1:05 AM ET It took former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin several months to make a decision on which offer to accept from a broadcaster when he became a free agent with the expiration of his HBO deal last fall. There was never a question that Golovkin would earn boatloads of money regardless of
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7:40 PM ET Former two-division world titlist Devon Alexander will return to the ring after a nine-month layoff and a new look in his corner. Alexander will face an opponent to be determined at 150 pounds on a May 25 Premier Boxing Champions card (Fox Sports 1) at a site also to be determined, but
5:18 PM ET CANASTOTA, N.Y. — It is Thursday afternoon and it is frigid outside, but these professional boxers along with members of their training and promotional teams have loaded into two shuttles for the 10-minute ride from the Turning Stone Resort Casino to the place where anyone in boxing hopes to someday be enshrined
11:40 PM ET Freeda George Foreman, daughter of former two-time heavyweight world champion George Foreman, and a former professional boxer in her own right, died Saturday. She was 42. The cause of her death was not immediately clear. George Foreman confirmed her death on Twitter on Sunday night, posting a picture of them at her
2:58 PM ET The mother of IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant was killed early Saturday morning in an officer-involved shooting. Beth Plant, 51, was shot and killed by police in Cheatham County, Tennessee, after officers were called to assist a situation involving Plant and an ambulance. An ambulance had been called for Plant, who
12:16 AM ET VERONA, N.Y. — Dmitry Bivol’s skill level was simply too much for the upset-minded Joe Smith Jr. to overcome. Bivol, with fast hands, quick feet and sharp combinations, dominated Smith to retain his light heavyweight world title for the fifth time on Saturday night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino. The judges
1:50 AM ET Steve KimESPN CARSON, Calif. — In what was a highly unpopular decision Saturday night, Shawn Porter retained his WBC welterweight title via split decision over Yordenis Ugas. Porter won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113, while the third judge had Ugas winning 117-111. As Porter was announced as the winner, loud jeers
11:04 PM ET VERONA, N.Y. — Maurice Hooker had a herculean struggle to make 140 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, so nobody was quite sure what he would have in the tank on Saturday night. It turned out to be more than enough. Hooker easily outpointed Mikkel LesPierre to retain his junior welterweight world title for
10:31 AM ET As an amateur boxer, Yordenis Ugas was one of the best in the world. He won five national titles for the powerhouse Cuban national team and claimed an Olympic bronze medal in 2008. When he defected and turned professional in 2010, he was a top prospect with all the requisite experience, ring
3:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Shawn Porter nearly didn’t make weight for Saturday’s WBC welterweight title bout against Yordenis Ugas. What saved him? A pair of scissors. Porter originally weighed in at 148.8 pounds — nearly two full pounds over the 147-pound welterweight limit Friday afternoon. After a second weigh-in, nearly two hours later, he