3:24 PM ET The former promoter of welterweight world titleholder Terence Crawford has been awarded a judgment of more than $500,000 in a lawsuit against Top Rank that stemmed from a dispute over the percentage of money he was owed for four Crawford title defenses. Judge John M. Gerrard of the U.S. federal court for
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11:52 AM ET Former junior featherweight world titlist Scott Quigg, now campaigning at junior lightweight and targeting a fight with titleholder Tevin Farmer, will take on Jayson Velez on April 26, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. Quigg-Velez will be part of the card headlined by the rematch between junior bantamweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and
10:37 AM ET Lightweight world titleholder Richard Commey has been cleared to begin training again with his right hand with a unification fight against Vasiliy Lomachenko probable later in the year. On Feb. 2, Commey won a vacant 135-pound world title in his second opportunity, knocking down Isa Chaniev three times in a one-sided second-round
3:12 PM ET Nigeria’s unbeaten junior bantamweight Aliu Bamidele Lasisi faces Ricardo Blandon, of Nicaragua, in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday. The fight card will air at 12:30 p.m. ET. Lasisi (12-0, 8 KOs) has won seven of
5:20 AM ET British boxer Kash Ali has apologised for biting opponent David Price, in his first public statement since being disqualified from Saturday’s heavyweight non-title fight. Ali’s boxing license was suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) following the incident, which saw Ali sink his teeth into former sparring partner Price’s torso
6:31 PM ET Steve KimESPN Doudou Ngumbu suffered a torn ligament in his right calf Saturday night during his TKO loss to light heavyweight world titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission executive director Greg Sirb told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight was stopped in the fifth round when referee Eric Dali and the ring
2:07 PM ET The preliminary bouts prior to the April 20 pay-per-view broadcast headlined by welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford defending against Amir Khan will air live on ESPN2, Top Rank announced on Wednesday. The pay-per-view (9 p.m. ET) from Madison Square Garden in New York will feature four bouts with a five-fight broadcast of
11:32 PM ET Juan Francisco Estrada proclaimed on Tuesday that he is injury free this time around, as he gets ready to again challenge Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for the junior bantamweight world title. “I had a knee injury first time around and my reactions were not the same,” Estrada said. “I could not run the
11:48 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show England’s Amir Khan has fought multiple times in the United States since 2010, and he believes the sacrifices fighting overseas requires are worth it.
12:27 PM ET The May 11 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN will feature a pair of rematches with challengers looking to regain the world titles from the men who defeated them. Top Rank announced on Monday that a card that was expected has been finalized and will feature rematches between junior lightweight world