6:37 PM ET The fight between Tevin Farmer and Billy Dib for the vacant junior lightweight world title will be available in the United States. When Farmer and Dib meet on Friday at Technology Park in the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Eveleigh, the bout will stream live in the United States via ESPN+ after the
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1:28 PM ET Mikey Garcia looked good Saturday night as he cruised past Robert Easter Jr. to unify two lightweight world titles at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and then reiterated his goal: To move up to welterweight to challenge welterweight titlist and fellow pound-for-pound top-five fighter Errol Spence Jr. Spence (24-0, 21 KOs),
5:14 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 — Promoter Eddie Hearn will this week offer Deontay Wilder “$7 or $8million” to fight Dillian Whyte in November. After unanimously outpointing
Jul 30, 2018 Anthony Joshua fights Alexander Povetkin at Wembley on September 22. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Anthony Joshua admits he is looking past upcoming opponent Alexander Povetkin with eyes on a huge mega-fight against Deontay Wilder, stating he’d be “very annoyed” if a deal couldn’t be agreed. Joshua wants Wilder to accept a $15 million offer
8:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Mikey Garcia is not kidding about his desire to move up to welterweight for a November or December fight with world titlist Errol Spence Jr., who said he would welcome the challenge. Spence was ringside at the Staples Center on Saturday night to watch as Garcia easily outpointed Robert
2:09 AM ET Masayuki Ito won a vacant junior lightweight title on Saturday night with a unanimous 12-round decision over previously unbeaten Christopher Diaz in a splendid battle that featured bristling action in every round. The bout was the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee,
1:04 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Mikey Garcia had won world titles in four weight classes, risen near the top of boxing’s pound-for-pound list and put himself in position for any number of major fights. But one thing had eluded him — a unification fight. Until Saturday, that is, when he put on a dominating
2:07 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz returned from a devastating knockout loss to author one of his own on Saturday night. Ortiz drilled Razvan Cojanu in the second round in his first step toward earning another world title shot, winning on the Mikey Garcia-Robert Easter Jr. undercard at Staples
6:50 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 LONDON — Dereck Chisora took care of business against Carlos Takam on Saturday much faster than heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua managed in October. Chisora
11:31 PM ET Floyd Mayweather has never been shy about branching out into various businesses. His next venture? Franchising gyms. The boxer, who finished his professional career at 50-0 with a knockout of Conor McGregor last August, announced this week how much he would charge for those interested in using his name and to license