9:00 PM ET Associated Press FLINT, Mich. — Trash talk at a weigh-in or news conference is nothing new in boxing. This was something different entirely. Claressa Shields’ homecoming fight Saturday night was canceled because of an altercation before Friday’s weigh-in that left her opponent’s trainer hospitalized. Shields called the incident “inexcusable” — and the

6:09 PM ET Gennadiy Golovkin and Sergeiy Derevyanchenko fight for the vacant IBF middleweight world title in the main event of Saturday’s DAZN card at Madison Square Garden in New York. But before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skills on the undercard In the co-main event, junior middleweight Israil Madrimov (3-0, 3

1:57 AM ET Charlie Edwards on Friday vacated his flyweight world title, saying that it was too difficult to continue making the 112-pound division weight limit. Edwards (15-1, 6 KOs), 26, of England, won the belt by upset unanimous decision from Cristofer Rosales in December 2018 and made two successful defenses, a unanimous decision against

9:06 AM ET Steve KimESPN Middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko came awfully close to winning his first word title a year ago, but suffered a split decision loss to Daniel Jacobs. Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs) gets a second opportunity when he faces Gennady Golovkin for the vacant IBF world title in what is by far the most

4:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The junior middleweight title fight between Ivana Habazin and Claressa Shields on Saturday has been called off after James Ali Bashir, the veteran trainer for Habazin, was struck by an unidentified person and knocked unconscious at a weigh-in Friday. The assailant fled the scene, which took place at the

9:43 PM ET Former women’s featherweight world titleholder Heather Hardy has tested positive for the banned substance furosemide. The WBC announced on Thursday night that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported to the sanctioning body that Hardy’s A sample from a random test conducted in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 12 in connection

3:17 PM ET NEW YORK — From 2010 to 2018 Gennadiy Golovkin owned at least one middleweight world title belt. Then, 13 months ago, he lost a heavily disputed majority decision to rival Canelo Alvarez in their mega rematch. Gone were GGG’s three unified belts, and his historic title reign, during which he tied the

12:57 PM ET Super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim has tested positive for two performance-enhancing drugs, likely destroying his chances of getting the mandatory shot at a 168-pound world title he was supposed to have in his next fight. The WBC said Thursday that on Sept. 26 the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported that the A sample

9:32 AM ET At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s middleweight world title bout between Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko at Madison Square Garden in New York? Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) is coming off a dominant fourth-round KO victory over Steve Rolls in June. Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs)

4:42 PM ET The fight between Claressa Shields and Ivana Habazin, already for a vacant women’s junior middleweight world title, took on additional meaning on Wednesday when organizers announced that the bout would also have a second vacant world title at stake. “We are delighted that the fight will now be for both the WBC