8:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The buildup to the lightweight unification fight between Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. has been respectful with no trash talk, but when the combatants came face to face at Friday’s weigh-in at Staples Center, things got animated, at least on Easter’s side. Easter, several inches taller than Garcia,
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10:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lightweight world title unification fights are rare. There have been only 10 in boxing history, the last taking place nearly a decade ago when Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Juan Diaz in the ninth round to retain a world title and unify it with a vacant belt in the
2:31 PM ET Renz Ongkiko Boxing fans may have to wait a little longer before they see IBF super flyweight world champion Jerwin Ancajas back in the ring. Team Ancajas matchmaker Sean Gibbons exclusively told ESPN5 on Thursday that their camp is leaning towards moving the Filipino boxers’ sixth title defense from September 14 to
10:10 PM ET The Superfly 3 card has been finalized with Juan Francisco Estrada set to square off with Mexican countryman Felipe Orucuta in the 12-round main event of the tripleheader, promoter Tom Loeffler announced on Thursday. The third installment of the series, which focuses on the talent-rich 115-pound weight class — known as junior
8:40 PM ET Junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez’s first defense against top contender Antonio Orozco, agreed to two weeks ago, is now official. Ramirez will take on Orozco on Sept. 14 at the Save Mart Center in Ramirez’s home region of Fresno, California, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions announced on Thursday. The fight
Jul 25, 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 Joseph Parker says he will bring more aggression and action to his key clash with Dillian Whyte Saturday. The New Zealand boxer, who trains
8:27 PM ET Middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders and mandatory challenger Demetrius Andrade will meet this fall after their promoters, Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, came to an agreement on Wednesday. Hearn told ESPN that the fight “looks like” it will take place Oct. 20 and that he plans to switch
4:50 PM ET For young Puerto Rican boxers, there is a plethora of island greats to grow up idolizing. The pantheon of legendary fighters from a place with a population of less than 4 million is striking: Wilfredo Gomez, Wilfred Benitez, Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, Hector Camacho Sr., Carlos Ortiz, Edwin “Chapo” Rosario, Ivan
4:57 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — The most preternaturally gifted figure in boxing — perhaps any sport for that matter — is a 73-year-old former fieldworker with a regal bearing and full head of silver hair. His name is Eduardo Garcia. Not only has he trained world champions, he’s sired two of them.
8:00 PM ET Lightweight world titleholder Mikey Garcia, one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best, is thinking big — as in the 147-pound weight class. Although Garcia is just days away from a very significant 135-pound world title unification fight against fellow undefeated titlist Robert Easter Jr. on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET) at the Staples Center