Tag Archives: Boxing

It took Jake Paul less than two minutes to win his third professional fight. YouTube star turned boxer Paul sent Ben Askren to the canvas with a straight right hand midway through …

7:53 pm ET Nick parkinson To close • Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as various national newspapers.• Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years.• Appears on BoxNation’s …

Boxer great Antonio Tarver is out of a scheduled showdown with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Tarver was scheduled to face Mir on the undercard of the boxing event headlined by …

1:43 a. M. ET Ben baby To close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News. Graduated from the University of North Texas Nick …

10:36 am ET Mark KriegelESPN After months of arduous negotiations between competing promoters and rival champions, the contract was finally signed for a two-fight deal between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to …

The great American boxer passed away Saturday at the family home in Bartlett, New Hampshire, his wife said. American boxing legend Marvin Hagler, the undisputed world middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, …

12:01 am ET Mark KriegelESPN The great fighter retires with his fortune and his powers intact. He then remains in retirement, resisting the urges of the promoters, the public, and the fierce …

Marvin Hagler, the great middleweight boxer whose reign and title run ended in a split decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday. He was 66 years old. Wife Kay …

FLINT, Michigan – Claressa Shields wanted to make history Friday night on several levels. The first part he handled before he even stepped into the ring, spearheading a pay-per-view card for women. …

12:32 am ET Ben baby To close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News. Graduated from the University of North Texas Michael rothstein …