Scorecard: Saunders wins, but doesn't shine
Middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders avoided dream bouts against the best fighters the division has to offer in order to face little known Artur Akavov, and it almost turned into a nightmare.
Middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders avoided dream bouts against the best fighters the division has to offer in order to face little known Artur Akavov, and it almost turned into a nightmare.
WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes British boxing is currently "hitting home runs", but he has warned Anthony Joshua that one defeat could start a decline.
Anthony Joshua's professional record could hardly be better -- but he believes he will only improve now Rob McCracken is his full-time head coach.
Lightweight Mason Menard steps up in competition to face veteran Raymundo Beltran in an HBO televised 10-rounder Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska.
The three judges called the fight 116-113, 116-112 and 115-113 in favor of Billy Joe Saunders (24-0), who enjoyed a successful first defense of his WBO middleweight title against Artur Akavov.
Billy Joe Saunders was "embarrassed" by the first defence of his WBO world middleweight title against Artur Akavov on Saturday.
Chicago police said the 25-year-old, fast-rising welterweight boxer was sitting in a parked car with his 19-year-old cousin when another car pulled up and started shooting.
Charles Conwell, who represented the United States in the ring at the Rio Olympics, is going professional and has signed a deal with Split T Management.
Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz are set to meet again in a much-anticipated rematch. And the expectations are sky high for another brutal collision.
Showtime says it will air Amanda Serrano's Jan. 14 bout at Barclays Center as part of a card headlined by the Badou Jack-James DeGale super middleweight world title unification fight.
Conor McGregor has "disrespected boxing" and needs to be taught a lesson, according to former two-weight boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi.
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Eduard Gutknecht is being moved from London to Germany as he remains in a coma after suffering a brain injury two weeks ago.
Unbeaten heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. has a new trainer and a new attitude as he sets to depart for New Zealand for his Dec. 10 title shot against Joseph Parker.
Sports photographer Neil Leifer, who shot the pictures for more than 200 Sports Illustrated covers, is auctioning prints of his best photographs, including a famous one from Ali-Liston II.
Francisco Vargas will make his second defense of his junior lightweight world title when he takes on Mexican countryman Miguel Berchelt on Jan. 28.
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Does Conor McGregor's new boxing license mean anything as it relates to a potential fight with Floyd Mayweather? If you ask Team Mayweather, the answer is a simple no.
Former pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr., who will turn 48 in January, is set to take on journeyman Bobby Gunn in a 12-round cruiserweight bout on Feb. 17.
Pulev makes his hometown debut in Sofia, Bulgaria, this weekend against former world titleholder Peter.
With talks for the mandatory bout between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs dragging on for three months, the WBA has given both camps seven days to reach a deal.
It's time to believe the hype: Vasyl Lomachenko looked unbeatable against Nicholas Walters and made the top five in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings.
The British Boxing Board of Control wants Nick Blackwell will contribute towards the January hearing surrounding the sparring session that risked his life.
After several postponements, Billy Joe Saunders will finally defend his world middleweight title on Saturday - but it's just a stepping stone to his desired showdown with Gennady Golovkin.
The state of California has issued UFC star Conor McGregor a boxing license, further fueling speculation over whether he can lure Floyd Mayweather out of retirement.
Are Conor McGregor's intentions to fight Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match real or merely a symbolic gesture to create more leverage? Either way, it presents a troubling reality for the UFC.
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Canelo Alvarez is gearing up for what could be a three-fight 2017, including a showdown with unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin.
On a Dec. 10 card in Oklahoma, welterweight prospect Ivan Baranchyk will meet Wilberth Lopez, and Trey Lippe-Morrison -- the son of the late Tommy Morrison -- will take on Ty Cobb.
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David Haye hopes beating Tony Bellew will seal a record-breaking showdown with Anthony Joshua -- a fight the Londoner believes would be "the biggest grossing fight O2 will have had".
Will Carl Froch come out of retirement to face unified middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin? Could it be? Well, it could, but then again probably not.
Kell Brook against Errol Spence Jr., Jorge Linares-Anthony Crolla II and other entertaining bouts are being negotiated for the early part of 2017.
Nicholas Walters was supposed to be a tough challenge for junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko. Instead, he became victim No. 7 in Lomachenko's fast-rising career.
Nick Blackwell is no longer sedated after being operated on to reduce swelling on his brain. The retired middleweight had taken part in an ill-advised sparring session last Tuesday.
Bermane Stiverne views his heavyweight bout with Alexander Povetkin as a way to get back to the fight he wants most: A rematch with Deontay Wilder.
Issouf "Volcano" Kinda has stepped in to fight 2012 U.S. Olympian and top prospect Jose Ramirez on Friday, Top Rank announced Monday
With another brilliant performance in a demolition of Nicholas Walters, junior lightweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko showed once again he's one of the best fighters in boxing.
Katie Taylor should not have a career propped up by hapless imports after turning professional and that will suit her just like it has Vasyl Lomachenko.
Lightweight contender Richard Commey faces Denis Shafikov on Friday knowing a victory sets up a rematch with titleholder Robert Easter Jr.
Junior lightweight titlist Vasyl Lomachenko had little trouble with Nicholas Walters, toying with him for seven one-sided rounds before making him abruptly quit on Saturday night.
Up-and-coming lightweight @rockhardmighty lands 'opportunity of a lifetime' on @HBOboxing Saturday. My blog: espn.com/blog/dan-rafae… #boxing
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