Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson will return on Aug. 26 vs. Andriy Rudenko, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The ESPN main event will be Anderson’s second fight in less than 60 days. Earlier that day, Oleksandr Uysk’s unified heavyweight title defense vs. Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland, will
This article has been updated after originally being published in April 2022, following an appearance together in the ring by Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou after a Fury victory over Dillian Whyte. A boxing match between Fury and Ngannou was announced on July 11. Tyson Fury is the greatest heavyweight in the world. Francis Ngannou
Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Jul 11, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Two of the biggest stars in combat sports will clash when boxing’s Tyson Fury meets MMA’s Francis Ngannou in a crossover event Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fans have been clamoring for a boxing match between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight
Jul 11, 2023, 10:53 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year, $11.6 million contract Tuesday. “Super excited to be signed with the Canadiens for the next four years,” said Newhook, who was a restricted free agent. “Can’t wait to get to Montreal and get going. I love playing at the
Nick ParkinsonJul 11, 2023, 09:00 AM 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 Josh Kelly insists his boxing career is in the best health yet since he has overcome his struggles with hypochondria. Kelly (13-1-1,
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CINCINNATI — There is a tendency in international soccer to derive meaning from every game. The absence of regular fixtures and the outsized importance of the World Cup has the effect. Externally, that
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 11, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Christopher Eubanks stood by the microphone on No. 2 Court as 4,000 spectators crammed in the stands, watched. “You’ve just beaten your first top-5 player, you’re on debut here at Wimbledon, and now you’re in your first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal,” Jenny Drummond, the on-court reporter,
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Tyson Fury, boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion, and Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, will fight Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman didn’t respond to a text message asking whether Fury’s WBC heavyweight title will be on the line. The
Daniel Ricciardo will return to an F1 cockpit at Silverstone on Tuesday in a test for Red Bull. On paper the outing is officially a Pirelli tyre test, but it is clear from conversations with Ricciardo and those close to him and with key figures at Red Bull that there’s a lot more riding on
NBA insiders Jul 11, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The first weekend of the NBA 2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas is in the books. The event has given fans a look at the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, the Charlotte Hornets’ Brandon Miller and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson, the top three picks in