Boxing

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 8:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday — Jeremiah Nakathila — said something that made

1:39 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Claressa Shields is a champion. She has showed that for years in the boxing ring, winning gold medals in two Olympics and becoming a three-division world champion (twice undisputed) in an undefeated professional in-ring career. On Thursday night, she showed a different side of her championship mettle by surviving a

7:23 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The main event will transform one of the most decorated champions in sports into a fresh-faced neophyte. Claressa Shields, the undefeated two-division boxing champion, will make her mixed martial arts debut in the PFL main event on Thursday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. But Shields’ lightweight bout against Brittney Elkin

8:38 AM ET Shakur Stevenson’s smile disappears. He’s approached with the one question that he’s thought about plenty over the past six months: What’s next? It’s frustrated him. He’s tired of waiting. Stevenson sits up straight, looks ahead and without hesitation says, “I want Oscar Valdez next. Nothing else. That’s the big fight. That’s the

7:30 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 Anthony Joshua could defend his world heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in September, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed to

12:22 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Keyshawn Davis’ quest for Olympic gold is back on. Davis and two fellow American boxers were awarded places in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, allowing Davis to make an improbable return to USA Boxing five months after the touted lightweight turned professional amid conflict with the

9:17 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Chad Johnson’s boxing debut was off to a surprisingly impressive showing until midway through the fourth round when a big right hook from Brian Maxwell dropped him to the canvas. Getting knocked down will be the highlight that comes out of Ochocinco’s journey into the ring Sunday night

7:35 PM ET CLARESSA SHIELDS RETURNED to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late March, fresh off making boxing history by becoming the first two-division undisputed champion in the four-belt era. Time was running low, though, with Shields scheduled to make her MMA debut in the Professional Fighters League on June 10. The only

11:49 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Logan Paul raised his right glove and pointed to the sky. He then made a face at Floyd Mayweather, taunting him. And then flicked out a jab. It was a surreal moment in a surreal buildup and fight. YouTube star-turned-prizefighter Logan Paul went the distance with Floyd Mayweather

2:19 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Logan Paul’s future as a bankable boxing commodity hinged on what he’d do Sunday night in an exhibition match with aging all-time great Floyd Mayweather. If Mayweather, 44, thrashed and finished Paul early, it could have stalled Paul’s marketing potential in the ring. Most anything else would have

1:21 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Somewhere in Miami, Floyd Mayweather is laughing. A lackluster eight-round exhibition that went the distance with no official winner was an appropriate end for Sunday night’s Mayweather-Logan Paul showcase. Everything about this bout was a circus, and the redeeming hope of a viral knockout to make it all

Jun 4, 2021 Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Marc Raimondi MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Floyd Mayweather will be back in the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul in an eight-round exhibition Sunday night

Jun 3, 2021 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 After attempts to sign the deal for the Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight broke down last month, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn

7:33 AM ET Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul stood face-to-face trash-talking, surrounded by cameras and phones, completely comfortable in their element. It was their first news conference in Miami in advance of Sunday’s exhibition bout between Mayweather — the retired and undefeated boxer considered by many to be one of the greatest of all time

Jun 3, 2016 Muhammad Ali was as skilled with words as he was in the ring. His poignant sayings about sports and life figure to remain iconic for generations to come alongside the lore of his historic fights. Today, in memory of the man who not only was the greatest but who also made sure

Where’s Basil? The true story of Tom Hackett’s stolen Subaru Outback When Utah punter Tom Hackett discovered his Subaru Outback, Basil, was stolen, he sent out a worldwide APB. This is the story of Basil’s abduction and the efforts made to reunite it with its owner, including a terrible misunderstanding along the way. by Chantel

7:52 AM ET It was 10 days before his fight with Floyd Mayweather, and YouTube star Logan Paul was asked during a phone call about the rules of the exhibition boxing match scheduled for Sunday in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Will there be judges? Will knockouts be allowed? Will there even be a winner announced

6:05 PM ET The Jake Paul vs. MMA (but … in a boxing match) phenomenon will roll on this summer, as the popular YouTube star will take on former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in August. There are a lot of unanswered questions around the force that Paul (3-0, 3 KOs) has become in combat sports.