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Jul 17, 2024, 08:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford moves up to junior middleweight to challenge WBA champion Israil Madrimov on Saturday, Aug. 3, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. (ESPN+ PPV). The WBO interim title will also be on the line. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, is a two-division undisputed

Nick ParkinsonJul 16, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois will challenge WBC interim world lightweight champion Maira Moneo in the biggest test of her professional career at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, England, on Aug. 3. The

Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 15, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Less than two weeks after Nate Diaz defeated Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Miami on Monday claiming that Diaz is owed $9 million by promoter Solomon Engel and his company, Fanmio. In a filing

Jul 15, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The greatest athlete of the 21st century? That’s easy. It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America’s favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP. Yep. Tom Brady. Except. Except it has to be

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 14, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jaron Ennis retained his IBF welterweight title with a fifth-round TKO

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 13, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs announced his retirement from boxing Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza are finalizing a deal for a

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title

Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for

James Regan Jul 12, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions He may be relatively unknown in the world of boxing, but Andrei Mikhailovich is confident everyone will know his name come Saturday. He will fight undefeated Janibek Alimkhanuly in Las Vegas for the unified middleweight championship, but the heavy underdog tag he carries (Alimkhanuly

Nick ParkinsonJul 13, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions From the return of former pound-for-pound king Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, to title defenses by Skye Nicolson and Jaron “Boots” Ennis, there are some big fights around the world this

Jul 11, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A young fighter has been making noise in the last couple of years, taking over different weight classes and moving up the ranks. And with his performance against future Hall of Famer Juan Francisco Estrada on June 29, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez earned high praise from our

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 10, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Star Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed junior featherweight

Nick ParkinsonJul 10, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions From the return of former pound-for-pound king Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, to title defenses by Janibek Alimkhanuly, Skye Nicolson and Jaron “Boots” Ennis, there are some big fights around the

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 7, 2024, 02:35 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson captured Olympic silver at the 2016 Games in Rio

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 7, 2024, 12:49 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC lightweight title with a unanimous decision

ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia apologized Friday for his use of racial slurs against Black people and disparaging comments he made about Muslims during a recent livestream on social media. “I take all responsibility for my words,” Garcia wrote in a post on X. “Sorry everyone that

ESPN News Services Jul 4, 2024, 09:37 PM ET The WBC has expelled boxing star Ryan Garcia from any activity with the organization after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the penalty Thursday on the social media platform X.