Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford both vowed to cement their legacies when they meet July 29 in Las Vegas in what they both called an “old-school fight,” arguably the biggest boxing match since Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in 2015. The undisputed welterweight championship will be on the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is planning his second fight of 2023 and two leading candidates have emerged, sources told ESPN: Jermall Charlo and Badou Jack. Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, and his trainer/manager, Eddy Reynoso, met with PBC founder Al Haymon last week in the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 05:23 PM ET NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez claimed he’s retiring following a victory over Josh Taylor on Saturday to capture the WBO and lineal junior welterweight championship and reiterated that statement during an interview with ESPN’s Max Kellerman on Monday, but those close to Lopez told ESPN there’s no

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 09:33 AM ET Editor’s note: After this story was published, Lopez said he has decided to retire. NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez climbed over a chair to hold court with reporters ringside after the fight, two Ring Magazine belts strapped around his waist, proof that he once was the man

Jun 12, 2023, 12:54 PM ET The International Boxing Association (IBA) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to strip it of recognition, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The IOC’s executive board last week recommended withdrawing recognition of the IBA over its

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 07:11 PM ET VERONA, N.Y. — Timothy Bradley Jr. remembers being in England on the night before his first title fight, when his wife started speaking to him in a tone more concerning than usual. “I knew something was up and she said: ‘We only have 11 dollars in our

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 11, 2023, 12:32 AM ET NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez reminded the boxing world he’s still an elite fighter with a vintage performance on Saturday, a dominant unanimous decision victory over Josh Taylor to capture the WBO and lineal junior welterweight championship at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The scores were

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 01:37 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez stood in the ring, hat on his head, a red WBO belt around each of his arms and two The Ring

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 10, 2023, 06:14 PM ET WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor faces Teofimo Lopez Jr. in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York (ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, undercard on ESPN+ at 6:15 p.m.). This is a battle between

Nick ParkinsonJun 10, 2023, 07:00 PM ET 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 Sunny Edwards set up the prospect of a flyweight world title unification fight for later this year with a unanimous points win