10:54 PM ET The representatives for unified junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez and former titleholder Viktor Postol came to terms for the mandatory fight Wednesday just before a purse bid was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles. Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, which promotes Ramirez, and Tom Brown of TGB Promotions,
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9:00 AM ET Bob Fitzsimmons was a geeky-looking guy. His receding hairline had been in full retreat since puberty and his freckled torso looked too big for his spindly Babe Ruth legs. John L. Sullivan called him a “fighting machine on stilts.” Wonder if Canelo Alvarez, who challenges Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight
8:17 AM ET WBC junior lightweight world titleholder Miguel Berchelt will face former junior featherweight titlist Jason Sosa in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The fight will air live on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET, with undercard bouts on ESPN+
11:46 AM ET Steve Kim Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Canelo Alvarez is boxing’s biggest superstar. At 29, Alvarez — who will jump two weight classes to try to win a world title when he challenges Sergey Kovalev on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas for
12:56 AM ET Normally, a boxer has no interest in discussing details of how he plans to go after his opponent before a fight, but middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez no problem doing so when it came to Sergey Kovalev. Like many, Alvarez perceives one of Kovalev’s major weaknesses as an ability to take body
10:15 PM ET The comeback of British boxing legend Nigel Benn is off. Benn, the 55-year-old former middleweight and super middleweight world titlist, announced at a news conference in London in late September that he would exit a 23-year retirement and return to the ring to face former super middleweight titlist Sakio Bika in a
12:39 PM ET There are prospects and then there are the can’t-miss prospects. From the time Shakur Stevenson turned pro after claiming a silver medal in the 2016 Olympics, the product of Newark, New Jersey, was considered can’t-miss material because of his youth, speed, spectacular defensive abilities and enough offense to keep opponents honest. Signing
2:45 AM ET Steve Kim Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Shakur Stevenson put forth a one-sided boxing clinic Saturday in Reno, Nevada, capturing the WBO featherweight title by mastering the hard-trying, but
1:06 AM ET After all the bad blood and bitter feelings, Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez finally got to put their hands on each other Saturday night. In the end, it was Stevenson, the highly touted rising star and 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, who put on a masterpiece in a near-shutout decision to easily
7:44 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show LONDON — Josh Taylor’s tireless work ethic and variety of punches ensured him the victory in a close junior welterweight title unification fight against