5:24 PM ET Opening Bell: Peterson appreciation OXON HILL, Md. — Lamont Peterson’s boxing story is now apparently complete after he announced his retirement in the MGM National Harbor ring on Sunday night, in front of a crowd just outside of his beloved hometown of Washington, D.C., and a national television audience. He had given
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10:13 AM ET Former middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders’ move up to super middleweight to face Shefat Isufi for a vacant interim 168-pound title was rescheduled on Monday, promoter Frank Warren announced. The fight will take place on May 18 at the 7,000-seat Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, England, and will stream live on ESPN+
11:51 PM ET OXON HILL, Md. — Former world titleholders Sergey Lipinets and Lamont Peterson, hoping to position themselves for another shot, put on an absolutely grinding, physical, back-and-forth battle not for the faint of heart Sunday night, but it was the relentless Lipinets who could not be stopped. In a clear fight of the
1:18 AM ET Steve KimESPN COSTA MESA, Calif. — In what turned out to be an entertaining heavyweight battle Saturday, Kubrat Pulev made a successful stateside debut by stopping Bogdan Dinu in seven rounds. Pulev, rated No. 1 by the IBF, had to overcome a rough fourth round that saw him hurt and cut over
8:34 PM 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 Sam Bowen took control in the second half of the fight and stopped Jordan McCorry in the ninth round Saturday in the first defense
8:11 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Charlie Edwards retained his WBC flyweight title by beating former sparring partner Angel Moreno by unanimous decision on Saturday at the Copper Box Arena. Edwards’ first defense of the belt he won from Cristofer Rosales three months ago was easier than expected in his home ring. Edwards outclassed
4:23 PM ET Former three-division world titleholder Abner Mares got the good news he had hoped for Thursday, when his ophthalmologist cleared him to begin training again. Mares was due to challenge junior lightweight world titleholder Gervonta Davis on Feb. 9 in a Showtime-televised main event in front of his home fans at the Dignity
1:05 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — With Olympic boxing under investigation by the International Olympic Committee, the president of the sport’s governing body said on Friday he was stepping aside to let an interim leader take charge. Gafur Rakhimov said he was not resigning as AIBA president, however, and did not call for
12:27 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s first bout since signing a co-promotional deal with Top Rank last month will be against German prospect Tom Schwarz, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN. The fight will take place on June 15 and stream live on ESPN+ in the United States. Tyson Fury,
3:36 AM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s first bout since signing a co-promotional deal with Top Rank last month will be against German prospect Tom Schwarz, the promotion announced Saturday night. The fight will take place on June 15 and stream live on ESPN+ in the United States. Tyson Fury, right, will fight German