Boxing

6:53 PM ET Steve KimESPN With the coronavirus spreading across the world, the boxing industry is taking precautions with its upcoming events. “Obviously, everybody in boxing who does international fights is concerned,” said Bob Arum, who’s company, Top Rank, has fights that are taking place abroad and also involve boxers who are flying in from

2:23 PM ET Canelo Alvarez will fight WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders in the traditional Cinco de Mayo weekend boxing slate on May 2, sources told ESPN Deportes’ Salvador Rodriguez. The announcement of the 168-pound unification fight could be made official in the next 24 hours or even sooner, the sources said. Alvarez

2:17 PM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez will next fight on May 2 — Cinco De Mayo weekend, one of the two weekends on which

11:19 PM ET Former three-time light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev will return to the ring on April 25 to fight for the first time since Canelo Alvarez brutally knocked him out and took his belt last fall. Kovalev will face longtime light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera in a 12-round cruiserweight fight contracted at 180

5:51 PM ET After teasing a retirement in the near-future in the lead-up to his rematch against Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury doubled down on his idea of retirement after fighting out the last two bouts on his contract with Top Rank Boxing. “I’ve got two more fights left, and then we’re going to really think

7:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s a fortuitous and lucrative moment to be near the top of the heavyweight division. Anthony Joshua holds three of the belts and is set to defend against Kubrat Pulev, and Tyson Fury’s star has never shone brighter after his TKO victory over Deontay Wilder. Those two will compete in

10:52 AM ET Heavyweight Dillian Whyte will make the first defense of his interim world title against Alexander Povetkin on May 2 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Tuesday. The fight, which will be on Sky Box Office pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and likely on DAZN in

6:41 PM ET Hard-hitting super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga will be featured on the undercard of featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson’s first defense, on March 14 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, Top Rank announced on Monday. Top Rank said Berlanga’s opponent for the scheduled eight-round bout will be finalized

11:08 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The biggest question going into the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas fight on Saturday night was: How viable Garcia is as a welterweight contender? Garcia has been one of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound fighters for the past several years, having won world titles at featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight. But

5:42 AM ET Unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua is set to face mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, both fighters have confirmed. Joshua’s three major world title belts will be on the line at the north London stadium, which opened in 2019 and seats more than 60,000. “I

6:49 PM ET Former heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder has officially exercised his right to an immediate third fight with Tyson Fury. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter, told ESPN on Sunday that the plan was for the fight to take place July 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the

12:56 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim FRISCO, TX — It was an entertaining night of fights at the Ford Center on Saturday night. Mikey Garcia got back to his

12:29 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — After what Mikey Garcia called “a horrible performance” in his first fight in the welterweight division last March, he knew he had to answer an important question in his encore: He had won world titles in four smaller divisions, but was he a viable contender at 147 pounds? Garcia

5:38 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez may no longer occupy the perch as the No. 1 fighter in the world pound-for-pound as he did a few years ago, but the surefire future Hall of Famer once again owns a world title. In a vintage performance, Gonzalez dominated Kal Yafai en route to

Feb 29, 2020 Former two-time junior bantamweight world titlist Srisaket Sor Rungvisai will return from a one-year layoff on April 4 in his first fight since losing his belt. Sor Rungvisai, a Thailand national hero, will take on former flyweight titlist and countryman Amnat Ruenroeng at Workpoint Studios in Bangkok, Thailand, WP Boxing has announced.

9:22 PM ET Former heavyweight world titlist Deontay Wilder said Friday that he has decided to keep careerlong co-trainer Mark Breland as part of his team. Wilder suffered a seventh-round knockout loss in his rematch with Tyson Fury last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas when Breland threw in the

Feb 26, 2020 Steve KimESPN There’s a running joke in boxing that if you want to get a review or a recommendation on a trainer, Jessie Vargas is the guy to ask. Chances are that the former two-division titlist has probably worked with them at some point in his career. Since he began punching for

1:31 PM ET Josh Taylor is heading home to Scotland to fight for the first time since unifying two junior welterweight world titles. Taylor will defend against mandatory challenger‎ Apinun Khongsong on May 2 (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+) at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, Top Rank announced Thursday. Taylor will headline at the arena