7:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. was less than two weeks away from a career-defining fight with Manny Pacquiao when he realized something was wrong. Spence had already returned from a devastating car crash, and while sparring to prepare for the Pacquiao fight, he felt something happened to his eye. Days later, he

5:33 AM ET The sixteenth instalment of the ESPN Africa Boxing series will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday April 21, and two title fights will feature at this month’s event, as well as the comeback of prodigy Mzuvukile Magwaca. Cowin Ray (champion) will take on Andile Mntungwa (challenger) in the SA Super

9:09 PM ET An unidentified plaintiff has filed a civil lawsuit against professional boxer Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz, accusing the former IBF super featherweight champion of attempting to coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity. The lawsuit, which was filed by ‘Jane Doe’ in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges

7:52 AM ET They can envision April 30 now. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano walking toward the ring in the main arena of New York’s Madison Square Garden, one of the most iconic sporting venues in the world. Thousands of fans cheering. Irish and Puerto Rican flags flying. A buzz in the air, a fight

10:28 AM ET In his first fight in 15 months, lightweight sensation Ryan Garcia was sharp, but it’s also clear he’ll need more time with new trainer Joe Goossen before he chases a marquee fight at 135 pounds. Garcia cruised to victory over Emmanuel Tagoe and had his opponent in big trouble on numerous occasions,

2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN They call him “The Towering Inferno,” a 6-foot-6, 154-pound boxer who can throw punches from seemingly all angles. Sebastian Fundora had dazzled with his height for the junior middleweight division to earn the No. 5 spot in ESPN’s ranking, but he had never been truly tested before the fight Saturday

1:21 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia has gone the 12-round distance for the first time in his career, in scoring a unanimous-decision victory over Emmanuel Tagoe on Saturday in San Antonio. The 23-year-old rising star remained undefeated via scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109. Garcia (22-0, 18 KOs) scored a flash knockdown of Tagoe

Apr 10, 2022 Mikaela Mayer continued to show why she is one of the best female fighters in the world. In her first fight in her home state of California as a champion, Mayer scored a dominant unanimous decision win over Jennifer Han to retain her IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles at The Hangar

5:13 PM ET WBC women’s junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will be making her first title defense April 16 against Edith Soledad Matthysse in Manchester, England. Baumgardner and her promoter, Matchroom Boxing, announced the fight Saturday as part of the Conor Benn-Chris van Heerden card. The 27-year-old Baumgardner (11-1, 7 KO), from Michigan, won her

8:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin is inching closer to a long-awaited trilogy fight with Canelo Alvarez. One day after he turned 40, Golovkin captured a second middleweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of Ryota Murata on Saturday in Saitama, Japan, in an early candidate for Fight of the Year. Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs)