9:44 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Trash talk and over-the-top antics have long been a way to gain attention for a big fight. Just look at Floyd Mayweather in boxing, Conor McGregor in MMA — or even when they fought each other. Real or contrived, the trash talk can help sell events. But there are

8:18 PM ET LAS VEGAS — There are few who expect anything less than a highly entertaining and competitive fight when Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs step into the ring to unify their three middleweight world titles on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. But just in case anyone needed a reminder, Jacobs handed

1:40 PM ET The ramparts surrounding the private world of heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua parted briefly in Sheffield for him to discuss Andy Ruiz Jr, drug cheats, expectations and those annoying rivals before his departure for New York. Joshua fights Ruiz at Madison Square Garden on June 1 in defence of his heavyweight titles; Ruiz

8:35 AM ET At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s middleweight unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Our experts make their picks. Dan RafaelESPN.com Alvarez by decisionTo me, this is the best fight that has been made so far this

3:33 PM ET Steve KimESPN The WBA has passed a resolution suspending heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller for six months for failing multiple drug tests prior to his June 1 bout with unified champion Anthony Joshua, which has since been postponed. Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs), of Brooklyn, New York, tested positive for the substances GW1516, EPO

1:17 PM ET Former unified bantamweight world titleholder Ryan Burnett, who is moving up in weight to the junior featherweight division, has signed a multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank, which announced the deal on Monday. Burnett’s first fight of the deal will be his already-scheduled bout against Jelbirt Gomera, a 12-rounder for a vacant

11:00 AM ET What a great weekend of boxing. It featured what is so far the card of the year, on Friday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California, headlined by the highly entertaining junior bantamweight world championship rematch between Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Juan Francisco Estrada. That great card also included a candidate for