11:27 AM ET ESPN's divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport in every weight class. They will change often, based on recent results and performances. Rankings are based on what a fighter has accomplished in the weight division in which he is ranked. A fighter who has announced he
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Paul sets deadline for Fury to resolve travel issues
Joyce keeps WBO mandatory status with TKO win
6:11 PM ETNick ParkinsonClose•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 If you were wondering who is going to be the next serious heavyweight contender, then check out how Joe Joyce dealt with Christian
Joyce stops Hammer, keeps WBC mandatory status
6:11 PM ETNick ParkinsonClose•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 If you were wondering who is going to be the next serious heavyweight contender, then check out how Joe Joyce dealt with Christian
Mayer-Baumgardner and Shields-Marshall, two fights to keep pushing women’s boxing into the spotlight
Sources: Mayer-Baumgardner title fight set
1:06 PM ET The Mikaela Mayer-Alycia Baumgardner title unification fight at 130 pounds will take place on the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall card at O2 Arena in London on Sept. 10, a source told ESPN. Mayer, the WBO and IBF champion, and Baumgardner, the WBC champion, agreed to the fight in May with
Taylor gives up WBC belt, eyes Catterall rematch
12:42 PM ET Junior welterweight Josh Taylor has opted to give up one of his titles. The unified 140-pound champion relinquished his WBC belt ahead of a scheduled purse bid on Friday afternoon for a matchup against Jose Zepeda, the WBC announced. The sanctioning body had ordered the purse bid for the
Emmany Kalombo crowned IBF champion at Africa Boxing 18
6:43 AM ET play0:55Emmany Kalombo wins by 7th-round TKO after Rayton Okwiri elects not to come back out to fight. Democratic Republic of Congo's Emmany Kalombo was crowned the new IBF International Junior Middleweight champion with an impressive TKO win over Kenya's Rayton Okwiri at ESPN Africa Boxing 18 in Johannesburg, South
After expanding his horizons, Neeraj Goyat returns to boxing to prove he’s not done yet
12:00 AM ETAnirudh Menon In March this year, Neeraj Goyat was busy placing calls and connecting people: he was helping Indian students stranded in Ukraine escape in the wake of Russia's invasion. Later that month, he was busy training Telugu superstar Ram Charan for an action sequence in the mega-budget film
WWE inks social media influencer Logan Paul
1:57 PM ETMike CoppingerESPN Social media influencer Logan Paul has signed a deal with WWE, the organization announced on Thursday. The pact is a multi-event deal, sources told ESPN, that will push into 2023. Paul will compete in the ring at multiple WWE premium live events (formerly called pay-per-views by the