Jan 31, 2020 Steve KimESPN On Jan. 23, trainer Manny Robles announced that he was no longer training Andy Ruiz Jr. After defeating Anthony Joshua back in June to capture the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, Ruiz was the feel-good story of 2019. But then Ruiz showed up to the rematch in Saudi Arabia

5:08 PM ET Representatives for unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev are close enough to making a deal that on Monday they asked the IBF for a second extension of their deadline. “(We are) making great progress and closing in on a deal,” Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN

12:55 PM ET When the welterweight fight between former two-division world titlist Danny Garcia and Ivan Redkach was made, anyone who says they did not expect Garcia to win by knockout — aside, perhaps, from Redkach and his team — is probably being less than honest. So although Garcia dominated on Saturday night in a

9:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s Super Bowl weekend in Miami, but there’s also a big boxing card in town that includes three title fights and a showdown pitting two well-known YouTube personalities on Thursday. There’s a little bit of something for everyone on this show, and here are some of the key storylines to

12:42 AM ET Former two-division world titlist Danny Garcia got his tune-up out of the way, and now he hopes it’s on to a truly major fight. Garcia easily outpointed overmatched underdog Ivan Redkach, battering him throughout a one-sided welterweight world title elimination bout Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The judges

9:14 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alejandra Jimenez, who won the WBC and WBO super middleweight titles by defeating Franchon Crews-Dezurn on Jan. 11, tested positive for a banned substance, the WBC announced Friday. The WBC said an “A” Sample from a drug test administered by VADA (Volunteer Anti-Doping Association) on Jan. 10 tested positive. Under

1:34 PM ET In a surprise, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing on Friday won the purse bid for the fight between unified junior welterweight world titlist Josh Taylor and mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong. Lewkowicz, Khongsong’s co-promoter, bid $1.32 million to gain promotional rights to the bout, beating the only other bidder, new Taylor promoter

8:12 AM ET Steve KimESPN What does Danny Garcia’s current career résumé tell us about how good he really is? His staunchest supporters, led by his boisterous father, Angel, will tell you that he is among the elite fighters in the sport. His detractors say that he’s vastly overrated. The truth is probably somewhere in

8:58 AM ET Danny Garcia’s 13-year career has made him well-known in the world of boxing. He’s won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight and has faced some of the biggest names in the sport, including Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, Zab Judah, Paulie Malignaggi, Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Brandon Rios and Lucas Matthysse. Conversely,

12:12 PM ET Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, aiming to reinvigorate his career after multiple failed drug tests last year that cost him a world title shot and millions of dollars, has finalized a co-promotional deal with Top Rank. Terms were not disclosed for the deal, which had been in the works for months and