Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Liam Smith suffered an injury in training camp and his June 17 middleweight rematch vs. Chris Eubank Jr. in Manchester, England, has been postponed, sources told ESPN. The injury is minor, sources said, and the fight could be rescheduled as soon as July 1. Smith (33-3-1, 20

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 12:25 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Against the backdrop of 51,000-plus fans who waited nearly 12 years for their hero to return, Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over England’s John Ryder on Saturday at Akron Stadium. Alvarez, boxing’s top star, battered and

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 02:33 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A full mariachi band, with 25-plus members on each side of the massive entrance ramp, serenaded Canelo Alvarez to the ring. It was a hero’s welcome for the boxing star’s first fight in his native country in nearly 12 years. Fireworks lit up the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 12:14 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Against the backdrop of 51,000-plus fans who waited nearly 12 years for their hero to return, Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over England’s John Ryder on Saturday at Akron Stadium. Canelo, boxing’s top star, battered and

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 09:52 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis told ESPN on Saturday he has signed a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) accepted the offer over a more lucrative offer from Top Rank, sources said. The 34-year-old’s first fight with Matchroom will

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 06:51 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canelo Alvarez returns to Mexico for the first time in more than a decade to face John Ryder in the main event at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, home of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) soccer team. A crowd of 50,000 is expected. Alvarez

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 03:39 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canelo Alvarez will be defending his undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday night 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,

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