Oct 31, 2020 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 Oleksandr Usyk came through his hardest test yet as a heavyweight with a unanimous decision over Derek Chisora on Saturday to move closer to
Nov 1, 2020 Unified lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez had surgery Friday to repair micro fractures and ligament damage in his right foot suffered during his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko on Oct. 17, Lopez told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Lopez, 23, was bothered by the big toe of his right-plant foot during the unanimous decision win
Deontay Wilder spoke publicly for the first time in months Saturday about his loss to WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury in their second fight earlier this year, accusing Fury of having loaded gloves and also calling him out about not honoring the rematch clause in their contract. In a Twitter video and three subsequent tweets,
12:30 AM ET Steve KimESPN Putting on a surgical display, unified bantamweight world titleholder Naoya Inoue defeated Jason Moloney by seventh-round knockout Saturday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Showing the form and class that have him ranked as ESPN’s No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Inoue scored two knockdowns
12:49 AM ET A devastating left uppercut from Gervonta “Tank” Davis put Leo Santa Cruz to sleep and launched Davis into boxing stardom Saturday night. Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) defended his WBA regular lightweight title and won Santa Cruz’s WBA super junior lightweight title with his sixth-round KO, which immediately becomes a top contender for
11:59 PM ET In the real world, where typical human beings react to unreal situations with shock and amazement, Boston College‘s 18-point lead late in the first half over Clemson on Saturday seemed like a big deal. After all, think about how the previous 72 hours wreaked havoc with college football’s status quo. Trevor Lawrence,
Rajasthan Royals players and staff seem to be in an upbeat mood, with two wins on the trot putting them back in contention for a playoff spot. Ben Stokes is back in form with the bat in hand while Sanju Samson too seems to have shrugged off the his mid-tournament jitters. They take on Kolkata
1:42 AM ET A wildly entertaining month of boxing rose to a fittingly exciting conclusion Saturday night, with a pair of world title fight main events that each ended with highlight reel knockouts. Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz seemed to be on even footing in their battle for titles at both 130 and 135
7:42 PM ET Unified bantamweight titlist Naoya Inoue defends his IBF and WBA belts against Jason Moloney in the main event of a Top Rank card, at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET). At the Alamodome in San Antonio, WBA “regular” lightweight titleholder Gervonta Davis takes on WBA “super”
8:00 PM GMT Australia coach Dave Rennie refused to blame the inexperience of his playmakers for the record loss to the All Blacks, but admitted there had been a gulf in class between the two teams on Saturday’s showing. Injuries forced Rennie to hand first caps to Noah Lolesio at flyhalf and Irae Simone at
10:54 PM ET The fight game is all about timing. It is key when you’re working your way up the ladder. It is, of course, key when you are in a fight, trying to land and evade punches. And it is most certainly key in knowing when to say goodbye. The dream is to say
10:10 PM ET Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva both knelt down on the mat, head to head, and clasped each other’s hands. Both got emotional showing the other respect following a hard-fought UFC bout. Blood poured from Silva’s face. “I love you,” Hall told Silva. “You’re still one of the greatest.” Hall stopped Silva via
10:57 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving the door open for bodychecking to remain in the Ontario Hockey League for the upcoming season. Ford tweeted Saturday night that he is working on a return-to-play plan with the OHL that would involve physical contact. He acknowledged that the plan would
10:37 PM BST It took 273 days from start to finish to crown the 2020 Six Nations champions. England’s name eventually sits next door to this year’s championship, but the story of how we got to this bizarre, prolonged completion will unlikely never be repeated. This was rugby’s Super Saturday, with Ireland, France and England
12:17 PM ET Scotland beat Wales away for the first time in 18 years as a narrow 14-10 victory at a windswept Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday ensured a strong finish to their Six Nations campaign. Scotland, who trailed 7-6 at half time, finished with three victories and two defeats in this year’s
9:47 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Chris Archer‘s $11 million option for 2021 has been declined by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 32-year-old right-hander is now a free agent. Archer will receive a $250,000 buyout, completing a contract he agreed to with the Tampa Bay Rays in April 2014. The deal originally guaranteed $25.5
1:55 PM ET The USL Championship final between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising has been canceled after multiple Tampa Bay players tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced on Saturday. Tampa Bay and Phoenix have been named conference champions in the absence of the final. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
2:55 PM ET England finished strongly to beat Italy 34-5 in Rome and put themselves in prime position to win the Six Nations championship but they must wait until the end of the France v Ireland game later on Saturday to discover if they have done enough. England, who began the day 23 points behind