Boxing

10:54 PM ET The World Boxing Super Series announced on Tuesday that the bantamweight semifinal between world titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez and secondary titlist “Monster” Naoya Inoue will take place on May 18 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. However, it remains to be seen if the fight will actually happen on that date or
0 Comments
8:48 PM ET The purse bid for the rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed for a second time as the sides get closer on a deal that could be only days away. “Things have gotten delayed a little, but as far as
0 Comments
10:27 PM ET Local hero Jose Ramirez pleased a crowd of 14,034 at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California, by rallying the second half of the fight to retain a junior welterweight title with a close 12-round majority decision over Jose Zepeda on Sunday. Zepeda (30-2, 25 KOs) out-boxed Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) for
0 Comments
2:30 PM ET Junior lightweight world titleholder Gervonta “Tank” Davis could be back in the ring as soon as April — but not for an official fight. Instead, Davis could follow the lead of his promoter, Floyd Mayweather, and go to Japan for a boxing exhibition against Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa, whom Mayweather destroyed
0 Comments
1:19 AM ET Steve KimESPN Andrew Cancio pulled off a big upset by defeating Alberto Machado by TKO in Round 4 on Saturday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. It looked early on as though Cancio was simply overmatched against defending WBA regular junior lightweight titlist Machado, who was facing the champion
0 Comments
12:20 AM ET Junior lightweight world titlist Gervonta “Tank” Davis didn’t get to add the big name to his record that he had hoped to, but he nonetheless took care of business and did so in violent fashion in the first round against late replacement Hugo Ruiz on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports
0 Comments
11:20 PM ET Former junior welterweight and welterweight world titleholder Marcos Maidana, who was one of boxing’s most destructive punchers and entertaining fighters in his heyday, said he plans to end a 4½-year retirement. Maidana made the announcement on Friday night in a brief video made while he was sitting in a bubble bath that
0 Comments