6:16 PM ET Undefeated junior welterweight world titleholders Jose Ramirez and Maurice Hooker, both of whom have been pressing their handlers for a major fight, have one. Ramirez and Hooker will meet to unify their 140-pound world titles on July 27 (DAZN) after a deal was finalized on Wednesday. They will meet at the 7,000-seat
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9:25 AM ET Steve KimESPN As WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez prepares to face the undefeated Jason Sanchez on Saturday at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, his days as a 126-pounder are numbered, regardless of the result. “I am struggling a little more to make weight and definitely my plans are to move
5:08 AM ET Anthony Joshua has denied reports he suffered a panic attack before his defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr., admitting he will “have to take my loss like a man”. The former unified world heavyweight champion suffered an enormous upset at Madison Square Garden Saturday night when unheralded Mexican Ruiz knocked him out in
3:43 PM ET Lightweight Teofimo Lopez, the 2018 ESPN Prospect of the Year, and junior welterweight Maxim Dadashev, also one of boxing’s top rising talents, will have the chance to earn world title opportunities by winning their next fight. Lopez will fight Masayoshi Nakatani in a 135-pound world title elimination bout in the main event
11:01 AM ET Unified lightweight world champion Katie Taylor has said she would “absolutely love” a rematch with Delfine Persoon after the Belgian admitted she will appeal her controversial defeat to the Irish fighter. Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs) was awarded a majority decision over Persoon (43-2, 18 KOs) after the pair’s intense brawl at Madison
6:12 PM ET Junior middleweight world titlist Tony Harrison has suffered an ankle injury, forcing him to withdraw from his upcoming rematch with Jermell Charlo, Premier Boxing Champions announced Monday. Harrison and Charlo were due to meet on June 23 in the main event of a PBC on Fox card at the Mandalay Bay Events
2:55 PM ET Opening Bell: Joshua-Ruiz autopsy NEW YORK — On an unforgettable night, Andy Ruiz pulled the gargantuan upset and turned the heavyweight division and boxing on its head with his stunning, shocking, utterly unexpected knockout victory over Anthony Joshua to take his three major world titles on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It
10:58 AM ET Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has warned the British fighter to learn from Anthony Joshua’s shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. as he prepares for his next opponent. Fury (27-1, 19 KO’s) fights undefeated German Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on June 15 and is
2:37 AM ET Steve KimESPN Andy Ruiz Jr. did what many believed was the impossible by stopping Anthony Joshua in Round 7 on Saturday to capture the WBA, WBO and IBF world titles in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. So what happened and what did we learn? 1. Ruiz won, did boxing
1:08 AM ET What was supposed to be a tuneup fight for heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua took a shocking turn Saturday night in New York when he was defeated in the seventh round by huge underdog Andy Ruiz Jr., who closed +1100 at Caesars sportsbook. Las Vegas bookmakers suffered a few body blows as well.