Boxing

3:11 PM ET BRONZE STATUES OF cricket, Aussie rules and rugby league royalty line the footpaths that snake and intertwine their way to the main entrance of the Sydney Cricket Ground [SCG]; frequent reminders that this iconic, 172-year-old venue is steeped in sporting history. Set foot inside the revamped concourse and your eyes aren’t quite

7:06 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Hall of Fame boxing matchmaker and publicist Robert “Bobby” Goodman, who promoted two major Muhammad Ali fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. Goodman died Sunday at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus in Galloway Township, his family said in a statement. No cause

7:54 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. In his first fight against a “real boxer,” Jake Paul failed to emerge victorious, falling by split-decision loss to Tommy Fury on Feb. 26 in Saudi Arabia. After building his record to 6-0 with victories over a fellow YouTuber, a former NBA player and three former UFC fighters, critics

11:37 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue will fight May 7 in Yokohama, Japan, for Fulton’s unified 122-pound championship, Inoue’s American promoter, Top Rank, announced Monday. ESPN reported in January the sides struck a deal for a May bout that will be streamed that Sunday morning stateside on ESPN+. Fulton, 28, is

6:19 AM ET Conor Benn has said he considered suicide after testing positive for a banned substance which led to the cancellation of his fight with Chris Eubank Jr in October. Benn, 26, was recently reinstated to the WBC rankings after the body concluded his failed test was unintentional. They added the positive result could

8:07 AM ET Russia and Belarus athletes should be able to compete under their flag, International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev said Friday. The IBA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers in October, against the International Olympic Committee’s guidance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022. “They should participate. It

7:49 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 There has been a significant shift in the schedule and plans for once-undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor. After progress in negotiations and multiple

1:00 PM ET Chris ConnellyReporter Close Reporter for ESPN and ABC Stories appear on Outside the Lines and E:60, as well as College GameDay and SportsCenter, Has won three Sports Emmys and six Edward R. Murrow Awards, as well as a Prism, a Gracie, and a National Headliner Award. MICHAEL B. JORDAN and Jonathan Majors

7:58 AM ET Conor Benn said the World Boxing Council (WBC) did him a “disservice” when it suggested his failed drugs tests were caused by an excessive consumption of eggs after the governing body cleared him of intentional doping last week. Benn, 26, also criticised the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) for lacking consideration

12:01 PM ET The WBO has ordered its welterweight champion, Terence Crawford, to start negotiations for a mandatory defense against Alexis Rocha, ranked No. 3 by the organization. In a letter sent to both sides Monday, the WBO stated that the parties have 20 days to “reach an agreement” for the bout. If no agreement

10:26 AM ET Undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano is out of her rematch against undisputed lightweight champ Katie Taylor on May 20, Matchroom Boxing and Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday. “Due to an injury sustained by Amanda Serrano, Matchroom Boxing and Most Valuable Promotions regret to announce that the Taylor-Serrano II bout on May 20

6:31 PM ET Jake Paul’s unbeaten streak in boxing has come to an end. Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight great Tyson Fury, beat Paul, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, via split decision (74-75, 76-73, 76-73) in a close bout on Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Fury landed the cleaner shots throughout the fight, but Paul came back

8:08 PM ET There was a time when a loss in boxing might have spelled an end to the Jake Paul phenomenon. Let’s say Ben Askren beat him or even Tyron Woodley in their first fight. The past two years would have been very, very different for Paul if that would have been the case.

5:13 PM ET YouTube sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul takes on his toughest opponent to date when he faces Tommy Fury at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET). Paul and Fury originally were scheduled to fight in December 2021, but a rib injury forced Fury out of the bout. Then

5:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul approached the ring for his fight against Tommy Fury on Sunday night in an all-black outfit, lit up with flickering lights and black rhinestones on the waistband. The design should look familiar to car enthusiasts, as the idea for Paul’s latest trunks came from the interior design

5:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia is now finalized. Davis announced on Twitter that he’ll meet Garcia on April 22 in Las Vegas. The finalization of the broadcast agreement between Showtime and DAZN was all that was left to close, as ESPN reported last week, and that’s now

7:52 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN OSCAR DE LA Hoya walked into Jake Paul’s locker room ahead of Paul’s third professional bout, a matchup with former UFC fighter Ben Askren in Atlanta in April 2021. The Hall of Famer, who starred on the biggest stage in boxing as the face of the fight game throughout the

12:50 PM ET Mark Kriegel Mike Coppinger Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez have agreed to a deal for Taylor’s WBO junior welterweight title June 10 in New York on ESPN/ESPN+, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound bout, which pits the former undisputed junior welterweight champion against Lopez, the ex-undisputed lightweight champion, will take place at either