Boxing

12:03 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez promised a first-round knockout and pushed hard to accomplish just that by unloading on George Kambosos, but the opening round ended with the champion on the canvas. Turns out, the knockdown wasn’t a fluke but a harbinger of what was to come Saturday night at

1:59 AM ET Brandon Figueroa seemed to stare almost in disbelief. In a razor-close bout, Figueroa thought he had won the WBC and WBO junior featherweight unification title fight over Stephen Fulton Jr. in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Except one thing: Figueroa lost. Fulton won a majority decision to take the two belts, with

6:07 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano will meet to determine the best junior middleweight in the world – again. The boxers have agreed to terms for a rematch on Feb. 26 at Toyota Center in Houston that will crown an undisputed 154-pound champion, multiple sources tell ESPN. All four belts were

8:37 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 Amir Khan and Kell Brook are close to agreeing terms on a long-awaited, and almost forgotten, welterweight fight in Manchester on Feb. 19, according

7:32 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez bounced off the ropes, thrusting his entire body into each side of the ring, before stopping in the center and doing a backflip. Then he lay down on the mat and added a few snow angels for good measure. Lopez had plenty to be exuberant about on that

11:25 AM ET If George Kambosos Jr. has learned anything in 2021, it’s that you require a good lawyer to navigate the often murky and unpredictable environment that is the boxing world. But, after a few false starts, the Australian is now just days away from what is the biggest fight of his career: a

7:45 AM ET Terence Crawford finally got the signature victory that was missing from his résumé, defeating Shawn Porter by 10th-round TKO in a career-defining performance. Crawford had to deal with Porter’s pressure during the first half of the fight, but as has always been the case in his career, got his rhythm back after

8:47 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shawn Porter’s final moments in the ring showed why he had to walk away. Following his second knockdown in the 10th round of Saturday’s WBO welterweight championship fight against Terence Crawford, Porter scowled and repeatedly smacked the canvas with his gloves as referee Celestino Ruiz issued an 8-count. With

2:30 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Shawn Porter was stopped for the first time in his career Saturday, a 10th-round TKO vs. Terence Crawford on ESPN+ PPV, and now he is stepping away from boxing for good. Porter, 34, fought Crawford on even terms until he was floored twice in Round 10, summoning

6:37 PM ET Undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill will return to the ring to defend her titles on Dec. 4 against Victoria Bustos as part of the Devin Haney-Joseph Diaz undercard in Las Vegas. It’s the first fight in a long-term deal for McCaskill with Matchroom and the first fight she’ll have against someone other

1:46 AM ET LAS VEGAS – Terence Crawford waited a few seconds for the moment to sink in before he jumped up and down in front of a sold-out crowd. For years, the undefeated WBO welterweight champion and one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters lacked the big win against a fellow 147-pounder. But on Saturday

12:21 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford jumped up and down in jubilation. Or maybe it was an exorcism. For years, he has been hounded by questions surrounding his résumé. No more. Crawford notched the biggest win of his career on Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay with a 10th-round

5:48 PM ET Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Terence Crawford defends his WBO welterweight title against Shawn Porter on Saturday in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV card at Michelob

12:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade can’t seem to entice a marquee opponent — or anyone remotely close to that level — into the ring with him. And when he does fight these fringe contenders, the bouts often last the distance despite the obvious disparity in talent. That has been the case in several

8:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith have agreed to terms for a 154-pound fight on Jan. 28 or Jan. 29 in Las Vegas that will headline Matchroom Boxing on DAZN, multiple sources tell ESPN. The matchup of former champions has been discussed for over a year but finally comes to fruition

6:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter both weighed under the 147-pound limit on Friday, one day before they’ll vie for the WBO welterweight title (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+ pay-per-view). Crawford, the champion, tipped the scales at 146.4 pounds; Porter weighed 146.6. “I respect everything that Shawn does,” Crawford,

7:48 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LAS VEGAS — I met Shawn Porter in early 2016 as he was preparing to fight Keith Thurman, who was then the best welterweight in the world. Three things were immediately apparent, first among them being Porter’s distinct physicality. He had fought most of his amateur career at 165.3 pounds.

7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence “Bud” Crawford is used to hearing the question. No matter how impressive his in-ring performances have been, despite becoming an undisputed junior welterweight champion and winning world titles in three divisions, the question is always the same. “Who has Crawford fought?” Crawford has long been recognized