Boxing

Dec 12, 2020 Anthony Joshua did not let his mind wander ahead of his bout against Kubrat Pulev. He’d tripped over hurdles before, failing to anchor himself in the present. But all week he refused to look beyond Pulev, and that unwavering focus led him to a ninth-round stoppage Saturday in front of 1,000 fans

2:09 AM ET Shakur Stevenson took Saturday night’s main event on short notice. By the way he fought against Toka Kahn Clary in a 10-round junior lightweight fight, none of that mattered much. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) was dominant at 130 pounds, beating Kahn Clary by unanimous decision to finish out his 2020. All three

Dec 11, 2020 Shakur Stevenson returns to the ring for his second fight of 2020, as he faces Toka Kahn Clary in the main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. After winning the vacant WBO featherweight world title in October 2019, Stevenson (14-0, 8

2:17 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Once

6:42 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 Anthony Joshua returned to ruthless form by dispatching Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in London on Saturday. The WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight

10:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Umar Kremlev of Russia was elected president of the troubled International Boxing Association on Saturday despite clear concerns of Olympic officials about his candidacy. The governing body, known as AIBA, said Kremlev won more than 57% of the vote in a five-candidate contest involving 155 national federations. The International

9:30 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 Anthony Joshua tipped the scales at 240.8 pounds on Friday ahead of Saturday’s world heavyweight titles defence against Kubrat Pulev in London, England. Joshua,

4:08 PM ET The stakes for next week’s Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith fight have been raised once again. In addition to the WBA super middleweight title, Matchroom Boxing, the WBC and Canelo Promotions announced that the WBC’s version of the belt will also be on the line. The WBC belt became vacant when David Benavidez missed

7:50 AM ET Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. 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

6:22 PM ET HE’S ONLY JUST begun unwinding the white Everlast wrist strapping amid a chorus of “well done, Timmy” and “good onya, mate,” when Tim Tszyu stops, takes a deep breath, and follows it with one of the more relieved exhales of his life. After a momentary pause, he shifts his gaze onto his

8:15 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 Regardless of how he does against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday, Anthony Joshua is still likely to trail rival world champion Tyson Fury in most

8:00 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 As Anthony Joshua enters his next — and defining — stage of his career, he’s focused on one major area: his fitness. On Saturday

12:18 AM ET Top Rank has its first U.S. show of 2021 booked. Joe Smith Jr. will fight Maxim Vlasov in the main event of a card on Feb. 13, Top Rank officials confirmed with ESPN. The vacant WBO light heavyweight title will be on the line, officials said. The event will likely be held

11:31 AM ET Floyd Mayweather is back! Or something like that. On Sunday, Mayweather announced that he’s returning to the ring for a “super exhibition” fight against YouTube sensation Logan Paul on Feb. 20. Is that surprising? Not really, considering the success of the recent exhibition match between former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones

Nov 6, 2019 Editor’s note: This story contains mature content. On a September morning in Los Angeles, one of the internet’s most popular entertainers is not in the mood to entertain. He’s not here for the jokes and antics that have defined his YouTube career, Logan Paul says into a camera, his blond hair cut

6:16 PM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. is heading back to the ring. Sort of. The retired former boxing champion will wear gloves again Feb. 20 for an exhibition match against YouTube personality Logan Paul, Mayweather announced on his Instagram account Sunday. According to the event’s webpage, the bout will be streamed as a pay-per-view. The

2:04 AM ET Errol Spence Jr. is back. He was aggressive and effective in his unanimous decision win over Danny Garcia on Saturday — erasing all questions that lingered about how he would respond in his first fight since his car accident in October 2019. “I was smiling because it was a long, long road

1:30 AM ET Errol Spence Jr. returned to boxing on Saturday night, 14 months after he was ejected from his Ferrari in a horrific one-car crash. The biggest question was how the unified welterweight champion would look in his title defense against Danny Garcia. The answer: smooth and strong, per usual. Spence claimed a unanimous-decision