1:19 PM ET Steve KimESPN The troubles continue for former four-time world champion, Adrien Broner, who was arrested on Friday night in Miami for DUI. TMZ.com first reported that the 30-year-old Broner, was pulled over at 8:45 p.m. and was arrested by police as they believed he was under the influence. He was taken into

12:32 PM ET Belgium’s Defline Persoon, who returned to amateur boxing so she could compete in Tokyo 2020, has lost her opening bout in the European qualifying tournament in London to Nikoleta Peta. One of the most successful women’s professional boxers of recent years — Persoon narrowly lost her professional world title to Katie Taylor

Mar 11, 2020 Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will be the venue to host the much anticipated Jeff Horn vs. Tim Tszyu super welterweight fight on Wednesday, April 22nd, sources have told ESPN. The North Queensland location has beaten out Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium, Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne and Perth’s RAC Arena in what

10:07 PM ET After initially planning to go through with boxing cards on Saturday and Tuesday nights in New York but without spectators, Top Rank on Thursday night canceled both events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing a lack of access to tests. “We were going to be guided by the recommendation of the athlete

6:19 PM ET All combat sports events scheduled to take place in California through the end of March were called off Thursday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on guidance issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to protect Californians against the possible spread of COVID-19, the

9:10 AM ET The youthful exuberance of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson is palpable. He is young and talented — and he knows it. It’s hard not to look at the 22-year-old in the ring and envision a long, glorious career ahead. That he has found professional success so quickly is not a surprise. Stardom

Mar 11, 2020 Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing is enjoying a renewed sense of excitement surrounding the sport. After a 2019 filled with thrilling and, at times, shocking results like

9:03 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing is enjoying a renewed sense of excitement surrounding the sport. After a 2019 filled with thrilling and, at times, shocking results like

Mar 9, 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 Great Britain Boxing’s performance director Rob McCracken, also the trainer of world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is confident of his team’s chances at an

10:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Three separate fight cards scheduled for March at the Casino of Montreal were cancelled Wednesday because of concerns over the coronavirus. One card, featuring a middleweight contest between Steve Butler and Marcos Reyes, was scheduled for Thursday and was called off a few hours after the boxers had all weighed