Andreas Hale Apr 16, 2026, 07:46 AM ET Close Andreas 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. Most Valuable Promotions made Alycia Baumgardner one of its first major signings in March 2025 with the intent of molding her into the new face of women's boxing. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano -- whose record-setting fight trilogy helped push women's boxing to unprecedented heights -- have both said they are considering retirement in 2026.…