1:24 AM ET Junior lightweight world titleholder Miguel Berchelt, bigger, faster and stronger, imposed himself on Jonathan Victor Barros in a one-sided, third-round knockout victory on Saturday night at the Poliforum Zamna in Berchelt’s adopted hometown of Merida, Mexico. Berchelt applied relentless pressure to Barros, a former featherweight world titleholder, knocking him down three times
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11:06 PM ET Undefeated junior welterweight power puncher Vergil Ortiz Jr. had no trouble disposing of two-time former junior lightweight titleholder Juan Carlos Salgado, using a vicious left hook to the body at 1:52 of the third round to knock him out in a scheduled 10-round bout Saturday night. The fight highlighted a Golden Boy
11:31 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 Martin Murray took out his recent frustrations on Roberto Garcia in a dominant points win, moving him closer to a world title shot. Murray
1:50 AM ET Claressa Shields, the only American boxer to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals, had faced virtually no adversity through her brilliant amateur career or in her first five professional fights — until Friday night. That’s when Shields, the unified women’s super middleweight world titleholder, dropped down in weight to challenge unified junior middleweight
5:47 PM ET Junior middleweight world titleholder Jaime Munguia and mandatory challenger Liam “Beefy” Smith will square off on July 21 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The fight, announced by Golden Boy Promotions on Friday, will headline a “Boxing After Dark” card on HBO beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Munguia (29-0, 25 KOs),
Jun 20, 2018 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 Martin Murray hopes that victory over Roberto Garcia on Saturday will move him closer to a fifth world title shot. Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs)
2:53 PM ET Former middleweight interim titlist Martin Murray returns to the ring for the first time in nine months to face Roberto Garcia; the fight will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday from The O2 Arena in London. Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs), who won the WBA middleweight
1:47 PM ET Abner Mares has accomplished so much during his 13-year professional boxing career. He has fashioned a record of 31-3-1 with 15 knockouts; won world titles in three divisions (bantamweight, junior featherweight and featherweight); been involved in several major fights on the biggest stages, including his exciting rematch with Leo Santa Cruz on
8:14 AM ET UFC president Dana White has branded Eddie Hearn “very oversensitive” regarding reports of a potential $500 million deal between the UFC and Anthony Joshua. Hearn has been Joshua’s promoter since he turned professional in 2013, guiding him from his Olympic gold medal to the current unified heavyweight champion of the world. Despite
11:19 PM ET Welterweight up-and-comer Rashidi Ellis will fight Alberto Mosquera in a scheduled 10-round main event of the June 29 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday. The card will take place at the Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico, and will be televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning