Arturo Gatti Jr., son of late boxing legend, dies at 17By PlayActionNewsOctober 9, 20250 Andreas HaleOct 8, 2025, 03:53 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and…
Matchroom’s signing of Ben Whittaker is a power play that changes British boxingBy PlayActionNewsOctober 7, 20250 Benjamin Whittaker’s move from BOXXER to Matchroom reshapes boxing’s power balance in Britain, and it got me thinking about the…
Ben Whittaker: British Olympic silver medallist joins Matchroom BoxingBy PlayActionNewsOctober 6, 20250 British Olympic silver medallist Ben Whittaker has signed a long-term deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.The 28-year-old won light-heavyweight silver…
Zuffa Boxing are a welcome addition if their execution is rightBy PlayActionNewsOctober 6, 20250 For all that that business model makes sense, however, its execution is far from easy. Altruism doesn’t exist in boxing;…
Report: Manny Pacquiao in talks to face WBA welterweight champ in targeted January boxing returnBy PlayActionNewsOctober 2, 20250 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao will get a second crack at earning another world championship belt since returning to professional boxing. Manny…
World Boxing switches Congress from India to ItalyBy PlayActionNewsOctober 2, 20250 World Boxing’s acting secretary general, Mike McAtee, explained: “The World Boxing Congress is one of the most significant events in…
Lennox Lewis urges fellow undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to ‘retire on top. Like I did’ | Boxing NewsBy PlayActionNewsOctober 2, 20250 Lennox Lewis has advised his successor as undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Oleksandr Usyk, to “retire on top. Like…
50 years later, ‘Thrilla in Manila’ remains greatest boxing match of all timeBy PlayActionNewsOctober 2, 20250 Once all the papers were signed and the fight was officially on, Muhammad Ali knew exactly what to do.The master…
Women’s boxing divisional rankings: Kim Clavel wins, moves up at strawweightBy PlayActionNewsOctober 1, 20250 Andreas HaleSep 30, 2025, 11:30 AM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and…
Dustin Poirier: Would return for boxing match vs. Nate DiazBy PlayActionNewsSeptember 30, 20250 Brett OkamotoSep 30, 2025, 01:04 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010.…
