6:43 PM ET NEW YORK — After Sergey Kovalev lost his light heavyweight world title to Eleider “Storm” Alvarez in upset fashion in August, he quickly exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch. Not long after that Kovalev’s promoter, Main Events, announced it had made a deal with Top Rank to have the fight
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Dec 5, 2018 WBA lightweight world titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko faces WBO world titlist Jose Pedraza in a fight that will air live on ESPN in the United States at 9 p.m. ET Saturday night from the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ukraine’s Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) won the title by
Dec 8, 2018 Lightweight world titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko tore the labrum in his right shoulder in May, underwent a surgical repair days later and embarked on an intense rehab and training program in an effort to return to the ring this year. On Saturday he will face Jose Pedraza in a 135-pound unification fight at
5:49 PM ET It was a festive atmosphere as pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza both weighed in on Friday afternoon for their lightweight world title unification fight at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Vasiliy Lomachenko has won world titles in three divisions but has always wanted to unify the belts in
5:00 PM ET In the wake of their classic heavyweight championship fight that ended in a draw last Saturday in Los Angeles, world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury have both repeatedly said they want to have a rematch in their next fight. If they make one, there won’t be any issue with
4:25 PM ET NEW YORK — The brilliant lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is widely considered the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world despite having just 12 professional fights. He is aiming to add another significant accomplishment to his resume to embellish his argument. Lomachenko won world titles in three weight classes — featherweight, junior
10:44 PM ET Floyd Mayweather will indeed return to the ring on New Year’s Eve in Japan, but it will be only an exhibition. Mayweather and Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will meet in a three-round match under straight boxing rules at the 37,000-seat Saitama Prefecture Super Arena in Saitama, Japan — about a half-hour
7:33 PM ET NEW YORK — Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko was tired of talking about the surgically repaired labrum in his right shoulder, but the lightweight world champion never seems to tire of discussing his quest to unify world titles. Lomachenko has won world titles in three weight classes — featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight
7:00 AM ET Jamie BraidwoodESPN Rocky Fielding has told ESPN he found out about his fight with world middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez while he was putting his one-month-old daughter to bed. WBA super middleweight champion Fielding faces Alvarez on Dec.15 at Madison Square Garden, in a fight that came out of the blue when it
5:32 AM ET Tyson Fury hopes a rematch with Deontay Wilder could take place at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United. Fury was a guest at United’s Premier League clash against Arsenal on Wednesday, having arrived back in the U.K. following his controversial draw with WBC heavyweight champion Wilder in Los Angeles last weekend.