5:51 PM ET After teasing a retirement in the near-future in the lead-up to his rematch against Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury doubled down on his idea of retirement after fighting out the last two bouts on his contract with Top Rank Boxing. “I’ve got two more fights left, and then we’re going to really think

7:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s a fortuitous and lucrative moment to be near the top of the heavyweight division. Anthony Joshua holds three of the belts and is set to defend against Kubrat Pulev, and Tyson Fury’s star has never shone brighter after his TKO victory over Deontay Wilder. Those two will compete in

10:52 AM ET Heavyweight Dillian Whyte will make the first defense of his interim world title against Alexander Povetkin on May 2 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Tuesday. The fight, which will be on Sky Box Office pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and likely on DAZN in

6:41 PM ET Hard-hitting super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga will be featured on the undercard of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson’s first defense on March 14 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, Top Rank announced on Monday. Top Rank said Berlanga’s opponent for the scheduled eight-round bout will be finalized

11:08 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The biggest question going into the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas fight on Saturday night was: How viable Garcia is as a welterweight contender? Garcia has been one of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound fighters for the past several years, having won world titles at featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight. But

Feb 27, 2020 Deontay Wilder blaming a heavy walkout costume for his performance against Tyson Fury might not be as absurd as it sounds. According to several exercise science experts, it is plausible that the 40-plus-pound suit and helmet Wilder wore to honor Black History Month could have contributed to the heavy legs the boxer

Feb 26, 2020 SENATOR MANNY PACQUIAO is sitting in the second row of a black government Escalade, his left foot on the center console, a 9 mm handgun in the seatback in front of him. A security van hugging the back bumper is filled with Pacquiao’s assistants and several members of the National Police, their

5:42 AM ET Unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua is set to face mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, both fighters have confirmed. Joshua’s three major world title belts will be on the line at the north London stadium, which opened in 2019 and seats more than 60,000. “I

6:49 PM ET Former heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder has officially exercised his right to an immediate third fight with Tyson Fury. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter, told ESPN on Sunday that the plan was for the fight to take place July 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the

12:56 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 FRISCO, TX — It was an entertaining night of fights at the Ford Center on Saturday night. Mikey Garcia got back to his