7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence. HIS VOICE IS calm. “I need to show you something,” he says. It’s 5:31 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at 1203 Foxtree Trail, a stucco ranch in the sleepy suburban neighborhood of Apopka, Florida, when James Martin takes a 9-inch Buck

5:30 PM ET Steve KimESPN The second week of Top Rank fights at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday kicked off with a close welterweight contest that saw Giovani Santillan (26-0, 15 KOs) retain his undefeated record by a slim margin as he won a majority decision over veteran Antonio DeMarco

12:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Michael Plania scored a major upset by defeating Joshua Greer Jr. in the main event of Tuesday night’s Top Rank Boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Plania, a +275 underdog, scored two knockdowns and defeated the WBO’s No. 1 ranked bantamweight by majority decision (96-92,

9:13 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing’s first week back is in the books. It began with Shakur Stevenson taking care of Felix Caraballo in six rounds and was capped off with a 10th-round disqualification victory for Jessie Magdaleno. The back-and-forth battle between young featherweights Adam Lopez and Luis Coria, which saw Lopez earn a majority

5:22 PM ET Steve KimESPN Top Rank’s Bob Arum says he expects WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford to return in the fall when he hopes spectators will be allowed back into fights. Currently, Top Rank’s events are being held in a crowdless venue at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “We’re going to have Terence

8:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN Undefeated welterweight Vergil Ortiz will be the headliner when Golden Boy Promotions returns to boxing in July. The original plan for Golden Boy was for the highly marketable and telegenic Ryan Garcia to take part in the main event on the Fourth of July. But the two sides were not

Jun 11, 2020 Steve KimESPN Featherweight prospect Adam Lopez, in his first fight since his loss to Oscar Valdez last year, defeated Louie Coria by majority decision in a close but very entertaining bout on the Jessie Magdaleno-Yenifel Vicente undercard Thursday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. After 10 rounds, the judges

6:35 AM ET WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that Dillian Whyte has taken legal action against the organisation over the date of his mandatory title fight. Whyte won a mandatory shot at the WBC belt currently held by Tyson Fury after defeating Oscar Rivas by unanimous decision in a WBC final eliminator last July.

3:37 PM ET The follow-up COVID-19 test for Mikaela Mayer came back negative on Saturday, clearing a path for the super featherweight to return to the ring. Mayer had initially been on Top Rank’s first card back to boxing Tuesday, but upon arriving in Las Vegas last Saturday, she was tested for COVID-19 and came

12:08 AM ET Steve KimESPN Bantamweight Oscar Negrete has been ruled out of the June 25 fight against Jason Moloney (20-1, 17 KOs) because of a detached retina, multiple sources told ESPN. Negrete will be replaced by Leonardo Baez (18-2, 9 KOs), who has a six-fight winning streak. The bout is scheduled to take place