Jul 2, 2020 Steve KimESPN After losing his WBA junior bantamweight crown to Joshua Franco on June 23 in a hard-fought battle, Andrew Moloney is going to get a rematch, he announced Thursday. “I’m extremely excited to announce that I will be having a rematch with Joshua Franco,” Moloney said in a post on Twitter.

11:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time world champion Jose Pedraza was in excellent form on Thursday as he dominated Mikkel LesPierre, dropping his opponent twice in the 144-pound catchweight bout in the main event of a Top Rank card in Las Vegas. The scorecards read 100-88, 99-89 and 99-89 in favor of Pedraza (27-3),

10:53 PM ET ESPN’s top pound-for-pound fighter has a new date to face one of boxing’s rising stars. Lightweight titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko is scheduled to face Teofimo Lopez in a unification bout on Sept. 19, Top Rank chief Bob Arum told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. Lomachenko, who holds the WBO and WBA lightweight belts, was initially

1:41 PM ET Steve KimESPN Heavyweight Carlos Takam will face Jerry Forrest in a 10-round heavyweight fight in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card on July 9 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Takam replaces Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, who was scheduled to face Forrest before being pulled

9:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN The WBC has ordered a fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the organization’s interim lightweight title. This opportunity became available after the WBC’s top-rated lightweight, Javier Fortuna, opted to face Jorge Linares on Aug. 28. Campbell and Garcia are ranked second and third by the WBC, respectively. “I’m

12:38 AM ET Steve Kim Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Thursday night’s Top Rank card was about seeing if two fighters could respond from recent losses and show they could be true contenders. The evening started

9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez made his professional debut in August in Philadelphia. He was matched up with unheralded Adan Gonzales, who at the time sported a 4-2-2 record. It was a fight designed to showcase the skills of the Cuban southpaw, an opportunity for Ramirez to

Jul 1, 2020 Boxing is back, and it seems that the wheels are in motion for some of the biggest names in the sport to return to action in the near future. After months without boxing amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the appetite for big fights and entertaining moments is voracious. But let’s not forget

8:31 AM ET Steve KimESPN As the calendar turns to July, fights are set to continue inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. In the lead-up to the Fourth of July holiday weekend, shows on Tuesday and Thursday each feature main events with potential world title ramifications. It might be

11:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alex Saucedo scored a hard-earned junior welterweight victory over Sonny Fredrickson in the main event of Top Rank’s card Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Saucedo set a quick pace from the start and constantly let both hands go, throwing 301 more punches than Fredrickson over the