2:57 PM ET Colby Covington says he did not break his jaw in a welterweight title fight at UFC 245 against Kamaru Usman. And he wants an immediate rematch after feeling robbed in the Dec. 14 bout. Covington said Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that it’s “world championship or bust” for him next. He

Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder has become one of the most gregarious and charismatic figures in boxing — and one of the most vocal. In a recent interview with ESPN in Los Angeles, Wilder candidly discussed myriad topics, from his rematch with lineal champion Tyson Fury to his thoughts about other elite heavyweights — as

5:40 PM ET For the second time in less than a month, Top Rank will take over the promotion of a world title fight after the winner of a purse bid defaulted. Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing defaulted on his winning bid of $1.32 million to stage the fight between unified junior welterweight world

5:28 PM ET Two-belt bantamweight world titleholder Naoya Inoue announced at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday that his unification bout with John Riel Casimero is set for April 25 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The fight will be broadcast on ESPN platforms as part of the deal between the network and Top

10:34 PM ET Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Tevin Farmer to win the IBF junior lightweight title— Fight recap coming up… Akhmadaliev claims unified junior featherweight title Murodjon Akhmadaliev, right, defeated Daniel Roman to win two junior featherweight world titles. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA In a spirited action fight, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won a split decision over Daniel

1:55 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Boxing decided to get in on the action of Super Bowl weekend with a special Thursday night fight card in Miami. By the

1:38 AM ET Middleweight world titlist Demetrius Andrade has tried his best to get fellow titleholders Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin or Jermall Charlo to fight him, but they won’t even say his name, much less agree to step into the ring with him. So Andrade has had to just stay busy and keep winning, hoping

1:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN In a battle of YouTube personalities, Jake Paul made a successful professional debut with a first-round knockout of AnEsonGib in a co-main event of a DAZN card at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami. AnEsonGib was aggressive early in the bout, but he found himself unable to handle the

1:21 PM ET The New York State Athletic Commission has dished out a harsh punishment to welterweight Ivan Redkach for biting former two-division world titleholder Danny Garcia during their title elimination bout on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The commission announced that it has “issued the maximum fine of $10,000 for engaging in

10:57 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 Former world champion Lee Haskins attempts to put himself in contention for a big fight — perhaps for the last time — when he

8:39 PM ET Steve KimESPN Promoter Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday that he’s made an offer to former Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown to box YouTube personality Logan Paul. “We’ve made two offers now to Antonio Brown, and we’re negotiating a fight at the moment,” Hearn told ESPN. “I don’t know if it’s going

2:08 PM ET Former lightweight world titlist Devin Haney, recovering from shoulder surgery, told ESPN on Wednesday that he is on course for a ring return this summer. “My shoulder is good, it’s healing up,” Haney said from Miami, where he was doing media rounds along the Super Bowl’s radio row with plans to attend

10:16 AM ET Representatives for junior middleweight world titlist Patrick Teixeira and mandatory challenger Brian Castano made a deal for the fight late Tuesday. Eric Gomez, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes Teixeira, and Castano promoter Tom Brown of TGB Promotions cut a deal around 11 p.m. ET Tuesday, thus avoiding a purse

Jan 31, 2020 Steve KimESPN On Jan. 23, trainer Manny Robles announced that he was no longer training Andy Ruiz Jr. After defeating Anthony Joshua back in June to capture the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, Ruiz was the feel-good story of 2019. But then Ruiz showed up to the rematch in Saudi Arabia

8:07 AM ET A “big fight.” It’s what all boxers, not to mention fans and media, talk about wanting. Of course, the fighters want to win world titles and make the money that goes with them, but they also want the big one — a career-defining showdown that will help shape their legacy, serve as

5:08 PM ET Representatives for unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev are close enough to making a deal that on Monday they asked the IBF for a second extension of their deadline. “(We are) making great progress and closing in on a deal,” Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN

12:55 PM ET When the welterweight fight between former two-division world titlist Danny Garcia and Ivan Redkach was made, anyone who says they did not expect Garcia to win by knockout — aside, perhaps, from Redkach and his team — is probably being less than honest. So although Garcia dominated on Saturday night in a

9:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s Super Bowl weekend in Miami, but there’s also a big boxing card in town that includes three title fights and a showdown pitting two well-known YouTube personalities on Thursday. There’s a little bit of something for everyone on this show, and here are some of the key storylines to