11:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The light heavyweight fight between Jesse Hart and Sullivan Barrera was not an official eliminator for a shot at a world title but it might as well have been. Both entered their bout on Saturday night — the co-feature of lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s defense against Tom Schwarz

7:49 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 Josh Warrington survived a scrappy and close fight to edge past English rival Kid Galahad on a split decision and retain his IBF world

Jun 11, 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 No world titles will be on the line when Tyson Fury faces Tom Schwarz live on ESPN+ on Saturday night, but Fury argues that

10:46 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury — meaning he’s the man who beat the man who beat the man, etc., regardless of belts — is as happy as ever. That’s a far cry from when he won the championship by decision in a big upset against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.

8:00 PM ET Former heavyweight world title challengers Dereck Chisora and Artur Szpilka will square off on July 20 at the O2 Arena in London, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Thursday. It’s another notable heavyweight fight added to a card that already is headlined by the showdown between top contender Dillian Whyte and Oscar

9:54 AM ET Warren Yiu Jason Moloney is chuffed. He’s just come off beating his twin brother, Andrew, in an intense game of table tennis. Jason (18-1, 15 KOs) currently holds both the WBA Oceania and Commonwealth bantamweight titles. Andrew (19-0, 12 KOs) is the current WBA Oceania and Commonwealth junior bantamweight titleholder. He also

9:57 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 Josh Warrington is becoming one of the U.K.’s most popular boxers and on Saturday makes a second defence of his IBF world featherweight title

Jun 13, 2019 Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A vandal has painted the words “racist,” “antisemitic” and “homophobe” on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali in Kentucky. The words were painted in orange over Ali’s portion of the “Kentucky Rushmore” mural that features other icons from the state, including Abraham Lincoln. The mural is

10:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN After representing the United States in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Mikaela Mayer began to explore her professional options. Unlike her male counterparts on that boxing team that traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, lucrative offers were not forthcoming. Mayer (10-0, 4 KOs), who faces Lizbeth Crespo (13-4, 3 KOs) in