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Alycia Baumgardner's journey to become the face of women's boxing
Thu Apr 16 11:47 am
An early setback and a positive test -- since cleared -- didn't define Baumgardner. Now, she's on the doorstep of leading the sport.
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Men's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Fury misses out, new name joins top 10
Wed Apr 15 10:18 am
Tyson Fury's victory in his boxing return wasn't enough to re-enter the top 10. Here are the latest ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.
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Six potential Joshua opponents for tune-up fight
Wed Apr 15 10:18 am
Anthony Joshua needs an opponent for his next fight in order to prepare for a potential fight with Tyson Fury.
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Boxing divisional rankings: Fury is back at heavyweight, where does he land?
Wed Apr 15 10:18 am
Tyson Fury's return reshapes the heavyweight top 10. Here are the latest ESPN divisional rankings.
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Foster to defend WBC title vs. Ford on May 30
Thu Apr 16 7:26 pm
O'Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight title May 30 against Raymond Ford at the Fertitta Center in Houston.
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Paul hopes a Green victory leads to Shields clash
Thu Apr 16 4:55 pm
Jake Paul is hoping a win by Shadasia Green on Friday's MVPW-02 card in New York leads to a "superfight" with Claressa Shields in the near future.
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Jaw 'recovering nicely,' still can't spar, says Paul
Thu Apr 16 3:21 pm
Jake Paul says his surgically repaired jaw suffered at the hands of Anthony Joshua is "recovering nicely," though he is still not cleared to resume sparring.
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Verhoeven: I'm 'different type of puzzle' for Usyk
Tue Apr 14 6:59 pm
Rico Verhoeven vows to be a "different type of puzzle" for heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk to solve when the two square off May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
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Hearn eyes Joshua-Fury showdown in November
Tue Apr 14 5:04 pm
Anthony Joshua will aim to return to the ring in July before going on to face Tyson Fury later in 2026, promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed.
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Usyk believes 'machine' Joshua would beat Fury
Wed Apr 15 6:53 pm
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has predicted Anthony Joshua will beat Tyson Fury should the two heavyweights finally meet.
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Pacquiao '100% confident' of Mayweather rematch
Mon Apr 13 6:26 pm
Manny Pacquiao is "100% confident" his Sept. 19 rematch with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas will still happen, telling ESPN on Monday that both fighters "signed the contract" and "got our advance on our purses, so there's no way we're going to cancel."
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Hearn: Usyk impact on Joshua 'unbelievable'
Thu Apr 16 3:26 pm
Promoter Eddie Hearn has said Oleksandr Usyk has given Anthony Joshua an unbelievable lift since they started training together.
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