Aug 15, 2018 There are no guarantees in boxing. Anything can happen at any time. But if the histories of the four fighters in the co-features are any indications, fans could be in store for a pair of action-packed fights on the Golden Boy on ESPN card this Friday at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Boxing
9:31 AM ET Deontay Wilder made quite an entrance as he arrived in Northern Ireland Friday, gate-crashing Tyson Fury’s weigh-in and clashing with his father John. Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) had only landed in Belfast that afternoon but went straight to Fury’s weigh-in at the Europa Hotel. Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) was being measured ahead
9:10 AM ET TJ Doheny, cheered on by a passionate group of Irish fans who made the trip to Tokyo, upset Ryosuke Iwasa to win a junior featherweight world title on Thursday at Korakuen Hall. Despite blood running down his face from cuts under both eyes, and seemingly fading over the final few rounds, mandatory
4:31 PM ET Carl Frampton claims he is in his “prime” ahead of Saturday’s fight against Luke Jackson at Windsor Park. Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) defeated Nonito Donaire in a unanimous points victory to win the interim WBO featherweight belt in his last fight in April, but insists he is now in an even better
9:03 AM ET Tony Bellew believes an agreement to fight Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) is “inevitable”, but has warned the Ukrainian it must happen this year. Negotiations between the two camps are already underway as Bellew (30-2, 20 KOs), who is due to retire at the end of 2018, looks to secure one final
11:23 PM ET Iran Diaz will be a big-time underdog when he challenges junior bantamweight world champion and top-10 pound-for-pound fighter Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, but he has enlisted a legend, Juan Manuel Marquez, to be part of his team as he aims for what would be a monumental upset. Diaz will challenge Sor Rungvisai for
2:21 PM ET Former junior featherweight world titleholder Jessie Magdaleno has signed a multi-year contract extension with promoter Top Rank. “Jessie has consistently been in thrilling contests, including against Nonito Donaire and Isaac Dogboe. His style makes him must-watch TV,” Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN on Wednesday. “We believe that there are many
9:39 AM ET Frank Warren has claimed the winner of the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder would be the “number one heavyweight in the world”. Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) fights Francesco Pianeta in Belfast on Saturday, with Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) confirmed to be ringside. It is expected that should Fury defeat
6:45 PM ET Junior featherweight world titlist Ryosuke Iwasa’s defense against mandatory challenger TJ Doheny will be available live in the United States on Thursday morning. Jermain Taylor had domestic violence charges dropped after prosecutors said they haven’t been able to find or contact the woman who levied the accusations. Amir Khan, four months after
1:51 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Alex Saucedo’s world title shot will come in front of a hometown crowd in Oklahoma City and on an ESPN platform this fall thanks to his promoter, Top Rank, winning the purse bid Tuesday for his mandatory fight against titlist Maurice Hooker. In a mild surprise, Top Rank bid