[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford put the welterweight division on notice in a major way. Crawford, one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound performers and already a winner of world titles in two weight classes, aimed to make a big impression in his first fight in the talent-rich 147-pound division that several of the sport’s best
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12:11 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford put the welterweight division on notice in a major way. Crawford, one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound performers and already a winner of world titles in two weight classes, aimed to make a big impression in his first fight in the talent-rich 147-pound division that several of the
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Former junior lightweight world titleholder Jose “Sniper” Pedraza signed with Top Rank in February hoping it would quickly lead to a shot at another belt. It probably will because Pedraza won a hard-fought unanimous decision over a bloody Antonio Moran on Saturday night in the co-feature on the Terence
10:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Lightweight champions Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. will meet in a title unification bout July 28 at Staples Center. The unbeaten champs announced their upcoming fight Saturday before Leo Santa Cruz’s rematch with Abner Mares in downtown Los Angeles. Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) grew up in
9:07 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 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Tyson Fury eased back into his boxing career after a two-year, seven-month exile with an undemanding four-round win over Sefer Seferi
7:01 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 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Maurice Hooker silenced Terry Flanagan’s hometown crowd with a split decision victory to lift the vacant WBO world junior welterweight title
11:12 PM ET Diego De La Hoya remained undefeated with a seventh-round TKO of Jose Salgado in a junior featherweight match scheduled for 10 rounds. The bout was the main event of a Golden Boy on ESPN card at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Salgado (35-5-2, 28 KOs) and De La
3:22 PM ET Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions has struggled with organizing the boss’ event next month when he challenges Lucas Matthysse for his secondary welterweight world title, but they have the undercard squared away. MP Promotions has announced that the undercard of the July 15 card (July 14 United States time) at Axiata Arena in
Dec 6, 2017 Mexican legend Erik Morales, heavyweight superstar Vitali Klitschko and defensive master Ronald “Winky” Wright were elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, in balloting results announced on Tuesday. The three, elected in the modern boxer category, will be enshrined among boxing immortals during the 29th
Jun 7, 2018 For a five-year stretch during the early days of Ronald “Winky” Wright’s 22-year boxing career he found himself as a virtual nomad. He and career-long trainer Dan Birmingham left behind the club circuit in the Tampa, Florida, region and embarked on a globetrotting tour as Wright searched for bigger opportunities and bigger