9:12 PM ET Bantamweight contender Joshua Greer Jr., who is close to a mandatory shot at a world title, took control in the second half of the fight and won a unanimous decision over Antonio Nieves on Saturday night on the undercard of the Shakur Stevenson-Joet Gonzalez vacant featherweight world title bout at the Reno-Sparks
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9:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Back home in California a day after his fighter Maxim Dadashev suffered a TKO loss against Subriel Matias and was hospitalized with a brain injury, trainer Buddy McGirt received a call from the Maryland State Athletic Commission. “Buddy, what did you see that we didn’t see, that made you stop
1:26 PM ET Former unified bantamweight world titleholder Ryan Burnett, unable to overcome injuries, announced his retirement from boxing on Friday. “Although my retirement is forced through injuries, I carry a heart full of satisfaction and gratitude,” Burnett said in a statement. “I have achieved my childhood dream and secured my future health, which is
10:36 AM ET There are two highly significant world title fights involving four undefeated fighters on Saturday. First up is one of the year’s most attractive matchups. Southpaws Regis Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs) and Josh Taylor (15-0, 12 KOs) will meet to unify their 140-pound world titles in a toss-up fight in the finals of
12:24 AM ET Junior middleweight contender Erickson Lubin was faced not only with a change of opponent on two weeks’ notice but a radical change in the boxing style of his foe. He had spent most of camp in South Florida with trainer Kevin Cunningham preparing to fight a slick boxer in fellow former world
11:32 PM ET When Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez square off for a vacant featherweight world title the winner will answer the question of whether it was better to be on the fast track to the title fight or the slower, steadier climb into contention. The bitter rivals will meet in the main event of
12:44 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN GLENDORA, Calif. — Jose Gonzalez told the boss he needed time off. He was making about $400 a week, handing out flyers for a bail bondsman outside the Men’s Central Jail in downtown LA. So what if the guy fired him? Some things you had to do. This trip —
Oct 22, 2019 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 Josh Taylor is convinced his experience and boxing ability will ensure he is victorious over Regis Prograis, whichever way the fight goes. Bookmakers have
9:55 PM ET The 57th annual WBC convention is taking place this week at the Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico, and on Wednesday the most important element of the gathering took place as the sanctioning organization determined the plan for each of its world titleholders and ratified its mandatory orders. The biggest news came in
1:07 PM ET Chris Eubank Jr. will make his United States debut in a return to the middleweight division. Eubank will take on Matt Korobov for a vacant interim middleweight belt on Dec. 7 (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight, announced on Wednesday, will serve as the co-feature