Camp Life: Oscar Valdez. Episode 2
Sept. 21, 2017, 3:11 a.m.

The former Mexican Olympian turned featherweight champion maintains a strict dietary regimen--and so does his pet anaconda. Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions Óscar Valdez will headline a world championship event September 22, at Tucson Arena. Valdez (22-0, 19 KOs), a two-time Mexican Olympian with strong roots in Tucson, ...

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Camp Life: Oscar Valdez. Episode 1
Sept. 20, 2017, 3:31 a.m.

Featherweight champ Oscar Valdez goes out of his way to get a haircut before hitting the gym. Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions Óscar Valdez and Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez will headline a world championship event September 22, at Tucson Arena. Valdez (22-0, 19 KOs), a two-time Mexican Olympian with ...

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Sept. 19, 2017, 1:17 p.m.

The representatives for unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez plan to begin discussions this week for a rematch, both camps told ESPN on Tuesday.

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Former England soccer player Rio Ferdinand intends to become a professional boxer
Sept. 19, 2017, 7:23 a.m.

Former defender of "Manchester United" and the England national soccer team Rio Ferdinand intends to become a professional boxer. Ferdinand announced the end of his professional career in May 2015, after his wife Rebecca Ellison died from cancer.

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Wilder to take on Ortiz
Sept. 18, 2017, 1:25 p.m.

Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder, who has been seeking a dangerous opponent, will get one.

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Gassiev: Golovkin vs Alvarez rematch does not make sense
Sept. 18, 2017, 9:46 a.m.

The meaning of rematch between Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin and Mexican Saul Alvarez was lost after the draw was announced and no boxer should be revenged. This opinion was expressed on his page in the Instagram by the IBF world champion in the cruiserweight weight category Russian Murat Gassiev.

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De La Hoya: "Yes we have a rematch clause and we intend to use it"
Sept. 18, 2017, 6:40 a.m.

Saul Alvarez of Mexico will activate the rematch option in the contract for the fight against Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan. This was reported by the promoter Oscar De La Hoya.

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Kovalev confirms the change of coach
Sept. 18, 2017, 3:33 a.m.

Former world boxing champion Sergey Kovalev stopped his work with his longtime coach John David Jackson.

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Saunders calls out Khan, GGG for December bout
Sept. 17, 2017, 12:07 p.m.

Billy Joe Saunders will fight in December even if it is not against Gennady Golovkin in a world middleweight title unification fight. The English boxer defended his WBO belt -- the only title not in Golovkin's possession -- with a unanimous points win over American Willie Monroe Jr at the ...

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Judges score the match between Golovkin and Alvarez as a draw
Sept. 17, 2017, 12:45 a.m.

Extremely spectacular bout of the two best middleweights in the world Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez was extremely controversially judged as a draw. Judge Dave Moretti preferred Golovkin - 115-113, Don Trella saw it as a draw - 114-114, and Adelaide Byrd had it 118-110 in favor of Canelo for ...

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