By the end of the decade, ring officials were considerably more squeamish. The 1980s were a time of excess. In boxing, the impact was felt on all levels. One talented fighter after the next fell by ...

Inoue maintained his No. 1 ranking at 122 pounds with the fourth-round KO victory. Next up for Inoue is a fight in Las Vegas, likely against No. 9 David Picasso, this spring. The bout will mark ...

The name may not be all that familiar, but unfortunately, the plight is altogether too often seen or, more accurately, read about in the unforgiving sport of ...

His lifelong nickname, “Popo”, is a constant reminder of those roots. “It means milking,” Freitas explains with the help of a translator. “At the age of five I was still milking from my mother’s ...

Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue comfortably retained the undisputed super bantamweight ... The 32-year-old Kim dropped to 21-3-2 with 13 KOs. "I took a few more punches than usual, but that was ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today ... 1 ranking at 122 pounds with the fourth-round KO victory. Next up for Inoue is a fight in Las Vegas, likely against ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Jai Opetaia ...

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Opetaia's promoter, Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn, called on Ramirez's promoter ... this time unanimously in an epic rematch. Record: 23-0, 14 KOs Last: W (UD12) Tyson Fury, Dec. 21 Next: TBA Record: ...

Naoya Inoue knocks out Kim in round 4 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, live on ESPN+ Inoue vs. Kim: Round 4: Well, that didn’t take long. Inoue, as sharp as ever, dominated the fourth round ...