Month: August 2021

The Tokyo Olympics have wrapped up, and after 15 days and 276 bouts, the boxing results are set in stone (well, at least for now). Here’s a full rundown of all the medals awarded: Women’s flyweight Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Gold: Sofya Krasteva (Bulgaria) Silver: Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) Bronze: Huang Hsiao-wen
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10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor is coming home to defend his undisputed championship. Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to terms for a Dec. 18 fight at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN, and all four 140-pound belts will be on the line. Exact TV plans haven’t been finalized, but
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FITE PPV, 2:00 pm ET, Austin Trout vs Alejandro Davila. This is $20 which is, in all honesty, quite an asking price for … this. Again, I don’t begrudge niche shows being offered on PPV for people who want to see them, this wasn’t getting picked up anywhere else, but $20 is a little steep
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2:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 17-year gold-medal drought for USA Boxing’s men continues after a pair of losses Sunday morning at the Tokyo Olympics. First, it was Keyshawn Davis who settled for silver after dropping a split decision to Andy Cruz of Cuba in the lightweight gold-medal match. Then, with one last chance to
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz #RigondeauxCasimero Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-081421 Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux faces bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero for his WBO belt on Saturday, August 14 live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The SHOWTIME
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6:24 PM ET Nick Parkinson 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 Kid Galahad picked apart James “Jazza” Dickens to force a stoppage at the end of 11 rounds and win the IBF world featherweight title
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3:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the third consecutive year, Canelo Alvarez won’t fight on Mexican Independence Weekend. The pound-for-pound king planned to fight Sept. 18, but after prolonged negotiations for two different fights, Alvarez has decided to move his next bout to November, promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN on Friday. The Mexican star wanted
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