8:55 PM ET Jermall Charlo defended his WBC middleweight world title Saturday with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko and solidified his place as one of the best fighters in the division. But can he get the big fights against fellow titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin? And if he does, can he

10:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jermall Charlo retained his WBC middleweight title by outpointing Sergiy Derevyanchenko over 12 fast-paced rounds in the “first main event” of a two-part Showtime PPV card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday. At the end of the fight, all three judges had the fight for Charlo,

Sep 27, 2020 Steve KimESPN Jermell Charlo unified three junior middleweight world titles with an eighth-round knockout victory over Jeison Rosario on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. And the final blow was among the most unusual knockout punches you’ll ever see — a left jab to the body. Rosario (20-2-1,

7:13 PM ET Steve KimESPN Mairis Briedis defeated Yuniel Dorticos by majority decision (117-111, 117-111 and 114-114) to win the IBF cruiserweight world title — and the Muhammad Ali Trophy — in the World Boxing Super Series final Saturday night at the Plazamedia Broadcast Center in Munich, Germany. The bout began with the hard-punching Dorticos

Sep 26, 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 Josh Taylor left Apinun Khongsong folded up in pain from a body shot in the first round to retain his WBA-IBF world super lightweight

Daniel Roman def. Juan Carlos Payano by unanimous decisionFight recap coming up … Figueroa outpowers Vazquez Brandon Figueroa successfully defended his WBA “regular” junior featherweight title by stopping Damien Vazquez in the 10th round of a fight scheduled for 12 in the first part of a Showtime PPV card Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun