TKO Group, the parent company of WWE and UFC, is joining forces with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority to create a new boxing promotion, it was announced Wednesday.
Boxing star Ryan Garcia regrets some of his behavior leading up to last April's prizefight with Devin Haney, saying drinking and smoking during camp wasn't professional on his part.
The New York State Athletic Commision, in a statement to ESPN, said it is "reviewing the matter" involving Saturday's Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach WBA lightweight title fight in Brooklyn.
Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, will meet William Scull for the undisputed super middleweight championship on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, announced on Saturday.
In a stunning development, Canelo Alvarez changed course on a potential Jake Paul bout and signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, salvaging the Terence Crawford megafight in September.
In the wake of Canelo Alvarez finalizing a deal to face Jake Paul on May 3 in Las Vegas, attempts to make a fight between Alvarez and Terence Crawford have been suspended, sources told ESPN.
Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, and Terence Crawford are in the process of finalizing a deal for a Sept. 13 super middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN.
Oleksandr Usyk, ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, retained the heavyweight championship with another decision victory over Tyson Fury, this time unanimously, in a rematch that was every bit as competitive as their first meeting in May.
Oleksandr Usyk's team requested the Middle East Professional Boxing Commission to mandate that Tyson Fury trim his burly beard ahead of Saturday's unified heavyweight championship rematch, sources told ESPN.
Tyson Fury, wearing a jacket, jeans and shoes, weighed in at a career-high 281 pounds for his unified heavyweight championship rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.