6:10 PM ET Christian Daghio, an Italian boxer and martial arts fighter, died this past weekend as a result of injuries sustained in an Oct. 26 boxing match in Bangkok. Daghio, who was 49, had been knocked out by Don Parueang in the 12th round of a WBC Asia light heavyweight title fight. He was
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5:59 PM ET To many, heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder is a one-trick pony — land the big right hand and it’s usually lights out for his opponent. But Wilder, who is an experienced professional with amateur pedigree that translated into a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics, insists that while he, of course, relies
6:30 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 Victory over England’s Tony Bellew on Saturday will not only boost Oleksandr Usyk’s profile, it will also take him a step closer to a
5:50 PM ET Lightweight Teofimo Lopez Jr., one of the elite prospects in boxing, has been pleading with his promoter, Top Rank, to step up the level of his competition, and it has agreed to do so. Lopez will take on the most notable opponent of his career when he fights Mason Menard in a
3:15 PM ET Former welterweight world titleholder Kell Brook’s return to the ring on Dec. 8, which follows a layoff because of an ankle injury, will come against Michael Zerafa, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Monday. The 12-round junior middleweight bout will headline a card at Sheffield Arena in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield,
12:38 AM ET In the lead-up to their fight, Miguel Berchelt and Miguel “Mickey” Roman excitedly talked about producing the kind of battle on Saturday night that would go down in Mexican boxing lore alongside revered fights involving their famed countrymen Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez. And just as they promised,
9:47 PM ET It was a triumphant occasion for Nonito Donaire, who captured the WBA bantamweight title and moved on to the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series by defeating Ryan Burnett by fifth-round TKO at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday. But the fight’s conclusion was certainly anticlimactic as Burnett (19-1,
6:45 PM 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 Whatever the outcome next Saturday, Tony Bellew is hoping for a slugfest when he takes on undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk in order to
10:04 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — An Uzbek businessman who has been accused of ties to organized crime was elected president of the amateur boxing federation on Saturday, putting the sport on a collision course with the International Olympic Committee. The IOC criticized Gafur Rakhimov’s bid to become head of AIBA, and it has
The WBO took care of several pieces of business at its annual convention, which ended on Friday in Panama City, Panama. The sanctioning body ordered some mandatory title bouts as well as title elimination fights meant to produce mandatory world title challengers. Here’s a look at the moves that were made: The fight between former