12:54 AM ET NEW YORK — Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko had accomplished so much in his first dozen pro fights by winning world titles in three weight classes and setting a variety of all-time boxing records along the way, but there was one thing that had eluded him: unifying belts. But the brilliant Lomachenko now
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11:17 PM ET NEW YORK — Emanuel Navarrete was fighting outside of his native Mexico for the first time but never seemed unnerved by it or the fact that he would be on the biggest stage of his career when he faced junior featherweight world titlist Isaac Dogboe. And Navarrete, the mandatory challenger, took it
12:00 AM 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 Kell Brook may have earned a unanimous decision win over Michael Zerafa on Saturday, but his performance leaves doubts over his ability to win
6:43 PM ET NEW YORK — After Sergey Kovalev lost his light heavyweight world title to Eleider “Storm” Alvarez in upset fashion in August, he quickly exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch. Not long after that Kovalev’s promoter, Main Events, announced it had made a deal with Top Rank to have the fight
5:49 PM ET It was a festive atmosphere as pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza both weighed in on Friday afternoon for their lightweight world title unification fight at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Vasiliy Lomachenko has won world titles in three divisions but has always wanted to unify the belts in
5:00 PM ET In the wake of their classic heavyweight championship fight that ended in a draw last Saturday in Los Angeles, world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury have both repeatedly said they want to have a rematch in their next fight. If they make one, there won’t be any issue with
4:25 PM ET NEW YORK — The brilliant lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is widely considered the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world despite having just 12 professional fights. He is aiming to add another significant accomplishment to his resume to embellish his argument. Lomachenko won world titles in three weight classes — featherweight, junior
12:55 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — England’s boxing federation has urged the troubled International Boxing Association’s president to question his position to help avoid expulsion from the Tokyo Olympics. In a letter to AIBA president Gafur Rakhimov, England Boxing tells the alleged heroin trafficker “it is time for you personally to think about the
10:44 PM ET Floyd Mayweather will indeed return to the ring on New Year’s Eve in Japan, but it will be only an exhibition. Mayweather and Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will meet in a three-round match under straight boxing rules at the 37,000-seat Saitama Prefecture Super Arena in Saitama, Japan — about a half-hour
7:33 PM ET NEW YORK — Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko was tired of talking about the surgically repaired labrum in his right shoulder, but the lightweight world champion never seems to tire of discussing his quest to unify world titles. Lomachenko has won world titles in three weight classes — featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight