Super middleweights Alfredo Angulo and “Kid Chocolate” Peter Quillin are both in the twilight of their nearly 15-year pro careers, but each still possesses enormous heart and determination. Both of those attributes were on full display as they waged a ferocious all-action battle that Angulo won by split decision in a candidate for fight of

Former welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman announced that he has had surgery on his left hand and will be out of the ring for the remainder of the year. “I recently had surgery on my left hand to deal with a nagging injury,” Thurman said. “I feel great and can’t wait to get back in

Super middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders is set for his United States debut. England’s Saunders will make his first 168-pound title defense against an opponent to be determined on Nov. 9 (DAZN) on the undercard of the six-round novelty cruiserweight fight between YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul at the Staples Center in Los

9:08 AM ET Steve KimESPN WBC super middleweight world titleholder Anthony Dirrell faces former titlist David Benavidez on Sept. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The winner will join the other three belt-holders in the division: Callum Smith (WBA), Billy Joe Saunders (WBO) and Caleb Plant (IBF). Benavidez never lost his title in the

Former junior middleweight world titlist Brian Castano and “Lucky Boy” Wale Omotoso will square off in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card on Nov. 2, PBC announced on Thursday. The bout — scheduled for 10 rounds, though it could become a 12-round elimination bout — will take place at the MGM National

As heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder watched the blood pour from the cuts above Tyson Fury’s right eye Saturday night, courtesy of an Otto Wallin left hook, he thought about two stoppages. One was in the ring, as Wilder thought Fury was about to fall victim to a massive upset. A stoppage due to the

When middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev moved close to each other and stood face-to-face for the requisite staredown on Wednesday evening, the size difference between the two was stark. The 6-foot Kovalev, who packs tremendous power, is quite obviously a much larger man than the 5-foot-8 Alvarez. But Alvarez

The relationship between Golden Boy Promotions and prized lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia, which was seemingly fractured beyond repair last week, took a 180-degree turn Wednesday when Garcia signed a multiyear deal to extend his contract. Golden Boy announced that Garcia’s next fight will take place as the co-feature of the Sergey Kovalev-Canelo Alvarez light heavyweight

It was the year of the Millennium (sort of), the year of Y2K, and the year of the welterweight. In 1999, the welterweight division was on top of the boxing world, boasting three of the top five fighters in Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound list. On Sept. 18, 1999, two unbeaten champions faced off in the most

The Nevada State Athletic Commission was thrilled with its flawless use of instant replay for the first time during Saturday night’s fight between lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin but admitted on Wednesday that it made a serious error after its use. With about 40 seconds left in the third round, Fury, who

8:19 AM ET Steve KimESPN In August 2014, “Kid Chocolate” Peter Quillin was the WBO middleweight titlist and a rising star in the world of boxing. Roc Nation Sports, then a boxing promotional outfit, surprisingly won the purse bid for Quillin’s mandatory title defense against Matt Korobov with what seemed to be an exorbitant figure

Katie Taylor, the undisputed women’s lightweight world champion, is pursuing her next goal — to win a title in a second weight division. Taylor will move up one weight class to challenge Christina Linardatou for her junior welterweight world title on Nov. 2 (DAZN) at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn

LAS VEGAS – As the blood poured down lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s face after he suffered a terrible cut over his right eye in the third round, suddenly the heretofore unknown Otto Wallin appeared as though he might be on the brink of a massive upset and the ruination of an already-planned megafight with

LAS VEGAS – As the blood poured down lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s face after he suffered a terrible cut over his right eye in the third round, suddenly the heretofore unknown Otto Wallin appeared as though he might be on the brink of a massive upset and the ruination of an already planned mega

10:01 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 Kell Brook is back with trainer Dominic Ingle and looking to return to action by the end of the year. Brook (38-2, 26 KOs),

Tyson Fury kept up his end of the bargain Saturday night in Las Vegas, taking care of business with a unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin, despite the scare of a bad cut over his right eye early in his fight, to retain boxing’s lineal heavyweight championship. His attention, along with that of the entire

LAS VEGAS — Perhaps on paper the unknown and untested Otto Wallin looked like a second consecutive soft touch for lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, but it turned out nothing could have been further from the truth. Fury had to overcome a tremendously spirited effort from Wallin and two horrendous cuts over his right eye

LAS VEGAS — Junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete retained his belt for the second time in a month as he stopped Juan Miguel Elorde in the fourth round on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Fighting in the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ co-feature of lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s bout against Otto Wallin, Mexico’s