Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 6, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will meet Dillian Whyte in a rematch on Aug. 12 at The O2 in London.. The fight will be broadcast on DAZN PPV in the U.K.; it will be available to DAZN subscribers in the U.S. “I’ve been clear that my plan

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 6, 2023, 07:23 AM ET Following two postponements, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis will finally meet on Saturday in San Antonio in a welterweight contest that’s been in the works for well over a year. This fight is highly anticipated, featuring two action boxers on the short list of rising contenders

Jul 6, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk’s last fight was against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia in 2022. Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images Oleksandr Usyk will defend his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles when he takes on the United Kingdom’s Daniel Dubois at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, on Aug. 26, the Ukrainian

Associated Press Jul 5, 2023, 10:44 AM ET DAVENPORT, Iowa — Antwun Echols, a boxer who twice lost to Bernard Hopkins in title fights, has died in Iowa. He was 51. Echols, known as “Kid Dynamite” because of his powerful punch, died Sunday in Davenport of complications from diabetes, according to his daughter, Antwunette Echols.

Jul 5, 2023, 08:06 AM ET The heavyweight division continues to tease boxing fans with potential megafights this year. One of those potential bouts is a battle between two former champions, Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr., but will that fight come to fruition, or is the business of boxing getting in the way of

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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 2, 2023, 02:36 PM ET Anthony Joshua is slated to return to the ring on Aug. 12 at The O2 in London, and his opponent should be confirmed in the next 48 hours, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The former heavyweight champion has been in discussions with Dillian Whyte for a rematch

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 2, 2023, 12:56 AM ET Jared Anderson, arguably boxing’s most promising young heavyweight, went the distance for the first time in his career with a 10-round unanimous decision victory over former titleholder Charles Martin on Saturday in Toledo, Ohio. The judges turned in scorecards that read 98-91, 99-90 and 99-90. Anderson, a

Nick ParkinsonJul 1, 2023, 07:20 PM ET 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 Savannah Marshall made a good first impression in her debut at super middleweight, earning a majority decision over Franchon Crews-Dezurn to become

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Bakhodir Jalolov, an undefeated heavyweight who won an Olympic gold medal in 2021, has signed a multiyear promotional deal with Top Rank, sources told ESPN. The 28-year-old Uzbek fighter is slated to make his return toward the end of the summer. Jalolov (12-0, 12 KOs) joins a