11:56 AM ET Former welterweight and junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson took his time, thought things through and decided he was not quite done with boxing just yet. Fourteen months ago, Peterson boxed for only the second time since late 2015 and it did not go well. He was punished in a one-sided loss challenging
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6:17 PM ET Last April, when Jarrett Hurd outpointed Erislandy Lara to unify junior middleweight world titles in the action-packed 2018 fight of the year, 154-pound contender Julian “J Rock” Williams won a decision against Nathaniel Gallimore in a title elimination bout on the undercard, a victory that secured him a mandatory shot at the
8:40 PM ET Junior welterweight world titleholder Maurice Hooker on Thursday signed to extend his co-promotional contract with Roc Nation Sports and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The announcement of the deal came two weeks after Hooker scored a ninth-round knockdown and easily outpointed Mikkel LesPierre to retain his title for the second time on March
Mar 19, 2019 Steve KimESPN When welterweight Chris Van Heerden (26-2-1, 12 KO’s) fights this weekend at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, he’ll have a familiar face in his corner — four-time world champion Brian Viloria. More than a year removed from his active boxing career, Viloria, 38, is back in his comfort zone
10:59 PM ET Former junior middleweight world titleholder Jermell Charlo was acquitted in a Dallas courtroom Wednesday of two counts of domestic violence against his former girlfriend. The Houston resident, who trains in Dallas, was arrested in May 2018 for allegedly trying to choke his then-girlfriend, Jazmyne Olison, pulling her hair and forcing her against
5:52 PM ET Top Rank has finally made official what has been in the works for some time — it signed light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev to a promotional deal, and he will defend his belt for the second time against “Hot Rod” Radivoje Kalajdzic. The fight will headline the Top Rank Boxing on
12:09 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 Charlie Edwards celebrates his victory over Cristofer Rosales at London’s O2 Arena for the WBC World Flyweight Championship — Dec. 22, 2018. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
9:43 PM ET The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame unveiled its seventh annual induction class on Tuesday and it is led by all-time greats Bernard Hopkins and Juan Manuel Marquez in the non-Nevada resident category. Hopkins, the former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion, and Marquez, the legendary Mexican star who claimed titles in four
4:58 PM ET Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder, pursued by various broadcasters and offered deals worth as much as $120 million, has decided to remain with longtime broadcast partner Showtime, at least for now. Wilder and mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale, whose long-simmering acrimony will carry the promotion, were on hand at a news conference Tuesday
9:54 AM ET Featherweight world titlist Josh Warrington will make his mandatory defense against Kid Galahad, but just a little later than initially intended. Warrington and British countryman Galahad, former amateur rivals, will meet June 15 (ESPN+) at Leeds Arena in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England, promoter Frank Warren said on Tuesday. The fight had