Boxing

2:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jared “Big Baby” Anderson and Zhan Kossobutskiy will meet in a battle of big-punching undefeated heavyweights on July 1 in Toledo, Ohio, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Anderson, ESPN’s No. 8 heavyweight, will fight in his hometown for the first time in his pro career and will also make his

2:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr. will meet in a middleweight rematch on June 17 in Manchester, England, sources told ESPN. Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) scored the upset win over Eubank when they fought in January, a fourth-round TKO that included two knockdowns. One month later, Eubank tweeted that he

1:43 AM ET LAS VEGAS — At first, it was unclear what had occurred during the seventh round inside T-Mobile Arena. Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia clashed in the middle of the ring in one of the biggest fights in recent years and suddenly Garcia grimaced and dropped to a knee. Now, it was obvious.

2:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia claimed he was ordained, that the outcome was all but predetermined — a vision that came to him time and time again. His signature left hook, delivered with blinding speed, would render Gervonta Davis senseless in their super fight on Saturday and catapult him to

7:44 PM ET Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate LAS VEGAS — Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia, two of the best young fighters in boxing, will meet in a 12-round bout at

11:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia took a beat, then dropped to one knee, the delayed effect of a stinging liver shot from Gervonta “Tank” Davis that floored Garcia for the second time in their superfight Saturday night. This time, he didn’t beat the count. The referee reached the count of

7:34 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 Joe Cordina’s slick combinations helped him earn a split-decision victory over Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov to regain the IBF junior lightweight world title at the Cardiff

8:46 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia had to be restrained at Friday’s weigh-in outside T-Mobile Arena as a raucous crowd of supporters for both boxers looked on ahead of Saturday’s superfight. After they tipped the scales under the 136-pound catchweight limit, Davis lightly shoved Garcia. Garcia responded

3:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury is planning a July return for a defense of his WBC heavyweight title, sources told ESPN, with London’s Wembley Stadium on hold for July 15 and July 22. Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is in the mix for the Fury fight, as is China’s Zhilei Zhang, sources

8:00 AM ET RYAN GARCIA DIDN’T care anymore. Didn’t care how famous he was. Didn’t care who saw him or what they thought of him. Didn’t care about much of anything as he sat hunched over a poker table in the Commerce Casino — “the most celebrated cardroom in the world,” it proclaims — one

11:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia on Thursday both vowed to break each other’s jaws when they meet Saturday in a 136-pound catchweight fight between two of boxing’s top stars. Following the news conference, Garcia told ESPN that he envisions the sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena turning

3:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Luis Collazo, who held the WBA welterweight title from 2005 to 2006, announced his retirement from boxing on Wednesday at age 41 following a sixth-round KO loss to Angel Ruiz in Plant City, Florida. “For boxing, I’m done,” said Collazo, who was dropped twice in Round 3. “This is the

10:37 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — British boxer Conor Benn has been charged with the alleged use of a prohibited substance, British anti-doping authorities said on Thursday. UK Anti-Doping said the 26-year-old Benn was charged on April 3 for using clomifene, a female fertility drug that is on the WADA’s list of banned substances

7:43 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Boxing fans love to predict outcomes. Project winners. And ahead of this weekend’s superfight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, we’re sure to get plenty of wild predictions. Some will pick a winner based on the size differential or which is

7:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Alberto Puello’s A-sample revealed an adverse finding for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene and its M1 and M2 metabolites, according to a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. Puello (21-0, 10 KOs) was scheduled to defend his WBA junior welterweight title against Rolly Romero on May 13 in

4:44 PM ET The flyweight unification fight between WBC champion Marlen Esparza and WBO champ Gabriela Celeste Alaniz has been postponed, a source confirmed to ESPN. The fight, which had been scheduled for April 29, is being held up because of a visa issue for Alaniz, who is Argentinian. The targeted date for the rescheduled

7:44 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS and Ryan Garcia stood face to face last month in New York’s Times Square, a rare — and unexpected — sight for myriad reasons. Years and years of fighting words on social media had actually led to signed contracts for a real fight inside the ring, an

8:00 AM ET JOEL DIAZ STANDS on the ring apron while there’s chaos all around him. In two rings beside each other, there are two fights going on at the same time. Instructions are yelled in four languages; English, Spanish, Uzbek and Russian. And if all that weren’t enough, there’s always someone calling his phone.