2:22 PM ET Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez is not getting much time to enjoy his unanimous decision victory over Daniel Jacobs in their world title unification fight that took place on May 4 in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, less than two weeks after the fight, the IBF, whose belt Alvarez won from Jacobs to
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9:00 AM ET Heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs), coming off his contested split draw against Tyson Fury in December, fights Dominic Breazeale May 18 on Showtime. So we had an anonymous trainer assess Wilder — then let Wilder respond. TRAINER: Deontay Wilder is the rare fighter gifted with one-punch power. Unfortunately, it’s only
8:41 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A boxer who kissed a reporter without her consent during a post-fight interview must complete a sexual harassment course and pay a $2,500 fine before officials will consider lifting his suspension. The California Athletic Commission decided unanimously Tuesday that Kubrat Pulev can reapply to have his boxing
9:09 AM ET When Michael Conlan and Vladimir Nikitin squared off at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics the result was a massively controversial Nikitin decision win that nearly caused an international incident. A professional rematch was inevitable, and now it is set. The featherweight prospects will meet in a 10-round bout on Aug. 3
10:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN On Saturday afternoon, word spread quickly throughout the boxing world that Harold Lederman had died at the age of 79 after a lengthy battle with cancer. To those in the industry who had known him for years, it was like losing your favorite uncle, or your best friend — or
3:32 PM ET Opening Bell: Pacquiao-Thurman is on The great Manny Pacquiao is 40 and in the twilight of a legendary career where he has won world titles in a record eight divisions, been in many epic fights and become a global star. Who could blame him if he wanted to coast against some lesser
11:37 AM ET Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has vacated his super middleweight world title, paving the way for it to be filled by the bout between Billy Joe Saunders and Shefat Isufi on Saturday. Ramirez sent WBO president Paco Valcarcel an email in recent days thanking him for the opportunity to hold the organization’s world title
3:24 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 Billy Joe Saunders has said training with Tyson Fury has helped give him the belief that he can salvage his career. The former WBO
12:38 AM ET Steve KimESPN TUCSON, Ariz. — Miguel Berchelt retained his WBC junior lightweight title at the Convention Center on Saturday as he once again defeated Francisco Vargas in six rounds, in an entertaining yet increasingly one-sided battle that was waved off by Vargas’ corner. Vargas (25-2-2, 18 KOs) fought gamely and at times
12:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN TUCSON, Arizona — Emanuel Navarrete defeated Isaac Dogboe by TKO in Round 12 to retain his WBO junior featherweight world title — the same belt he won in his first fight against Dogboe in December — at the Tucson Convention Center on Saturday. While Dogboe was better prepared for the