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Welterweight world titleholder Terence Crawford puts his WBO belt on the line against Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Teofimo Lopez goes for his first world title against IBF lightweight titlist Richard Commey on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET). At this point, the only question worth...

NEW YORK — A pound-for-pound star defending his world title against a hungry, unbeaten foe, a second title bout in the co-feature involving one of boxing’s hottest young fighters in a match in which nobody seems to be able to pick a winner with strong conviction, and an opening fight...

WBO welterweight world titleholder Terence Crawford faces Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight will air live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET, with undercard bouts on ESPN+ starting at 5:30 p.m. ET. On...

9:18 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •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 Joseph Parker is in an ideal position to break down Saturday’s rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua,...

Six months ago Andy Ruiz Jr. authored one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history by knocking out Anthony Joshua. As a substitute opponent on a month’s notice for Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, who had been booted from the fight for failing four random drug tests, Ruiz was given virtually...

Not long after suffering a massive upset knockout loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. on June 1, Anthony Joshua got a phone call from a man to whom he will always be linked, and who knew just how he was feeling. On the other end of the line was Wladimir Klitschko,...

At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday’s heavyweight world title bout between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia? Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs), got up from the canvas in Round 3 to defeat Joshua by seventh-round TKO in...

THEY CALLED IT the Kangaroo Punch. The challenger leaped forward like he had springs attached to the bottom of his boxing boots, unleashing an arcing left hook as he propelled himself toward his opponent. The punch connected flush on the champion’s dimpled chin, sending him crashing down on his back,...

9:14 AM ET Steve KimESPN The last two or three excruciating pounds felt like losing 20 for Oscar Valdez. Making the 126-pound weight limit was becoming a more arduous grind than the fights themselves. But Valdez, despite the physical and mental battle that had left him dried out and fatigued,...

2:19 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Deontay Wilder spent the better part of seven rounds searching for an opening, giving Luis Ortiz a big...