Boxing

Oct 21, 2019 Steve KimESPN XANDER ZAYAS SAT at dinner alongside his mother, stepfather and sister on Dec. 17, 2018, just a few weeks after capturing the 2018 USA Boxing Youth National Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 16-year-old and his family were joined by his trainer, Javiel Centeno, and manager, Peter Kahn. The

4:47 PM ET Former ESPN anchor Alan Massengale has died, his former TV station KCBS reported. He was 63. Massengale was diagnosed with colon cancer more than six years ago and was placed on life support after suffering a brain bleed following a slip and fall. Massengale was a SportsCenter anchor in the 1980s. His

5:18 PM ET Jake Paul says he would be willing to fight once in the UFC against either Conor McGregor or Jorge Masvidal — with some caveats. The YouTube influencer-turned-boxer said Saturday in a statement to ESPN that he would sign a one-fight UFC contract to compete against either McGregor or Masvidal in MMA with

7:33 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 Leigh Wood produced a stunning comeback win to halt Michael Conlan with a brutal knockout in the 12th round and retain his WBA “regular”

2:23 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Talks to match middleweight champion Jermall Charlo against Mexican star Jaime Munguia in July have collapsed over the U.S. broadcast platform, sources told ESPN. Charlo, who is aligned with Al Haymon’s PBC, and Munguia, who is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, agreed on financial terms for

8:00 AM 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 Michael Conlan is confident he will not be victim of another unfair outcome in Saturday’s featherweight title challenge against Leigh Wood. The last world

10:30 AM ET Professional boxing’s British governing body said on Thursday it would not allow boxers registered or licensed in Russia and Belarus to fight in Britain. The British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) statement follows global sporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A BBBofC statement on Thursday read: “Please note, the

10:45 AM ET Ian John-Lewis, one of the judges who scored the Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall fight in Taylor’s favor on Feb. 26, has been downgraded by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). John-Lewis scored the bout for Taylor with a score of 114-111 despite challenger Catterall flooring the 31-year-old in the eighth round and

4:11 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — With heads bowed and surrounded by heavily armed police, the first suspects arrested nearly a decade after the fatal shooting of renowned Puerto Rico boxer Héctor Camacho appeared in court Wednesday to face murder charges. Five men are accused in the slaying of the fighter

6:07 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Ron Stander, whose fight against unbeaten world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1972 was the highlight of his 13-year career, has died. He was 77. Toddy Stander said her husband died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at their home in the Omaha, Nebraska, suburb of Ralston. Stander

Mar 8, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Rolando Romero will get his shot at Gervonta Davis after all. The fighters agreed to a deal for a May 28 lightweight fight on Showtime PPV, sources said. A location hasn’t been finalized yet. “Tank” Davis and Romero were set to fight on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, but Romero

12:43 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Roman Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Martinez didn’t deliver the fight-of-the-year contender many anticipated, but that’s only because “Chocolatito” was far too good to allow the matchup to be competitive. Simply put, Gonzalez schooled Martinez and once again displayed why he’s a future first-ballot Hall of Famer with a unanimous-decision victory

2:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez proved on Saturday that he’s still one of the best fighters in the world, but more so, that age isn’t slowing him down. His masterclass performance en route to a unanimous-decision victory over Julio Cesar Martinez was just the latest impressive outing in a Hall of Fame

1:34 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Guillermo Rigondeaux lost roughly 80% of his vision following an accident involving a pressure cooker late Thursday afternoon at his Miami home, the former champion’s manager, Alex Boronte, told ESPN. The 41-year-old was cooking Cuban black beans when something went awry, causing the pressure cooker to explode. The boiling water

10:19 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dmitry Bivol, who was born in Kyrgyzstan but has long resided in St. Petersburg, Russia, is preparing for a fight with boxing’s top star, Canelo Alvarez, but is painfully aware of the situation at home. Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) recently arrived in the U.S. from Russia, which invaded Ukraine on

1:56 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jose Ramirez’s quest to regain his 140-pound titles began successfully Friday night with a unanimous-decision victory over Jose Pedraza on ESPN+. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 for Ramirez, who was fighting in his hometown, Fresno, California, for the first time in three years. The matchup was Ramirez’s first

1:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN David Benavidez and David Lemieux will meet on May 21 at Footprint Arena in Phoenix, Benavidez’s hometown, sources tell ESPN, a PBC on Showtime main event. ESPN reported in December that the boxers signed contracts for the 168-pound bout that could line the winner up for a shot at a

7:56 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin was the main attraction, a staple of HBO Boxing for nearly a decade, but just before he entered the ring in Inglewood, California, on a May 2015 night to face Willie Monroe Jr., there was a diminutive boxer from Nicaragua who had the industry buzzing. With a second-round