Boxing

6:27 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN MARQUETTE, Mich. — THOSE WERE DARK months after Vernon Forrest died, shot to death in a gas station robbery at 38. Al Mitchell had lost kids before. But that was back in North Philadelphia, where it seemed for a time that the natural progression of life — his own included

8:48 AM ET Steve KimESPN The last weekend in October brings four boxing cards involving some of the best fighters in the sport, as Naoya Inoue, Oleksandr Usyk and Gervonta Davis, among others, step into the ring. Golden Boy Promotions hosts a card on Friday highlighted by middleweight contender Jaime Munguia and a host of

4:08 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Mike Tyson isn’t pulling any punches entering his exhibition bout against former champion Roy Jones Jr.: He wants to win. “My mindset is totally bliss. This is something I’ve done all my life since I was 13 years old,” Tyson said. “I’m more evolved now than I’ve ever been. My

9:04 AM ET Gervonta “Tank” Davis packed up his things, left his home in Baltimore and traveled west to prepare for the biggest fight of his young career. For three months, the rising lightweight has been stationed in Las Vegas, under the direction of his mentor and promoter, Floyd Mayweather. Ever since Davis appeared on

9:30 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 David Haye has predicted that his fighter Derek Chisora will be able to pull off an upset similar to when Teofimo Lopez beat Vasiliy

7:21 PM ET Australian boxing sensation Tim Tszyu has locked in his next fight, which will take place on December 16 at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium. Tszyu (16-0) will take on New Zealander Bowyn Morgan (21-1) in his first outing since crushing former welterweight world champion Jeff Horn in Townsville. Australian users can personalise their ESPN

9:00 AM ET October has been a busy and wildly entertaining month in boxing, and the action wraps up with an action-packed weekend of fights on Friday and Saturday. Boxing’s best athletes are stepping back into the ring, some for the first time in 2020, and there are plenty of questions looming over the sport

10:58 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 Derek Chisora has said he will have to pull off one of the biggest wins of his career against Oleksandr Usyk if he is

1:14 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Saturday that he plans to fight in London on Dec. 5, but his opponent is unknown. “I’d just like to announce I’m definitely fighting December the 5th in London. Opponent to be announced very, very soon,” Fury said in a

12:17 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 English boxing judge Terry O’Connor did not look at a cell phone while scoring a fight on Oct. 17, according to an investigation by

12:59 PM ET Steve KimESPN An all-British super middleweight title clash will take place on Dec. 4, when WBO titlist Billy Joe Saunders faces Martin Murray at the SSE Arena in Wembley. This will be the second title defense for Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) and his first fight in 2020. “I am very happy to

10:16 PM ET Steve KimESPN Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez scored impressive wins on Friday in Mexico City to set up a potential rematch of their tremendous battle in 2012, which Gonzalez won by unanimous decision. Chocolatito defeated Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision to retain his WBA junior bantamweight belt, and

7:37 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC junior flyweight world titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada did his part to get a rematch with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, who beat him in 2012, by defeating Carlos Cuadras by 11th-round TKO Friday night at the TV Azteca Studio in Mexico City. But it certainly wasn’t easy, as Estrada had to

12:40 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 Billy Joe Saunders will defend his WBO world super-middleweight title against English rival Martin Murray at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Dec. 4 after

4:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN A fight between undefeated Michael Conlan and former WBO junior featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe has been agreed upon for Dec. 5. The bout will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on a card slated to be headlined by WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury, sources told ESPN. “I’m

12:21 PM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the latest voice to criticize the growing number of championships in boxing. In an interview ahead of a title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz, Mayweather chastised those in boxing for the litany of title belts throughout the sport, especially the sanctioning bodies with multiple champions

Oct 17, 2020 Steve KimESPN Arnold Barboza Jr. took a key step toward securing a title shot at junior welterweight on Saturday as he gutted out a tough, hard-earned 10-round unanimous decision over Alex Saucedo on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez Jr. undercard at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Barboza came out on

8:53 AM ET Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s impressive victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko earned him his first trip into ESPN’s pound-for-pound top 10. “The Takeover” won a unanimous decision over Lomachenko to stay unbeaten. With the victory, Lopez unified the IBF, WBO and WBA world titles and the WBC “franchise” belt. The win puts Lopez, 23, in