9:38 PM ET The final two slots in the eight-man World Boxing Super Series junior welterweight tournament that begins this fall were filled on Wednesday with Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin and former lightweight world titlist Terry Flanagan, tournament organizer Comosa AG announced. “I’m very happy to compete in the World Boxing Super Series and look
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9:36 AM ET Although junior lightweight Lamont Roach Jr. remains undefeated, the Upper Marlboro, Maryland, prospect is still smarting from the only blemish on his record, a 10-round draw with Orlando Cruz in April 2018. Instead of an intended step up in the quality of opposition, the bout with the Puerto Rican veteran turned out
10:17 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 LONDON, ENGLAND — Anthony Joshua declared his fight with Alexander Povetkin is the start of a new chapter in his career and believes he
Jul 16, 2018 Manny Pacquiao has laid down the gauntlet to Floyd Mayweather to make a return to the ring for a rematch of their 2015 clash after the Filipino took the Welterweight title belt against Lucas Matthysse. On Sunday, Pacquiao scored his first knockout since his 2009 TKO of Miguel Cotto and he is
5:42 PM ET Russian prospect Mikhail Aloyan on Tuesday filled the final slot available in the eight-man World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament that begins this fall. While the other competitors are either world titleholders, former titleholders or top contenders, the 29-year-old Aloyan (4-0, 4 KOs) was welcomed into the tournament based on his tremendous
4:27 PM ET Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s deal to provide boxing content for DAZN, the all-sports streaming service about to launch in the United States, will kick off with live coverage of unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua’s defense against Alexander Povetkin. Joshua and Povetkin were on hand at a news conference Tuesday in
Jul 15, 2018 Jeff Horn’s dream of a Manny Pacquiao rematch appears unlikely to come to fruition, with the Filipino great eyeing a return to the US and Horn’s management inching closer to a deal to fight Anthony Mundine. Pacquiao made an emphatic comeback to the ring on Sunday, scoring his first stoppage victory in
9:57 PM ET Lightweight Teofimo Lopez Jr., perhaps boxing’s most electrifying prospect, is headed to Los Angeles to see a hand specialist on Wednesday after suffering a hairline fracture in his right hand. The 20-year-old Lopez floored William Silva three times — in the first, fifth and sixth rounds — en route to a one-sided,
1:02 PM ET Manny Pacquiao is back! Or is he? Does it even matter? The 39-year-old Pacquiao appeared to turn back time, at least to a degree, as he easily stopped Lucas Matthysse in the seventh round to win a secondary welterweight world title on Saturday night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Sunday morning local). Pacquiao
6:00 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 It is not the fight most wanted to see Anthony Joshua in next, but the WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion will defend his titles against