6:19 PM ET Fast-rising junior welterweight prospect Mario Barrios will fight Richard Zamora in a 10-round bout announced on Monday. It will serve as the co-feature of the “Showtime Championship Boxing” card on Feb. 9 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly the StubHub Center, in Carson, California. Showtime also announced that the tripleheader (10
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5:01 PM ET Opening Bell: Thurman back in business NEW YORK — After a 22-month layoff because of right elbow surgery followed by a left hand injury, welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman finally returned and is back in a business in a major way. In a highly entertaining fight, Thurman retained his belt for the
9:46 AM ET Although former super middleweight world titleholder George Groves still had the prospect of major fights, he announced his retirement from boxing on Monday. “After taking a little time to reflect on the recent events in my career, I have decided that it is time for me to retire as a professional fighter,”
10:22 AM ET Anthony Joshua has admitted he would love to fight Tyson Fury and has talked up the possibility of a huge all-British heavyweight contest between the pair. The WBO-WBA-IBF-IBO world heavyweight champion is expected to make a decision about his next title defence this weekend with a range of possible opponents on the
1:37 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jaime Munguia successfully defended his WBO junior middleweight title by outpointing a game Takeshi Inoue over an entertaining 12 rounds in the main event of an action-packed card Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston. While the scores were wide — 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109, all for Munguia —
11:02 PM ET NEW YORK — After 22 months out of the ring because of injuries, welterweight world titleholder Keith Thurman made a triumphant — but sometimes difficult — return to the ring on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Thurman looked sharp, fast and powerful for most of the fight but had some
9:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki, with his legion of Polish fans decked out in the red and white of their flag and going mad for his every move, rewarded them with a punishing second-round knockout of Gerald Washington on Saturday night. The Poland-born, Brooklyn-based Kownacki, who could be a close
10:44 AM ET Former light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a knockout loss on Dec. 1, has begun to walk with assistance and speak, according to Simone “Sisi” God, Stevenson’s girlfriend and the mother of his daughter. “Last month, I disclosed that Adonis had woken up and was
4:21 PM ET Welterweight world titleholder Shawn Porter’s mandatory defense against Yordenis Ugas on March 9 is on the move and the undercard is also set. The fight, initially announced for an undermined venue in Las Vegas, has been moved to the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the StubHub Center), in Carson, California, Premier Boxing
1:41 PM ET As frustrating as it was for welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman to be sidelined for the past 22 months because of injuries, and as hopeless as he sometimes felt, there were also moments of good humor. Throughout his layoff, Thurman, known as “One Time” because of his ability to end a fight