ESPN. Haney, ESPN’s No. 6 pound-for-pound boxer, will step into the ring for his third consecutive pay-per-view fight — his most

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez held onto his son tightly with a blazer covering his bare chest and a few marks on his face. Lopez said the swelling mostly was the result of head clashes, not the punches of Jamaine Ortiz, whom Lopez narrowly

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 12:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez strutted his way to the ring Thursday night accompanied by a sword eater and other circus acts as he channeled Hugh Jackman’s “The Greatest Showman” complete with top hat and ringmaster robe. He was anything but in an uneventful

Mike Coppinger Paul Gutierrez Close Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer 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 as

Feb 8, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to crown the first undisputed strawweight champion in women’s boxing history, March 29 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona (ESPN/ESPN+). The fight will be the co-main event on the card featuring the Oscar Valdez-Liam Wilson junior lightweight

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez could have — perhaps should have — been celebrating his dazzling performance over Josh Taylor in June 2023 at Madison Square Garden, one he delivered while he was doubted by critics. Lopez had largely struggled since his landmark win over Vasiliy Lomachenko

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England’s John Ryder announced his retirement from boxing Tuesday at age 35 following back-to-back losses. Ryder (32-7, 18 KOs), rated No. 9 by ESPN at super middleweight, made his announcement 10 days after he was dropped four times en route to a ninth-round TKO