4:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez has stated his intention to return to the ring in September. After having his May 2 date scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, the question is who Alvarez would face in his 2020 debut. Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin had agreed to a trilogy fight in the

2:08 PM ET Fighters on Saturday’s boxing card at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Managua, Nicaragua, are grateful to promoters and the Nicaragua Sports commission for giving them an opportunity to work. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports all over the world, they didn’t know whether they’d bring home a paycheck anytime soon. Rosendo

1:48 PM ET IBF lightweight world titlist Teofimo Lopez Jr. says he is not buying into any plans promoter Bob Arum has to hold fights in empty arenas in Florida. “I know Bob Arum wants to put on fights in June, July and August, but I do not want to fight without fans,” Lopez told

9:02 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 When boxing returns, we will eventually return to a full slate of fights. Some will be bouts that were previously on the

6:20 PM ET The WBC has reinstated Devin Haney as its full lightweight titleholder, four months after declaring him champion in recess because of a right shoulder injury suffered during a defense of his belt in November. The injury sustained against Alfredo Santiago and subsequent surgery left Haney unable to honor a mandatory defense against

3:31 PM ET The WBC announced it would resume PED testing under its Clean Boxing Program and in conjunction with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Testing was suspended for at least three weeks on March 21 as a preventative step during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN KnockOut that the organization was

1:20 PM ET Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is envisioning a return to the ring this September — provided COVID-19 conditions allow it — though he refrained from mentioning potential challengers. “In my mind, I’m fighting in September,” Alvarez told Mexican TV program Box Azteca. “Hopefully, all of this will pass and that date will still

11:53 AM ET Floyd Mayweather’s showdown with Manny Pacquiao in 2015 was one of the biggest boxing events in history. It generated more than 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and over $72 million in ticket sales. On Saturday night on ESPN, boxing fans will have an opportunity to relive this event. The four-hour block of boxing

10:04 PM ET Nicaragua will host a live boxing event on Saturday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Professional boxing will return at the Alexis Argüello Sports Center in Managua with an eight-fight card organized by Boxing Bufalo Promotions. “Here in Nicaragua there is no quarantine,” said Ricardo Alvarez, former world champion and promoter of the

8:00 PM ET Keyshawn Davis took several weeks to choose his path to boxing stardom after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the top professional prospect on the U.S. Olympic qualification team was facing nearly a year without an amateur fight that mattered. He could wait 16 months for his shot