2:29 PM ET Oleksandr Usyk, my 2018 fighter of the year, is one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best. Regardless of who he’s facing, it’ll be a welcome sight to have Usyk back in the ring after his 11-month layoff due to a torn right biceps. Usyk became the undisputed cruiserweight world champion in July 2018 when

Sep 4, 2019 Who is the world’s best fighter, regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN’s latest top 10. Don’t forget to also check out Dan Rafael’s divisional rankings, which are updated weekly. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. Note: Results are through Wednesday. THE PANEL: Dan Rafael,

9:58 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion and 2018 consensus fighter of the year, finally has an opponent for his Oct. 12 heavyweight debut. Usyk will take on unbeaten Tyrone Spong, a former kickboxing star, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago in the 12-round main event of a DAZN card, Matchroom

11:33 AM ET Steve KimESPN The calendar has turned over to September and fall is in the air. It already has been an eventful year in boxing, including the resurgence of a legend in Manny Pacquiao and an unexpected Cinderella story in Andy Ruiz Jr. The last four months of 2019 are shaping up to

9:59 PM ET Steve KimESPN Danny Roman, the IBF/WBA junior featherweight champion, has pulled out of his scheduled bout against Murodjon Akhmadaliev. This fight was to have taken place Sept. 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York. “He’s got a left shoulder injury, we don’t know the full extent but we should know by

1:26 AM ET Former world titlist Joseph Parker and former world title challenger Dereck Chisora will meet in a significant heavyweight bout Oct. 26 at the O2 Arena in London, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing announced Saturday night. The fight will serve as the co-feature on the card that will be headlined by a

11:03 PM ET Erislandy Lara made quick work of Ramon Alvarez, knocking him out in the second round to claim a vacant secondary junior middleweight world title on Saturday night in the Premier Boxing Champions main event at The Armory in Minneapolis. In his first fight since parting ways with longtime trainer Ronnie Shields and

8:59 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 LONDON — Vasiliy Lomachenko showed why he is arguably the world’s best boxer by earning a unanimous decision victory over Luke Campbell, who battled

8:25 PM ET Steve KimESPN Regis Prograis has resolved his dispute with World Boxing Super Series officials and is back in the tournament final, his promoter, Lou DiBella, told ESPN on Saturday. Prograis will fight Josh Taylor on Oct. 26 at the O2 Arena in London to unify their 140-pound world titles in the final

1:47 PM ET Last fight: Alexander Povetkin outpointed Hughie Fury in heavyweight fight. All three judges had the fight for Povetkin 117-111. Edwards keeps flyweight title via no contest Julio Cesar Martinez dominated Charlie Edwards in what was initially ruled a third-round knockout victory that gave him the WBC flyweight title, but the result was