Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring when he squares off against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the son of the legendary Mexican boxer by the same name. Paul, who recorded a unanimous decision over 58-year-old Mike Tyson on Nov.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jaron Ennis crowned himself the best fighter in the 147-pound division when he stopped Eimantas Stanionis after six rounds and claimed three shares of the welterweight division crown with a decisive win Saturday night in
Former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman, one of boxing’s most popular figures, died Friday at age 76. The family made the announcement on his Instagram page, writing that Foreman “peacefully departed” while “surrounded by loved ones.” A cause of death
The entertainment platform Fanmio has sued boxer Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, for “feigning injury” and pulling out of a fight in Japan last December. In a lawsuit filed last week in a
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana’s capital of Accra – her family begged her to
Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev in the main event of “The Last Crescendo” on Saturday by majority decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the new undisputed light heavyweight champion and handing Beterbiev his first loss. Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) —
Boxing’s “Riyadh Season” continues Saturday night with Artur Beterbiev defending his light heavyweight championships against Dmitry Bivol in a rematch from last October. Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) won a majority decision against Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) to win Bivol’s WBA
ESPN doesn’t intend to renew its deal with promoter Top Rank Boxing when it expires in August, Front Office Sports reported Tuesday. Top Rank and ESPN signed their initial deal in 2017. The following year, the two sides agreed on
Jake Paul pulled no punches while blasting Canelo Alvarez on social media, claiming that the latter “ducked” a planned fight with him to sign a contract with Riyadh Season. In a video posted to social media on Friday, Paul displayed