Is there boxing on ESPN Tonight?
There is no boxing on ESPN tonight, the next card will be on Thursday when Erik Bazinyan is set to square off against Shakeel Phinn live on ESPN+ on US TV. The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which is 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
What time does the fight start on ESPN Tonight?
Erik Bazinyan's & Shakeel Phinn are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST on Thursday. The TV broadcast of the main card starts on ESPN+ at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST.
What are some upcoming fights on ESPN’s boxing schedule?
Naoya Inoue is set to face the challenge of Luis Nery on Monday 6th May at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo live on ESPN+ on US TV. Inoue & Nery are expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which is 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK. Also, on the undercard will be Takuma Inoue's and Sho Ishida's fight for the WBA World Bantamweight championship, Jason Moloney's and Yoshiki Takei's contest for the WBO World Bantamweight belt and Seigo Yuri Akui's and Taku Kuwahara's bout for the WBA World Flyweight title.
Vasyl Lomachenko is set to face George Kambosos on Sunday 12th May at RAC Arena in Perth live on ESPN. The main event is expected to start at around 5:00 AM UTC at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, which is 1:00 AM EST or 10:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 AM BST in the UK. Also, on the undercard will be Andrew Moloney's and Pedro Guevara's contest for the WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship and Nina Hughes' and Cherneka Johnson's bout.
Tyson Fury is set to square off against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday 18th May at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh live on ESPN+ PPV. Both fighters are scheduled to make their way to the ring at around 10:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK. Also, on the undercard will be Jai Opetaia's and Mairis Briedis' fight for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Joe Cordina's and Anthony Cacace's fight for the IBF World Junior Lightweight belt, Frank Sanchez's and Agit Kabayel's fight for the WBC World Heavyweight title, Mark Chamberlain's and Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab's fight, Sergey Kovalev's and Robin Sirwan Safar's contest and Isaac Lowe's and Hasibullah Ahmadi's bout.
Emanuel Navarrete will face the challenge of Denys Berinchyk on Saturday 18th May at Pechanga Arena in San Diego live on ESPN+. Navarrete & Berinchyk are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK. Also, on the undercard will be Giovani Santillan's and Brian Norman Jr's contest and Richard Torrez Jr's and Brandon Moore's bout.
Josh Taylor is set to face the challenge of Jack Catterall on Saturday 25th May at First Direct Arena in Leeds live on ESPN+. The main event is expected to start at around 10:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which is 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America. Also, on the undercard will be Cheavon Clarke's and Ellis Zorro's fight for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship, Paddy Donovan's and Lewis Ritson's contest and Gary Cully's and Francesco Patera's bout.
Christian Mbilli is set to face Mark Heffron on Saturday 25th May at Gervais Auto Center in Shawinigan live on ESPN+. Both fighters are scheduled to make their way to the ring at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gervais Auto Center, Shawinigan, Canada, which is 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK. Also, on the undercard will be Arslanbek Makhmudov's and Junior Fa's contest and Albert Ramirez's and Adam Deines' bout.
Steven Butler will square off against Patrice Volny on Thursday 6th June at MONTREAL CASINO in Montreal live on ESPN+. Butler & Volny are expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at MONTREAL CASINO, Montreal, Canada, which is 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK. The undercard is set to feature the clash of Iglesias vs Shvedenko.
Xander Zayas will fight Patrick Teixeira on Saturday 8th June at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER in New York live on ESPN. The main event is expected to start at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER, New York, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK. The undercard is set to feature the clash of Carrington vs Vivas.
Teofimo Lopez is set to square off against Steve Claggett on Saturday 29th June in the United States live on ESPN. Both fighters are scheduled to make their way to the ring at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST in the United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Shakur Stevenson will face Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday 6th July in Newark live on ESPN. Stevenson & Harutyunyan are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Newark, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez will face the challenge of Robert Barrera on Friday 12th July in Managua live on ESPN+. The main event is expected to start at around 12:00 AM UTC at Managua, Nicaragua, which is 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.
The ESPN channels have regularly shown a wide variety of sports events, with boxing among their specialties. Back in 1998, they began airing "Friday Night Fights" on television which featured up-and-comers in the ring. They've changed the format and promotions that they work with over time. The network has continued to show fights on TV, but have also added the ability to watch live streaming cards using computers, mobile phones, and other devices.
Between 1980 and 1986 the sports network first started showing fights exclusively from Top Rank promotions. That weekly show was known as "Top Rank Boxing." They continued to work with Top Rank ever since then, providing great fights for fans to watch that included Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo and Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Miguel Marriage.
Their "Friday Night Fights" program officially ended in March 2015. However, the network announced a major deal two years later when they connected with Golden Boy Promotions. The network signed a two-year deal to present Golden Boy Boxing shows which included a total of 42 cards from the Golden Boy promotion. A total of 18 of those were seen in 2017, with the other 24 shown in 2018.
Since their channel's original launch, the network has featured a number of popular boxing stars that have appeared on their programming over the years. They've included Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Zab Judah, Nate Campbell, and "Irish" Micky Ward. Newer stars signed on for fights with the channel have included Terrence Crawford, Jeff Horn, Amir Kahn, and Vasyl Lomachenko. The trend of featuring world class boxers will continue as fans will get to see all sorts of exciting cards featuring the up-and-coming stars of the sport.
In August 2017, the sports network inked another major deal with Top Rank to become the exclusive broadcaster for their bouts. With this deal, the channel will show their boxing events via the various networks, digital platforms, and the newer ESPN+ (plus) subscription service, as well as through pay-per-view specials. That gives fans a lot of options to see great boxing events all year long.
How to View ESPN
The popular sports network offers multiple channels across cable and satellite packages. There will be different channels that correspond for the ESPN channel that one needs to watch. Cable and satellite customers can find these channels easily via their DVR, the cable/satellite provider's website, or other programming guide.
For example, ESPN is channel 140 on the DISH Network, and channel 206 on DIRECTV. Optimum TV offers the sports network on channel 36. For some cable services, customers will have a different channel based on their zip code, so it's best to consult the official cable provider's website or on-screen guide.
Streaming ESPN
Many cable and satellite customers will have access to WatchESPN/ESPN3. These are available on different platforms for computers including Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, as well as iOS and Android mobile. In addition, the network's streaming app or channel is available on devices such as Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV, Roku, Google Chromecast, and select video game platforms. To use the sports network's streaming customers will need a valid login via cable or satellite to use with an app or web browser.
There are also live streaming apps or channels offered as part of popular channel streaming services. They include SlingTV, fubo TV, DirecTV Now, Google TV, and Hulu with Live TV. These services have different costs for subscribers depending on which channel package and/or extras one has ordered.
There is also the newer subscription service known as ESPN+ which was released in April 2018. This service has a low monthly cost, which was around $4.99 a month, or $49.99 for a year. It includes a variety of different sports content which includes baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis, and boxing. More details are available through the Plus.ESPN.com website.
