10:58 AM ET Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has warned the British fighter to learn from Anthony Joshua’s shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. as he prepares for his next opponent. Fury (27-1, 19 KO’s) fights undefeated German Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on June 15 and is
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2:37 AM ET Steve KimESPN Andy Ruiz Jr. did what many believed was the impossible by stopping Anthony Joshua in Round 7 on Saturday to capture the WBA, WBO and IBF world titles in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. So what happened and what did we learn? 1. Ruiz won, did boxing
1:08 AM ET What was supposed to be a tuneup fight for heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua took a shocking turn Saturday night in New York when he was defeated in the seventh round by huge underdog Andy Ruiz Jr., who closed +1100 at Caesars sportsbook. Las Vegas bookmakers suffered a few body blows as well.
11:55 PM ET NEW YORK — It may not go down as an upset the magnitude of Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson or even Hasim Rahman drilling Lennox Lewis to win the heavyweight world title, but Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked out Anthony Joshua in the seventh round to win three heavyweight world title belts
10:06 PM ET Last fight: Callum Smith defeat Hassan N’Dam by TKO in Round 3 to defend his super middleweight world title Katie Taylor defeated Delfine Persoon by majority decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing UK NEW YORK — From the moment Katie Taylor turned pro after a stellar amateur career that
7:14 PM ET Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder announced Friday that he will fight a much-anticipated rematch with lineal champion Tyson Fury, assuming he first defeats Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in another rematch in September. Wilder-Fury II would take place in the first part of 2020. “Well, as I always say I’m the realest champion in
12:24 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 Before she leaves her hotel room in New York on Saturday night, Ireland’s Katie Taylor will be surrounded by her family, in deep prayer.
9:20 AM ET NEW YORK — Anthony Joshua, the British megastar, has come to the Big Apple looking to defend his three major heavyweight world title belts and make a splash in his U.S. debut. It will be a bit different than he initially planned when he steps into the ring to make his seventh
9:59 AM ET NEW YORK – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That is the case of former heavyweight world titleholder Joseph Parker. Parker, whose only losses came by decisions in 2018 in a title unification fight to Anthony Joshua and to top contender Dillian Whyte on cards put on by Matchroom Boxing promoter
3:41 AM ET Just six weeks after suffering a knockout loss to welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford, Amir Khan announced his next fight on Friday. Khan, a former unified junior welterweight world titleholder, will challenge India’s Neeraj Goyat for his regional welterweight belt on July 12 at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi