Boxing

1:12 PM ET Mike Rothstein The undercard of the Shakur Stevenson-Jamel Herring WBO 130-pound title fight has added some extra intrigue. Nico Ali Walsh can have his second skilled struggle and Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan will each be preventing in State Farm Enviornment on Oct. 23 towards yet-to-be-named opponents, a supply instructed ESPN. The

5:02 PM ET The WBA on Wednesday introduced that it’ll get rid of all of its interim champion designations — a transfer that can have an effect on fighters like Daniel Dubois, Chris Eubank Jr., Rolando Romero and others. WBA president Gilberto Mendoza had informed ESPN Knockout earlier this month that this challenge was supposedly

4:54 PM ET WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was arrested Wednesday on felony theft fees following an alleged dispute with a waitress over a bar tab. In line with Texas courtroom data, Charlo was booked on Wednesday on three counts of second-degree theft stemming from an incident in July. Charlo posted bond for all three

7:54 AM ET AMANDA SERRANO WAS within the place she feels most snug — a boxing health club — when a 6-year-old approached her. Within the woman’s arms was a mobile phone, and he or she needed to point out it off. The woman was the one one within the dialog with a cellphone of

7:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN David Benavidez’s combat with Jose Uzcategui has been rescheduled. The 168-pound bout is about for Nov. 13 at Footprint Middle in Phoenix, Arizona, a PBC on Showtime major occasion. The combat was initially slated for Aug. 28 earlier than Benavidez examined optimistic for COVID-19. Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 3 tremendous middleweight,

8:02 AM ET Manny Pacquiao has doubtless fought his final combat, and whereas it wasn’t seen on this means heading into Saturday in Las Vegas, the bout in opposition to Yordenis Ugas could have been the passing-of-the-torch second the welterweight division has desperately wanted. Pacquiao will nearly actually step away from the game to concentrate

3:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is inching nearer to the most important combat of his profession. After High Rank and PBC failed to finish a deal for Crawford to defend his title in opposition to Shawn Porter by Friday’s deadline, the WBO ordered a handbag bid Monday that can be held Sept. 2

3:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos cleaning soap opera seems to be reaching its conclusion. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh instructed ESPN he despatched contracts on Monday to each Lopez and Kambosos for the undisputed light-weight title struggle to happen Oct. 5 at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG. “We’re actually enthusiastic about it:

10:35 AM ET Typically the perfect factor for a story is a little bit disruption. On Saturday evening in Las Vegas, one may argue Yordenis Ugas did not simply play a spoiler function. He provided an intervention. Had the chances performed out accordingly and Manny Pacquiao beat Ugas to regain the WBA “tremendous” welterweight title,

7:42 PM ET A non-public aircraft carrying world champion boxer Gervonta Davis headed for Las Vegas aborted its takeoff out of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Govt Airport on Saturday afternoon someday earlier than 2 ET. The aircraft, which was carrying between 4 and 10 passengers, skilled nostril gear failure because it was heading down the runway,

3:55 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao sits within the ring in entrance of the media, sun shades masking his freshly stitched face. The shades assist Pacquiao keep away from detection of his battered eyes, however he cannot evade the query he is aware of is going through him; the query he

1:29 AM ET A possibility to face a future Corridor of Famer and one among boxing’s all-time pound-for-pound finest would not occur day by day, and even much less typically does such a struggle come collectively 11 days out. However Yordenis Ugas took that chance towards Manny Pacquiao, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight world

1:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — This evening was purported to be a celebration, a end result of all the good Manny Pacquiao has completed — a champion in eight divisions in 4 a long time, a celebrity the world over. Yordenis Ugas wasn’t right here for the Pacquiao celebration, although — he

7:43 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas combat for Ugas’ WBA “tremendous” welterweight title in the primary occasion of Saturday’s PPV card on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs), 42, a senator in his house nation of the Philippines, hasn’t fought since defeating Keith Thurman by

7:16 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — It feels odd to observe a person who’s earned purses in extra of $200 million wrapping his personal fingers, however Manny Pacquiao works with a practiced diligence that belies each his fortune and his standing as a presidential hopeful again residence within the Philippines. He binds his

6:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A title combat between Artur Beterbiev, the unified mild heavyweight champion, and Marcus Browne has been ordered, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman informed ESPN on Thursday. The deadline to achieve a deal and keep away from a handbag bid is Sept. 17, Sulaiman mentioned. Prime Rank promotes Beterbiev, whereas Browne is

9:36 AM ET Manny Pacquiao won’t assure that he’ll preserve boxing after his upcoming bout with Yordenis Ugas, however he advised ESPN that if he continues his profession, he wish to struggle Terence Crawford or Errol Spence Jr. “I do not know if that is going to be my final [time in the ring], we’re

10:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaime Munguia and Gabe Rosado have been on a collision course for a fall battle, however plans may change after a transfer from the WBC. The Mexico Metropolis-based group ordered a middleweight title eliminator between Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman informed ESPN on Thursday. If no deal