Boxing

Welterweight world titlist Manny Pacquiao plans to be back in the ring in the first third of 2020, his closest adviser told ESPN. Pacquiao, who serves as a senator in his native Philippines, will next fight in “in late March or April” in the United States, said Sean Gibbons, the president of MP Promotions and

Logan Paul will launch an official appeal of his split-decision defeat to KSI after a two-point penalty cost the American a victory on the cards in their rematch. Paul was docked two points for hitting KSI on the canvas after knocking down the Englishman in the fourth round during the fight on Nov. 9 at

8:11 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 Lee McGregor won a controversial split decision over Kash Farooq in a brilliant bantamweight battle on Saturday at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

6:49 PM ET Steve KimESPN Rocky Fielding, who lost to Canelo Alvarez last December, got back to his winning ways Friday with a second-round knockout of Abdallah Paziwapazi at the Olympia in Liverpool, England. The 32-year-old Fielding (28-2, 16 KOs), for stretches, fought with his back on the ropes, and he let Tanzania’s Paziwapazi (26-7-1,

Maybe the third time will be the charm and Claressa Shields and Ivana Habazin will finally get into the ring to fight for a pair of vacant women’s junior middleweight world titles. The fight was scheduled for the third time on Friday and will take place on Jan. 10 (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at the

Tyson Fury has said he has received an offer from former two-weight UFC titleholder Conor McGregor to train the lineal boxing heavyweight champion in mixed martial arts. Fury recently said he would be open to competing in MMA, and trained with Liverpudlian UFC fighter Darren Till this week. “I’ve been training with Darren Till and

Nov 15, 2019 Danny Matthews Close Danny’s journey in the sporting media has taken him to some special sporting scenes over the last decade. From the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Sochi Winter Games in 2014, together with major sports events across Australia, his CV delivers quite

Junior middleweight world titlist Tony Harrison and former titleholder Jermell Charlo might have been at only the kickoff news conference for their rematch that is still more than five weeks away, but their smoldering intensity gave off the vibe of fight week on Thursday. Harrison and Charlo came face to face in Los Angeles at

Former junior featherweight world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is moving down in weight for a title opportunity. Rigondeaux will move down to bantamweight for the first time in his career to face Liborio Solis for a vacant secondary world title on Dec. 21 (Fox and Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET), Premier Boxing Champions announced Thursday. The

In an era when world titleholders usually fight only twice per year, junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete is set for his fifth bout in 12 months. Navarrete will make his fourth defense when he faces Mexican countryman Francisco Horta on Dec. 7 (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET) at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico,

6:33 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 Alex Dilmaghani has taken an unusual route in his boxing career, but he hopes his bold decision to move from the UK to Mexico

The day after UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is interested in a boxing match with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, the “Gypsy King” said bring it on. “Stipe says he wants to box me — that would be a good fight for sure,” Fury said through management company MTK Global on Tuesday. “After

Four fight cards from Australia, England, Germany and Scotland, including two title fights, will air live on ESPN+ this weekend. On Friday, Andrew Moloney (20-0, 13 KOs) of Australia faces Guyana’s Elton Dharry (24-5-1, 14 KOs) in a 12-round battle for the vacant WBA interim junior bantamweight title. The fight card will be headlined by

Nov 12, 2019 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 Rocky Fielding is aiming to prove he is not finished after losing to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and is targeting a rematch with Callum Smith.

World junior lightweight titleholder Jamel Herring, lightweight titlist Devin Haney and super middleweight beltholder Billy Joe Saunders all retained their belts in their first title defenses on Saturday night. Herring was in the best of the three fights, Haney won in the most dominant fashion and Saunders struggled before a late knockout win. After their

2:13 AM ET Steve KimESPN LOS ANGELES — KSI edged out his archrival Logan Paul in what was a closely contested fight that was ultimately scored a split decision after six rounds. It was hard fought, if not well fought by the two combatants. Perhaps there will be another chapter to this rivalry, but KSI

1:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN LOS ANGELES — In their second fight to resolve their online rivalry, KSI got the better of Logan Paul on Saturday night at Staples Center. KSI defeated Paul by split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 57-54 and 56-55 for KSI, while a third judge had it 56-55 for

Junior lightweight world titlist Jamel Herring, a Marine veteran who served two tours of duty in Iraq, won his belt in May on Memorial Day weekend. In his first defense, Herring retained the belt on another weekend very meaningful to him: Veterans Day and the Marine Corps’ birthday, as he outpointed mandatory challenger Lamont Roach