Boxing

Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 5, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Anthony Joshua’s Aug. 12 rematch with Dillian Whyte in London is off after the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association informed Matchroom Boxing that Whyte “returned adverse analytical findings as part of a random anti-doping protocol,” the promoter announced on Saturday. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing is attempting to secure a
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 12:19 PM ET Jack Catterall, ESPN’s No. 1 junior welterweight, will fight former three-division champion Jorge Linares on Oct. 21 in Liverpool, England, Matchroom Boxing announced Friday. Catterall, a 30-year-old Englishman, dropped a controversial split decision to Josh Taylor in February 2022 in a bid for the undisputed 140-pound championship.
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 07:34 PM ET The IBF on Thursday ordered an Aug. 15 purse bid for a junior welterweight title fight between its champion, Subriel Matias, and mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev, according to a letter obtained by ESPN. The typical purse split for IBF title fights is 85-15 in favor of the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney was facing a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, but the Los Angeles district attorney’s office said it declined to proceed with the case. “The case involving Devin Haney was declined on July 27 due to insufficient evidence,”
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 05:12 PM ET DALLAS — Things got physical on stage Thursday at the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz news conference, after the two main-event fighters did their traditional faceoff. Both camps’ security teams got into a shoving match with punches thrown after things became heated between Paul, Diaz
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Terri Harper will defend her WBA junior middleweight title against Cecilia Braekhus on Oct. 7 in Sheffield, England, a rescheduling of a
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