Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Chantelle Cameron is heading back to Ireland for a second time to have a rematch with Katie Taylor, once again putting up

Aug 2, 2023, 07:48 AM ET In the most anticipated fight this year, Terence Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. in a battle between the two current best welterweights in boxing. And it wasn’t close, as Crawford knocked down Spence three times en route to a ninth-round TKO win at a packed T-Mobile Arena in Las

Aug 1, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Terence Crawford left no doubt who the best 147-pound fighter in the world is Saturday night. His dismantling of Errol Spence Jr. inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will go down as one of the most dominant performances in boxing history. For “Bud,” this was the validation he spoke

Jul 31, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Jake Paul returns to the ring to face Nate Diaz in a 10-round cruiserweight bout (catchweight of 185 pounds) at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 5 (ESPN+ PPV, 8 p.m. ET). Paul (6-1, 4 KOs), 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, is coming off a split-decision loss to

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 04:27 PM ET Logan Paul and KSI, two YouTubers who pioneered the influencer boxing trend, will fight on the same boxing card Oct. 14 in Manchester, England, they announced Friday on Instagram. Paul and KSI will not fight each other but will compete against separate opponents in a

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Artur Beterbiev’s unified light heavyweight championship defense against Callum Smith on Aug. 19 has been postponed as Beterbiev deals with a bone infection to his jaw, Top Rank announced Sunday. The infection was a result of dental work, sources told ESPN. The timetable for Beterbiev’s recovery is

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 12:14 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford dismantled Errol Spence Jr. in a tour de force performance, scoring a ninth-round TKO in the long-awaited superfight to capture the undisputed welterweight championship Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Crawford floored Spence in Round 2 and twice in Round 7, a two-fisted

Brianna Williams, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 12:33 AM ET Saturday night’s bout between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford took years to come to fruition — and the action in Las Vegas proved to be worth the wait. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Crawford, the new undisputed welterweight champion, knocked down Spence Jr. in Round 2 and

No matter what was said publicly, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford always seemed destined to face each other. In recent years, both men have held a claim to being the best welterweight in the world and have been in the discussion as the best men’s pound-for-pound boxer. But despite the many victories, titles and