Boxing

11:46 PM ET It was delayed for a couple of seconds as Daniela Romina Bermudez staggered back before falling to her knees and staying there in the ninth round Thursday night. Amanda Serrano, the knockout queen of women’s boxing, had done it again. While many of Serrano’s fights go just a short distance, Bermudez, her
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12:20 PM ET Cameron Wolfe The World Boxing Council has ordered rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia to face contender Javier Fortuna for the interim lightweight title and right to be mandatory challenger to champion Devin Haney. The negotiation period has begun for a Garcia-Fortuna bout with a purse bid scheduled for April 16 if no
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10:23 PM ET Shakur Stevenson will headline a June 12 card on ESPN in New York City, a source told ESPN. The opponent is not finalized yet and might not be until following the Carl Frampton-Jamel Herring April 3 WBO junior lightweight title bout, but it most likely will be South African Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1,
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10:09 PM ET Plans are being made for former three-division titlist Vasily Lomachenko to return to the ring this summer vs. lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani, a source told ESPN. A firm date hasn’t been finalized but the bout is expected to headline a summer ESPN card. This will be Lomachenko’s first fight since losing his
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11:41 AM ET WBA junior lightweight champion Gervonta Davis has been charged with 14 counts related to an alleged hit-and-run that occurred in Baltimore last November, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office announced. If convicted of all 14 counts, Davis could face up to seven years and 55 days in prison. Baltimore City court documents say
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1:12 PM ET Members of Evander Holyfield’s team say Mike Tyson has rejected a $25 million guarantee to fight Holyfield on May 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The two sides had been in talks for months about getting Tyson and Holyfield in the ring, after Tyson fought an exhibition against Roy
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8:40 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 Lawrence Okolie announced himself on the big stage with a bang when he knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki in the sixth round to capture the
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1:43 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate 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
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6:13 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 After a 519-day absence, Artur Beterbiev picked up where he left off as he extended his 100% knockout record with a tenth-round TKO win
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11:36 AM ET Canelo Alvarez will continue his pursuit to unify the super middleweight division May 8 vs. Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where more than 60,000 fans will be allowed in attendance, Matchroom Promotions said Friday. Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world,
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6:00 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 Lawrence Okolie’s first world title fight on Saturday comes as part of a busy month for the cruiserweight boxer, whose forthcoming book follows the
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