1:39 PM ET WBO light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev will face Anthony Yarde in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The fight will air live on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) won his first 175-pound WBO world title
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11:25 PM ET Unified heavyweight world titlist Andy Ruiz Jr. was due to begin training for his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Monday, but those plans did come about, trainer Manny Robles told ESPN on Monday night. “We’re working on getting back together this week. I was hoping it would be [Monday] but it wasn’t,
2:32 PM ET Officials from the World Boxing Super Series and the team of junior welterweight world titleholder Regis Prograis are in talks aimed at resolving the lawsuit Prograis filed against tournament owner Comosa AG earlier this month and getting him back into the tournament. “We always wanted to resolve this and right now that
11:19 AM ET For all the aggravation boxing fans endure when it comes to not getting the fights they want to see when they want to see them, there is always the occasional oasis in the proverbial desert. Case in point is the outstanding light heavyweight world title unification fight between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur
1:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN While usually a destination for soccer, it was boxing that took center stage on Saturday at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Current 122 pound world titleholder Emanuel Navarrete notched another dominant victory and former junior featherweight world titleholder Jessie Magdaleno also won, but suffered a nasty cut
12:07 AM ET Junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete blew away the overmatched Francisco De Vaca in the third round to retain his belt with ease on Saturday. Mexico’s Navarrete landed punches almost at will and faced almost nothing of consequence in return as he retained his 122-pound title for the second time before 3,944
10:53 PM ET Undefeated light heavyweight world titleholders Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev will meet to unify their belts in a highly significant fight on Oct. 18, promoter Top Rank announced on Saturday night. The fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET with preliminary
4:43 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Amir Imam, preparing for a fall return in the first fight of a promotional deal recently finalized with Top Rank, will be trained by Hall of Famer Buddy McGirt. “Buddy’s got a good background. He’s been in the ring and he knows what it takes to be a world
2:07 AM ET Steve KimESPN Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Friday night during an appearance on ESPN’s Now or Never that his highly anticipated rematch against WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder will take place in February. “It’s a done deal, if we both get through our next fights, then we’re going to fight Feb.