9:00 AM ET Bob Fitzsimmons was a geeky-looking guy. His receding hairline had been in full retreat since puberty and his freckled torso looked too big for his spindly Babe Ruth legs. John L. Sullivan called him a “fighting machine on stilts.” Wonder if Canelo Alvarez, who challenges Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight

11:46 AM ET Steve Kim Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Canelo Alvarez is boxing’s biggest superstar. At 29, Alvarez — who will jump two weight classes to try to win a world title when he challenges Sergey Kovalev on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas for

12:56 AM ET Normally, a boxer has no interest in discussing details of how he plans to go after his opponent before a fight, but middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez no problem doing so when it came to Sergey Kovalev. Like many, Alvarez perceives one of Kovalev’s major weaknesses as an ability to take body

10:15 PM ET The comeback of British boxing legend Nigel Benn is off. Benn, the 55-year-old former middleweight and super middleweight world titlist, announced at a news conference in London in late September that he would exit a 23-year retirement and return to the ring to face former super middleweight titlist Sakio Bika in a

12:39 PM ET There are prospects and then there are the can’t-miss prospects. From the time Shakur Stevenson turned pro after claiming a silver medal in the 2016 Olympics, the product of Newark, New Jersey, was considered can’t-miss material because of his youth, speed, spectacular defensive abilities and enough offense to keep opponents honest. Signing

2:45 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 Shakur Stevenson put forth a one-sided boxing clinic Saturday in Reno, Nevada, capturing the WBO featherweight title by mastering the hard-trying, but

1:06 AM ET After all the bad blood and bitter feelings, Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez finally got to put their hands on each other Saturday night. In the end, it was Stevenson, the highly touted rising star and 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, who put on a masterpiece in a near-shutout decision to easily

7:44 PM 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 LONDON — Josh Taylor’s tireless work ethic and variety of punches ensured him the victory in a close junior welterweight title unification fight against

6:30 PM ET The WBO has ordered an immediate rematch between cruiserweight world titlist Mairis Briedis and former titleholder Krzysztof Glowacki following a lengthy appeals process brought by Glowacki in July following his controversial third-round knockout loss to Briedis on June 15 in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series. With the rematch ordered,

9:44 PM ET Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who vacated his junior lightweight world title in September, will be back in the ring going for another belt in a heavier weight division in his next fight. Davis will take on Yuriorkis Gamboa for a vacant secondary lightweight world title on Dec. 28 in the main event of