1:56 AM ET Steve KimESPN It might have gone longer than expected, but Miguel Berchelt dispatched the tough Eleazar Valenzuela in six rounds on Saturday at the TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City. For Berchelt, the reigning WBC junior lightweight champion, this was a non-title bout intended to keep him busy as he looks ahead

8:27 AM ET For most of his childhood, Miguel Berchelt wanted to become a soccer player. But his ambitions changed and a boxing dream was born with just a glimpse of a WBC belt that belonged to Rodolfo Lopez, a fellow native of Cancun, Mexico. Coming into Saturday’s non-title fight in Mexico City against Eleazar

11:19 AM ET Steve KimESPN Matchroom Sports on Friday announced a series of fights that will take place in an outdoor setting at Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England. Matchroom’s “Fight Camp” begins Aug. 1 and is highlighted by a heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) and Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs) on Aug.

9:39 PM ET Boxing legend Roberto Durán tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday and remains in a hospital in Panama City, Panama, where he was admitted due to a viral infection. “My father’s tests have just arrived and confirm that he is positive for COVID-19. Thank God he is not having symptoms beyond something

7:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior welterweight contender Ivan Baranchyk suffered an undisclosed injury during a sparring session on Thursday, forcing his July 7 bout against Jose Zepeda to be postponed. The 10-round fight was scheduled to headline a Top Rank on ESPN card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. “I don’t

6:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN Kim Clavel, who won the 2020 Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPYS, will be returning to the ring on July 21 at the MGM Conference Center in Las Vegas. There has been no opponent named yet. Clavel, a junior flyweight, said, “I am grateful to Groupe Yvon Michel,

5:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Abraham “El Super” Nova remained undefeated as he outpointed the elusive Avery Sparrow over 10 rounds (99-91, 97-93 and 96-94) in a very tactical boxing match on the Jason Moloney-Leonardo Baez undercard at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Thursday. Sparrow (10-2, 3 KOs) boxed effectively during

5:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN Australia’s Jason Moloney faces Leonardo Baez, of Mexico, in a 10-round bantamweight battle in the main event of Thursday’s Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m. ET). But before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skill on the

7:41 AM ET The meeting between British heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce has been rescheduled for October 24 in London’s O2 Arena, promoter Frank Warren announced on Thursday. The fight was originally supposed to take place on April 11 but had been postponed to July 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the pandemic

11:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN Joshua Franco captured the WBA regular junior bantamweight title by defeating previously undefeated Australian champion Andrew Moloney in a hard-fought unanimous decision Tuesday night at the fan-free MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The judges had the scores at 115-112, 114-113 and 114-113 for Franco. What was a closely