12:39 PM ET WBC interim junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora is returning to the ring on April 8 as part of a main event against Brian Mendoza in California, a source told ESPN. Fundora, 25, last fought in October when he beat Carlos Ocampo by unanimous decision. It was one of two big wins for

5:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner’s comeback fight, scheduled for Feb. 25 in Atlanta against Michael Williams Jr., has been postponed, sources told ESPN on Friday. Broner, who hasn’t competed since February 2021, is now slated to return in April in Atlanta, sources said. Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) suffered a broken jaw in sparring

9:39 PM ET Mikaela Mayer’s lightweight debut against Christina Linardatou will take place as the co-feature fight on the Joe Joyce-Zhilei Zhang card in England on April 15, sources told ESPN. The fight will be at Copper Box Arena in the Hackney Wick section of London, the first time Mayer will be fighting since she

11:16 AM ET BALTIMORE — Boxer Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Davis’ sentencing is May 5. Davis, 28, was scheduled to stand trial but waived that right Thursday. He did not speak after leaving the

7:47 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Newly crowned WBO 130-pound champion Emanuel Navarrete and top Australian contender Liam Wilson clashed in a fight of the year candidate on Feb. 3. There was everything you would want to see in a prizefight — action, entertainment and offense. Both men suffered cuts and split a pair of

7:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have signed contracts for a 115-pound title rematch slated for June in Japan, sources confirmed to ESPN. Franco’s WBA junior bantamweight title will again be on the line, but Ioka’s WBO belt won’t be. He is vacating his title ahead of a Feb. 28 purse

7:49 AM 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 After producing last-round knockouts in his past two fights, Leigh Wood insists the game plan is not for the same outcome in Saturday’s featherweight

6:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The three-belt junior flyweight unification bout between Kenshiro Teraji and Jonathan Gonzalez on April 8 in Tokyo will be streamed live on ESPN+ in the U.S., Top Rank Boxing announced Tuesday. Teraji, ESPN’s No. 1 junior flyweight, holds the WBA and WBC titles at 108 pounds; Gonzalez. ranked No. 2

12:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga has signed a multifight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, the promoter announced Tuesday. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) started his career with 16 consecutive first-round knockouts. The 25-year-old became a free agent after he parted ways with Top Rank last month following disagreements on the direction of his

Feb 8, 2023 After another impressive victory to become the undisputed featherweight champion, Amanda Serrano, who has won titles in seven different weight classes, solidified her No. 3 ranking behind Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor in ESPN’s latest pound-for-pound rankings. The victory also sets up the much-anticipated rematch between Serrano and Taylor that will take