11:49 AM ET ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Mikey Garcia, having already won world titles in four weight divisions and universally regarded as one of boxing’s best fighters in the world pound-for-pound, wanted more. Garcia wanted a title in a fifth weight division. He wanted a big seven-figure payday. And he wanted to test himself against another
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11:19 AM ET Mike McTigue, left, and Battling Siki exchange punches during their St. Patrick Day’s fight in 1923 in Dublin. Getty Images Most of the fans were already inside La Scala Theatre when a bomb exploded on nearby Moore Lane, sending shards of glass from the hall’s skylight raining down. It was March 17, 1923,
1:54 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The fight between welterweight world titleholder Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia, which matches two of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound fighters, will be the maiden voyage for both as headliners on pay-per-view, and both said they are hopeful the event will be a success and lead to more. “I don’t
Mar 13, 2019 Ireland’s featherweight prospect Michael Conlan returns to New York to face Mexico’s Ruben Garcia Hernandez in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. The undercard will air at 3 p.m. ET, with the main card scheduled for 6 p.m.
Mar 12, 2019 At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s welterweight title bout between Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas? Our experts make their picks. Dan RafaelESPN.com Spence by KOYou have to respect Garcia’s attempt to dare to be great by going
1:15 AM ET Former two-division world titleholders Jessie Vargas and Humberto Soto will meet in a 10-round junior middleweight fight on April 26, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Wednesday. The fight, which will be at contract weight of 151 pounds, has been added to the DAZN card at The Forum in Inglewood, California, that
Joshua’s origin story is typical of fighters — bad boy made good. As a kid, he was running the streets, hustling, at one point banned from his hometown city’s center. Joshua’s cousin Gbenga was already training at Finchley, and Joshua would stick around and watch after giving his cousin a ride to the gym, eventually
9:49 PM ET Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder, who has been vocal about his desire to make bigger money and to have bigger fights, could be on his way. Wilder, along with managers Shelly Finkel and Al Haymon and promoter Lou DiBella, met with DAZN executive chairman John Skipper and members of his staff in
9:24 PM ET Junior lightweight Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez, one of Mexico’s most highly touted up-and-coming boxers, has signed a co-promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, CEO Oscar De La Hoya announced Tuesday. Hernandez, who also is co-promoted by Promociones del Pueblo, one of Mexico’s leading promoters, will make his United States debut in his first
6:06 PM ET Junior bantamweight world titleholder Khalid Yafai will next face mandatory challenger Norbelto Jimenez after their camps made a deal for the fight on Tuesday. The agreement came just before the bout was scheduled to be put up for a purse bid at the WBA offices in Panama City. There is no set