2:39 PM ET Manny Pacquiao’s team have denied reports a deal has been struck to fight Amir Khan after the Brit claimed contracts had been signed for the pair to face off in Saudi Arabia later this year. Khan (34-5, 21 KOs) produced a fourth round stoppage of former featherweight world champion Billy Dib in
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9:00 AM ET Steve Kim Anthony Olivieri On July 20, Manny Pacquiao, 40, faces welterweight titlist Keith Thurman, who is a decade younger. Thurman, who hadn’t fought in nearly two years, survived his last fight against Josesito Lopez. The aging Pacquiao, for his part, will be fighting for the second time this year. We asked
9:00 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 Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman will collide for the WBA world welterweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday
6:47 PM ET Former welterweight world titlist Luis Collazo and former world title challenger Jose Benavidez Jr. will meet on Aug. 17 in the 10-round main event of the first boxing event scheduled to take place at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Top Rank announced on Monday. The Top Rank Boxing on
5:37 PM ET Pernell Whitaker, a longtime pound-for-pound king and one of the greatest boxers in history, was killed Sunday night when he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 55. The Virginia Beach Police Department said the incident remains an active investigation but that Whitaker was apparently hit by a
2:47 PM ET Opening Bell: Busy, fun boxing weekend There were no mega fights this past weekend, but it was certainly a busy one that offered up a little bit of everything for boxing fans. Here’s my view of the weekend: Best long fight: Jamal James-Antonio DeMarco Welterweight Jamal James, who is a solid contender
11:21 AM ET Rising featherweight star Shakur Stevenson made a triumphant homecoming as he blew out Alberto Guevara in a dominant third-round knockout performance Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, to retain his regional belt and move to the precipice of a shot at a world title. Fighting before a partisan crowd of 5,150 in
3:23 AM ET Rising featherweight star Shakur Stevenson made a triumphant homecoming as he blew out Alberto Guevara in a dominant third-round knockout performance to retain his regional belt and move to the precipice of a shot at a world title on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. Fighting before a partisan crowd of 5,150
12:21 AM ET Steve KimESPN CARSON, Calif. — In an often awkward and ugly affair at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Rey Vargas retained his WBC junior featherweight title by outpointing Japanese challenger Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night. All three judges scored the fight 117-110 for Vargas. Loud boos poured in at the end of