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May

Tyson Fury ‘having fun’ as ‘fight of the century’ vs. Usyk nears

Tyson Fury danced and sang along to some of his favorite hits during a light workout Wednesday evening, three days out from his undisputed heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk. England’s Fury, 35, wrapped his hands to the tune of AC/DC’s anthem “You Shook Me All Night Long.” He glided around the ring with trainer SugarHill Steward and pumped his right fist to the beat of The Killer’s “Mr. Brightside.” “I’m having fun. I always do, don’t I?” Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) told ESPN following his 15-minute workout at the open-air entertainment hub Boulevard City. “All these fight weeks I […]

May

Devin Haney requests NYSAC overturn loss to Ryan Garcia

Boxer Devin Haney, in a letter to the New York State Athletic Commission obtained by ESPN, formally requested Saturday that last month’s loss to Ryan Garcia be overturned to a disqualification victory after Garcia’s failed doping test. Garcia’s A-sample tested positive for the anabolic agent ostarine the day before and the night of his majority-decision win over Haney in Brooklyn. Garcia’s B-sample will be examined May 22. The tests were conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). If Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) is found culpable, the result could be changed to a no contest or, if Haney’s request is granted, a DQ loss for […]

May

Vasiliy Lomachenko stops George Kambosos Jr. by TKO in 11th round

Pound-for-pound megastar Vasiliy Lomachenko proved he still has plenty more left in the tank after battering former unified world champion George Kambosos Jr. for 11 rounds at a capacity RAC Arena to capture the IBF lightweight title. Just as he did in last year’s narrow and controversial loss to Devin Haney, 36-year-old Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) showcased his unrivaled footwork and agility, demonstrated patience when required, and struck clinical combination attacks to not only leave Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) bloody and bruised but his international boxing career in tatters. Lomachenko was in utter control throughout the contest and concluded the […]

April

Ryan Garcia scores 3 knockdowns in wild upset of Devin Haney

Ryan Garcia’s fitness to fight was questioned in the lead-up to his fight with Devin Haney, a turbulent promotion that was highlighted by Garcia’s erratic comments. Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) was a major underdog and virtually counted out entering Saturday evening. His blinding, powerful left hook turned the tide as Garcia scored three knockdowns to pull the upset via majority decision at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. One judge scored the fight 112-112 but was overruled by scores of 114-110 and 115-109 for Garcia. However, Garcia wasn’t eligible to win Haney’s WBC junior welterweight title after he weighed 143.2 pounds Friday for the […]

April

Jorge Masvidal: ‘I’m definitely coming back to the UFC”

Jorge Masvidal may be getting ready to lace up the boxing gloves for his upcoming fight with Nate Diaz on June 1, but he has made it clear that his career as a mixed martial artist is far from done. The former BMF champion and welterweight title contender says he will “definitely” be returning to the promotion that made him a superstar. “I’m definitely coming back to the UFC and get a W for my city, for my family, my kids and everybody that believes in me,” Masvidal said during a recent stop in Miami following “The Baddest Tour” for his fight against […]

April

Fury warns he could beat Usyk after ’15 pints’ as fight looms

Tyson Fury stated he could defeat Oleksandr Usyk with no training and after “sinking 15 pints of Peroni” the night before in a news conference on Wednesday ahead of their title fight next month. WBC champion Fury and Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBA and WBO straps, will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While Fury praised Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) as a great champion at cruiserweight level, he said the step up will prove too much when they clash in just over a month’s time. “I think if I didn’t train at […]

April

‘Pitbull’ Cruz stops ‘Rolly’ Romero; Lara and Martinez shine in wins

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz set the tone early Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, with wild overhand rights that whistled by the head of Rolando “Rolly” Romero. Then Cruz put on a masterclass in stalking and cutting off the ring versus Romero. Finally, Cruz completed his beatdown of Romero with at least six straight shots to the head, forcing referee Tom Taylor to stop the fight at 56 seconds of the eighth round. With the victory, Cruz took Romero’s WBA junior welterweight world title on the co-main event of a card headlined by a junior middleweight title fight between Tim Tszyu and […]

March

Erika Cruz will defend title against Nazarena Romero May 11

Erika Cruz will defend her WBA junior featherweight title versus Nazarena Romero on Saturday, May 11, promoter Matchroom Boxing revealed Wednesday. The fight at the Palenque de la Feria National de San Marcos in Aguascalientes, Mexico, will be the co-main event of Eduardo Hernandez’s junior lightweight fight against Daniel Lugo. Cruz (17-2, 3 KOs), of Mexico, is a two-division champion. She earned the WBA featherweight belt with a technical decision victory over Jelena Mrdjenovich in April 2021. She made two successful defenses before losing the title to Amanda Serrano in a unification bout in February 2023. Cruz then moved up […]

March

Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy; Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Thomas Dulorme on April 27

Jose Ramirez will fight Rances Barthelemy on April 27 in Fresno, California, and Vergil Ortiz Jr. will meet Thomas Dulorme in the DAZN co-feature, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The event will mark Ramirez’s Golden Boy debut after the former junior welterweight champion parted ways with longtime promoter Top Rank. Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) is ESPN’s No. 7 boxer at 140 pounds. The Olympian made four successful title defenses and unified belts before he dropped a decision to Josh Taylor in an undisputed championship fight in May 2021. Ramirez, 31, has competed just twice since his lone pro defeat. Most […]

March

Canelo fighting Munguia

The latest winner of the Canelo Alvarez sweepstakes is Jaime Munguia, who beat out Jermall Charlo and Edgar Berlanga to land a May 4 fight in Las Vegas versus boxing’s top star. With that fight comes a chance at boxing championship glory, and of course, the biggest payday of Munguia’s career. Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) enters the undisputed super middleweight championship fight on the heels of a career-best performance, a ninth-round TKO victory over John Ryder in January. Munguia has improved greatly under the guidance of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. And now he’ll meet his countryman on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Canelo-Munguia […]

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Tyson Fury ‘having fun’ as ‘fight of the century’ vs. Usyk nears

Devin Haney requests NYSAC overturn loss to Ryan Garcia

Vasiliy Lomachenko stops George Kambosos Jr. by TKO in 11th round

Ryan Garcia scores 3 knockdowns in wild upset of Devin Haney

Jorge Masvidal: ‘I’m definitely coming back to the UFC”

Fury warns he could beat Usyk after ’15 pints’ as fight looms

‘Pitbull’ Cruz stops ‘Rolly’ Romero; Lara and Martinez shine in wins

Erika Cruz will defend title against Nazarena Romero May 11

Jose Ramirez vs. Rances Barthelemy; Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Thomas Dulorme on April 27

Canelo fighting Munguia

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