6:20 PM ET Steve KimESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez want to next fight each other in a high-stakes lightweight unification bout, Top Rank’s Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday after talking with both camps. “In talking with Lomachenko and Lopez, neither of them want an interim fight,” Arum said. “So we would plan to

11:36 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — When the lifeguard arrived, between 50 and 75 yards off Venice Beach, the boy and his father were caught in the rip current, enveloped in what’s called an “impact zone.” “The best way I can describe it,” said Kenichi Haskett, Section Chief of the LA County Fire

9:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN For almost every fighter who has ever stepped into a ring, the first knockout victory is one of the most meaningful moments of their career. The first time they won a trophy, medal or title is a similarly memorable experience. For some, it happened when they were kids or competing

5:54 AM ET British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to organise fights in his own back garden when professional boxing returns in July from the coronavirus lockdown. First reported in the Daily Mail, the Matchroom Boxing boss’s mansion home in Brentwood, to the north-east of London, has extensive grounds, and Hearn has said he

3:33 PM ET UFC superstar Conor McGregor says he believes that not only will he get another shot at facing Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match, but he will defeat him. During Mike Tyson’s podcast “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson,” the former heavyweight champion praised McGregor’s performance against Mayweather in a 10th-round TKO loss in 2017.

1:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBO junior lightweight world champion Jamel Herring will defend his title in early July in Las Vegas, he told ESPN on Friday. No opponent has been finalized to face Herring in what will be his second title defense, which Herring told ESPN is set to take place July 2. Carl

9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN As much as the boxing world was hoping for it to happen, Gennadiy Golovkin will not face middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for a third time in his next outing. Instead, GGG will take on his IBF mandatory challenger, Kamil Szeremeta, and then he will entertain the idea of finishing his

8:04 PM ET Boxing is moving one step closer to returning to the United States. Top Rank is exploring an event on June 9 in Las Vegas, company CEO Bob Arum confirmed to ESPN’s Steve Kim. The event, which is yet to be finalized, is slated to be held at an MGM property. If it

9:28 AM ET Steve KimESPN Add the Pula Arena in Pula, Croatia, to the list of venues interested in hosting the heavyweight bout between unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua and challenger Kubrat Pulev. “We have a very solid offer,” CEO of Epic Sports and Entertainment Ivaylo Gotzev, who represents Pulev, told ESPN. “We’re respecting [Joshua

8:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing wasn’t always the first love for some of today’s top performers in the ring. Football, basketball, soccer and even snooker are among the sports fighters such as two-division champion Terence Crawford, undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus and featherweight interim titlist Xu Cang grew up playing. ESPN spoke to a