8:59 AM ET Katie Taylor, the undisputed women’s lightweight world champion, is pursuing her next goal — to win a title in a second weight division. Taylor will move up one weight class to challenge Christina Linardatou for her junior welterweight world title on Nov. 2 (DAZN) at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing

12:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS – As the blood poured down lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s face after he suffered a terrible cut over his right eye in the third round, suddenly the heretofore unknown Otto Wallin appeared as though he might be on the brink of a massive upset and the ruination of an

10:01 AM ET 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 Kell Brook is back with trainer Dominic Ingle and looking to return to action by the end of the year. Brook (38-2, 26 KOs),

2:41 AM ET Tyson Fury kept up his side of the bargain Saturday night in Las Vegas, taking care of business with a unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin, despite the scare of a bad cut early in his fight, to retain boxing’s lineal heavyweight championship. His attention, along with that of the entire boxing

1:12 AM ET Tyson Fury overcame a significant cut over his right eye and went on to defeat Otto Wallin by unanimous decision to retain his lineal heavyweight crown Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The judges scored the bout 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110 for Fury. The fight, which was the main event

11:30 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete retained his belt for the second time in a month as he stopped Juan Miguel Elorde in the fourth round on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Fighting in the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ co-feature of lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s fight against

7:15 PM ET 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 Brad Foster held on to the British and Commonwealth junior featherweight titles after a brutal bout with Lucien Reid ended in a majority points

Sep 14, 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 Brad Foster held on to the British and Commonwealth junior featherweight titles after a brutal bout with Lucien Reid ended in a majority points

12:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN Devin Haney captured the WBC interim lightweight title and took another step toward a title shot with a dominant fourth-round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Zaur Abdullaev on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. By winning the interim belt, Haney (23-0, 16 KOs) positioned himself to

7:40 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight Avery Sparrow was arrested Friday morning, and his scheduled bout Saturday night against Ryan Garcia in Carson, California, has been canceled. Sparrow’s promoter, Russell Peltz, said the fighter was wanted for allegedly “brandishing a handgun in a domestic dispute in April.” “You can’t serve Avery because he doesn’t live