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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 03:39 PM ET GUADALAJARA – Canelo Alvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday vs. John Ryder before 50,000-plus fans at Akron Stadium – his first fight in Mexico in nearly 12 years – but already, boxing’s top star is plotting his next bout. Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) plans to

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Boxing star Gervonta Davis avoided jail time in a criminal hit-and-run case in Baltimore. According to court records, Davis was sentenced to 90 days of house

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 01:37 PM ET George Kambosos will meet Maxi Hughes in a lightweight fight in July in Shawnee, Oklahoma, sources told ESPN. The former undisputed lightweight champion is now with Top Rank after agreeing to a new multiyear, co-promotional deal with Lou DiBella, and the fight vs. Hughes will headline an

May 5, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Canelo Alvarez returns to his home city of Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time in more than a decade to defend his super middleweight undisputed championship against London’s John Ryder at Akron Stadium on Saturday. Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs), is a big favorite (-2000 according to Caesars Sportsbook) to

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 01:39 AM ET Erislandy Lara will defend his middleweight title vs. Danny Garcia on Aug. 5, the WBA announced Thursday. The Showtime main event is expected to take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, sources said, at a 155-pound catchweight. PBC has been planning a fight between Lara and Garcia for

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:47 AM ET Women’s boxing star Amanda Serrano’s next fight is for high stakes against an old rival. Serrano will put her undisputed featherweight title on the line against Heather Hardy in the co-main event of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz card Aug. 5 in Dallas, officials

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — CANELO ALVAREZ STROLLS on Mexican soil, past the elegant horse fountain that greets visitors and inside the stable lined with his prized stallions — all 30 of them — at his ranch named Las Reinas (The Queens) for his wife and two daughters. Alvarez

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate A California jury has issued a verdict against former eight-time champion Manny Pacquiao regarding a breach of contract. The jury in the civil case filed in

Nick ParkinsonMay 3, 2023, 02:04 PM ET 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 John Ryder has taken an undulating route to Saturday’s world title fight against Canelo Alvarez, overcoming a series of setbacks to arrive

2:14 PM ET Former heavyweight boxing world champion Deontay Wilder was arrested early Tuesday in Los Angeles for possession of a concealed weapon. The Los Angeles Police Department announced that Wilder, 37, was taken into custody at 1:15 a.m. local time Tuesday morning. He was released on a bond of $35,000 approximately five hours later.