Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Benavidez makes top 10 debut
We have a new entrant in the first ESPN pound-for-pound rankings of 2025 as David Benavidez punched his ticket to…
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David Benavidez is determined not to waste his chance to be great
A great fighter in his prime tends not to be a charitable one, certainly not as it concerns rivals or those who may…
Naoya Inoue delivers another KO win, Las Vegas next
Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win over…
Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue: Biography, record, fights and more
Naoya Inoue is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. Inoue, of Japan, has won titles in four…
Naoya Inoue, the world’s best boxer fans rarely get to see fight
Naoya Inoue, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, will help usher in the 2025 title fight slate with his third…
Why Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue should be your favorite fighter
Editor's note: This story was originally published in July 2023, ahead of Naoya Inoue's junior featherweight debut…
How to watch Top Rank boxing’s Inoue vs. Kim on ESPN+
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will put his IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA belts on the line in a…
Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr.: Biography, record, fights and more
Errol Spence Jr., of Desoto, Texas, is a former WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight champion. Spence participated as a…
Goodman cut sparring, withdraws from fight vs. Inoue again
For the second time in 30 days, Australia's Sam Goodman has withdrawn from a fight against undisputed junior…
Boxing pound-for-pound rankings — Usyk still No. 1; who can challenge him?
Oleksandr Usyk solidified his No. 1 spot in the ESPN pound-for-pound men's boxing rankings with a unanimous…
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2: Schedule, stats, venue, what’s at stake
When Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a split decision, it was the first time…
Naoya Inoue’s title bout vs. Sam Goodman moved to Jan. 24
Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue's fight against Sam Goodman has been rescheduled for Jan. 24…