12:00 AM ET So often in boxing there is a fight on the horizon but it’s really about the much bigger fight that is supposed to come after that. Never has it been any truer than in the case of junior welterweight Regis Prograis, viewed by many as the No. 1 fighter in the world
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8:15 PM ET The supposed “rematch” between Hall of Fame former heavyweight world champions Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko is not set despite the WBC’s announcement Tuesday. The sanctioning organization said Tuesday that Lewis and Klitschko, both former WBC champions, would meet in an exhibition match during the organization’s annual convention, which will take place
4:09 PM ET The semifinals of the Jose Sulaiman World Invitational welterweight tournament will take place on Aug. 25 at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Boxing has announced. There has never been a fighter quite like Manny Pacquiao before, and it’s unlikely there ever will be again — not for a
1:36 PM ET There will be a “Monster” on the loose in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament this fall. Naoya Inoue, also known as “The Monster,” joined the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournaments. It is something of a coup for tournament organizers to lure him into the field. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP
1:07 AM ET Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera has an opponent for his Aug. 18 bout, “Irish” Seanie Monaghan, Main Events announced on Tuesday. The scheduled 10-round fight will take place at the Sands Bethlehem Casino and Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and will headline a Golden Boy Fight Night card on Facebook Watch. Last
11:29 PM ET Junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez got a new fight date on Monday, and on Tuesday, he got his opponent — undefeated contender Antonio Orozco — in a surprising and very quick deal made between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions. Ramirez and Orozco will meet on Sept. 14 at the Save
3:46 PM ET Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller formally declined a world title elimination fight with Kubrat Pulev on Tuesday, opting instead to pursue a path with another organization. On June 25, Epic Sports & Entertainment won an IBF purse bid to gain promotional rights for a fight meant to produce one of the
9:18 PM ET Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has moved quickly to reschedule junior welterweight world titleholder Jose Ramirez. He will make his first title defense against an opponent to be determined on Sept. 14 in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, Arum
11:25 AM ET Former bantamweight world titleholder Juan Carlos Payano will take part in the 118-pound World Boxing Super Series that begins in the fall, tournament officials announced Monday. “I am very happy to join the tournament, ecstatic to be very honest,” Payano said. “Looking forward to regaining my championship. It is great to see
9:24 AM ET WBA “regular” welterweight titleholder Lucas Matthysse defends his belt against boxing’s only eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Matthysse won the title by stopping Tewa Kiram in