9:26 AM ET Steve KimESPN There’s something that has not been seen in any of Edgar Berlanga’s 13 professional fights: Round 2. Thirteen fights. Thirteen knockouts within the first three minutes of action. Berlanga, who faces Eric Moon on Tuesday inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN and ESPN

9:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been suspended indefinitely by both the Nevada Athletic Commission and the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission due to his refusal to take a drug test prior to his Dec. 20 bout against Daniel Jacobs. Chavez was temporarily suspended in Nevada after not submitting to a

3:30 PM ET Gilberto Ramirez, Mexico’s first super middleweight boxing champion, has been notified that Top Rank will not renew his contract and he is therefore a free agent, the boxer’s manager, David Suh, confirmed to ESPN. “His contract with Top Rank is up, so as of today he’s free to negotiate with anyone,” Suh

10:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo delivered a message to the 135-pound division by stopping Will Madera in the first round of Thursday’s Top Rank on ESPN main event at the MGM Grand Conference Center. It was an explosive performance that reminded everybody in boxing of why Verdejo was such a highly

12:46 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior middleweight fighter Travell Mazion died Wednesday night, according to Golden Boy Promotions, the company that handled his career. Mazion was reportedly involved in a car crash outside Austin, Texas, though the Austin-Travis County EMS would not confirm the identity of the people involved in the crash, saying only that

9:18 AM ET Steve Kim 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 Former featherweight world titlist Oscar Valdez is set for his second fight as a full time junior lightweight, as he steps into

6:15 PM ET Miguel Marriaga’s 10-round featherweight fight against Mark John Yap has been canceled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Yap weighed in 8.7 pounds over the limit Wednesday. Yap weighed in at 136.7 pounds for the 128-pound fight, while Marriaga was at 127.3. The fight was scheduled to headline a Top Rank

5:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer easily outclassed Helen Joseph in a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card on ESPN at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday. This was the first time a women’s fight has been the main

7:46 AM ET Steve KimESPN Like everyone else, Mikaela Mayer found out about Jamel Herring’s positive test for COVID-19 on Monday morning. It postponed Herring’s junior lightweight world title defense against Jonathan Oquendo for the second time. Just like that, Mayer’s bout versus Helen Joseph was elevated to the main event spot of Tuesday’s Top

3:06 PM ET Steve KimESPN Immediately after WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring’s July 14 fight against Jonathan Oquendo was canceled due to a positive coronavirus test, Top Rank was already planning a new date for the former Marine. “We’re looking to reschedule Jamel Herring for another date in August,” Bob Arum told ESPN Tuesday