Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple Authors
Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.
Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).
Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.
playDavid Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsGilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against two-division champion David Benavidez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (PBC PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET).Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) moves up to cruiserweight for this challenge, looking to become a three-division champion after holding titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight. He enters the fight off a dominant seventh-round TKO of Anthony Yarde in November.Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.
Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple Authors
CloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on X
David Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)
playDavid Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsGilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against two-division champion David Benavidez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (PBC PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET).Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) moves up to cruiserweight for this challenge, looking to become a three-division champion after holding titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight. He enters the fight off a dominant seventh-round TKO of Anthony Yarde in November.Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.
playDavid Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsGilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against two-division champion David Benavidez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (PBC PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET).Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) moves up to cruiserweight for this challenge, looking to become a three-division champion after holding titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight. He enters the fight off a dominant seventh-round TKO of Anthony Yarde in November.Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.
playDavid Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsGilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against two-division champion David Benavidez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (PBC PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET).Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) moves up to cruiserweight for this challenge, looking to become a three-division champion after holding titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight. He enters the fight off a dominant seventh-round TKO of Anthony Yarde in November.Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.
playDavid Banavidez eyes undisputed title (1:53)David Banavidez talks about his hopes of unifying the boxing titles and gives his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez. (1:53)Andreas HaleMay 2, 2026, 07:48 PM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsGilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defends his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against two-division champion David Benavidez on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (PBC PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET).Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) is also a two-division champion, having won the WBO super middleweight title in 2016. After going 5-1 at light heavyweight — with all five wins by stoppage — Ramirez has gone the distance in each of his four cruiserweight bouts, including a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos last June.Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) moves up to cruiserweight for this challenge, looking to become a three-division champion after holding titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight. He enters the fight off a dominant seventh-round TKO of Anthony Yarde in November.Also on the card, Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs).Andreas Hale is in Las Vegas with full coverage, including undercard results and round-by-round analysis.