2:48 PM ET Steve KimESPN A triple-header featuring world titleholders Juan Francisco Estrada, Roman Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Martinez will take place on Oct. 23 at Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The card will be streamed on DAZN. The main event will feature Estrada (40-3, 27 KOs) defending his WBC junior bantamweight title against former
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2:20 PM ET Representatives for Canelo Alvarez, Golden Boy Promotions and the streaming service DAZN met Tuesday to work through the key differences stemming from a breach-of-contract lawsuit Alvarez filed in federal court against the companies earlier this month, sources confirmed to ESPN Deportes. The Athletic first reported on the 10-hour mediation session with the
11:13 AM ET Miguel Berchelt’s mandatory defense of his WBC junior lightweight title against Oscar Valdez is being targeted for Dec. 12, multiple sources close to both teams told ESPN on Thursday. The fight will air on ESPN. Originally planned for Nov. 7, the Berchelt-Valdez date was moved due to Top Rank’s intention of staging
8:31 AM ET Ukranian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk will face Britain’s Derek Chisora on Oct. 31, Matchroom confirmed on Wednesday. The fight, which was originally scheduled for May 23, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A venue is yet to be announced. 1 Related Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) moved to heavyweight after ending his cruiserweight
9:01 AM 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 Josh Taylor’s journey to being one of boxing’s most respected world champions included a near-death experience, plenty of white-knuckle rides and heartbreak at the
12:04 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia will face Tureano Johnson on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, according to Golden Boy Promotions. “It’s a great honor to be returning during these tough times,” said Munguia, who won the 154-pound title in 2018 against
9:15 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing finishes a busy September with a flourish, highlighted by a pair of headlining bouts from the Charlo brothers on a unique split pay-per-view card from Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. It might not reach the level of “Revenge: The Rematches,” the Don King-promoted pay-per-view headlined by
11:05 AM 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 Josh Taylor has been warned by promoter Frank Warren at the potential danger of defending his world titles without fans on Saturday. Scotland’s WBA-IBF
6:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior lightweight world titlist Jose Pedraza returned to the ring for the third time in a year and defeated Javier Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight battle, then staked his claim for a junior welterweight title shot in 20201. Pedraza put forth a strong showing in mastering Molina in
6:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior lightweight world titlist Jose Pedraza returns to the ring for the third time in a year to face Javier Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight battle that headlines a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET). Pedraza (27-3, 13