Japan’s Naoya Inoue is celebrating becoming the first undisputed men’s bantamweight world champion of the four-belt era in Tokyo this morning. One of the best and most feared boxers on the planet made ...

Stuart Hall will defend his IBF world bantamweight title against the unbeaten and dangerous Paul Butler in Newcastle on June 7. Hall won the belt last December after a brave performance against Vusi ...

Paul Butler's shot at IBF world super-flyweight champion Zolani Tete has been pushed back after the title holder broke his hand. Butler was set to face the South African at the ECHO Arena on October ...

2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Bantamweight titlist Stuart Hall of England will make his second ...

Josh Wale would welcome a fight against the winner of Paul Butler's bantamweight battle with Stuart Hall in Liverpool. The Barnsley man defended his British title with a dramatic knockout of Don ...

Paul Butler believes that he has got under Stuart Hall’s skin before their rematch on Saturday night at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, live on Sky Sports. The Ellesmere Port man will face bitter rival Hall ...

Paul Butler walks into the unknown on Saturday night when he faces the lesser spotted Mexican Sebastian Sanchez at the Echo Arena. The Ellesmere Port former world champion knows next to nothing about ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Naoya Inoue and Paul ...

Paul Butler is to fight Puerto Rico's Emmanuel Rodriguez for the vacant IBF bantamweight title he once held on the undercard of Tony Bellew's May 5 rematch with David Haye. The 29-year-old from ...

Undefeated pound-for-pound phenom Inoue is a fearsome knockout artist who now boasts 21 stoppages in a 24-fight career that has already brought world titles in three different weight classes. Butler ...