11:09 AM ET Boxing fans continue to be harassed by a seemingly bottomless pit of titles. If we were in the studio audience of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” she’d point wildly at us and shout, “You get a title! And you get a title! And you get a title!” In boxing, we have super titles,
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7:44 PM ET Jeff Horn’s next fight has been confirmed with the former world welterweight champion set to face compatriot Michael Zerafa in Bendigo on August 31st. Horn (19-1-1, 13 KOs), 31, became a household name when he famously defeated future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao in 2017, but has since relinquished his championship belt
12:10 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — One day after being stripped of Olympic recognition, boxing body AIBA called for fresh elections in November to help rebuild its image and relations with the IOC. AIBA executive committee member Umar Kremlev of Russia said Thursday a new president will be elected Nov. 15 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
7:24 PM ET THIS MOMENT IS the moment. It will not get any better. Yes, this large, round man will get richer, and he will get more famous. He will be recognized on more streets in more cities. But there will be more people wanting him to tell his story, and more who want to
3:28 PM ET One thing is clear: unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez’s next fight is pegged for Sept. 14, the Mexican Independence Day weekend on which he usually fights. Who boxing’s biggest star will fight remains up in the air however as talks for a third fight with former unified middleweight world champion Gennady
Jun 27, 2019 The professional rematch between featherweights Michael Conlan and Vladimir Nikitin will have to wait. Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Thursday that Nikitin suffered a torn biceps and has withdrawn from the much-anticipated bout. The amateur rivals were scheduled to meet in a 10-round fight on Aug. 3 in
11:38 AM ET Brandon Figueroa will make the first defense of his interim junior featherweight world title at home. Figueroa will square off with Argentina’s Javier Chacon in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card on Aug. 24 (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET) at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas — about
3:40 PM ET With his original opponent sidelined after being injured in an automobile accident, Amir Khan will instead face fellow former world titlist Billy Dib in a welterweight bout on July 12 at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fight organizers made the announcement on Wednesday, one day after India’s Neeraj
2:54 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Troubled boxing body AIBA was stripped of Olympic status on Wednesday and the International Olympic Committee will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. AIBA had created “very serious reputational, legal and financial risks” for the IOC and its stakeholders, not just the
6:38 AM ET Indian pro boxer Neeraj Goyat has been hospitalised after suffering “severe injuries” following a car accident, ruling him out of next month’s WBC Pearl World Championship clash against British star Amir Khan. The 27-year-old from Haryana met with the accident when he was returning home after training. Neeraj was set to take