Boxing

Feb 13, 2025, 09:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arnold Barboza Jr. has said he is looking forward to the Manchester crowd rallying against him and hopes he gets booed against Jack Catterall on Saturday. Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) and Barboza (31-0, 11 KOs) will fight to become the mandatory challenger for Teofimo Lopez’s WBO

Feb 13, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British light heavyweights Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron will meet in an intriguing rematch on April 20 in Birmingham, England, Boxxer confirmed on Thursday. The pair originally faced off in what was largely expected to be a routine win for Whittaker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in

James Regan Feb 13, 2025, 08:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall has been on the rough end of boxing politics enough times to know you can’t wait around and let the world pass you by. Following victories over Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis last year, Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs) was all but assured

Timothy Bradley Jr. Feb 13, 2025, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Since ESPN published its annual list of future standouts in each boxing division, many of those fighters have taken a step closer to winning a championship over the last year. Heavyweight Agit Kabayel will face Zhilei Zhang on Feb. 22 for the WBC

Feb 12, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender eligibility row, has accused the International Boxing Association of making “false and offensive” accusations after it launched legal action against the IOC for allowing her to compete. The IBA announced in a statement Monday it was filing a

James Regan Feb 12, 2025, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk (L) fought Daniel Dubois in 2023. Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has brushed off persistent callouts from Daniel Dubois and revealed he has no plans in place for his next fight. Following Usyk’s victory over

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:48 PM ET Boxer Mark Weinman, who returned from a nearly 21-year layoff to win a professional bout at age 50, has died. He was 62. Weinman, from the borough of Queens in New York City, died Feb. 8 in Mesa, Arizona, his brother, David, told The Associated Press. Mark

Mike CoppingerFeb 11, 2025, 03:32 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Bruno Surace and Jaime Munguia are finalizing a deal for a May 3 rematch

James Regan Feb 11, 2025, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dillian Whyte has said he and Frank Warren have been “repairing some damage,” with a blockbuster clash against fellow British heavyweight Joe Joyce the result. Whyte will headline a huge Queensberry show with Joyce on April 5 in Manchester in what will be his

Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — The International Boxing Association said Monday it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing women boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete and win gold medals in Paris last