11:55 PM ET When Robert Brant wrested a secondary middleweight world title from Japanese star Ryota Murata in October, he did so in Las Vegas, where he trains and spends a lot of time. Now he is headed to Murata’s turf for the rematch. Both fighters were on hand as the sequel was announced at

6:53 PM ET The changes keep coming for former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin. On Wednesday, Golovkin announced perhaps the biggest change of all — that he has parted ways with longtime trainer Abel Sanchez, who was an integral part of his success since they got together for Golovkin’s first world title bout in

3:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete (28-3, 21 KOs) has been scratched due to a shoulder injury and will not be facing Nonito Donaire (39-5, 25 KOs) this Saturday night at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the World Boxing Super Series semifinals. A source not authorized by the WBSS

9:21 AM ET As Robert Easter Jr. headed into his lightweight world title unification fight with Mikey Garcia last July, he was brimming with confidence. He was the bigger man and felt like the move of his training camp to trainer Kevin Cunningham’s gym in Palm Beach, Florida, would be a bonus that would help

9:26 PM ET Featherweight Ruben Villa, one of the top prospects in boxing, will face Luis Alberto Lopez on May 10 at Omega Products International in Corona, California, co-promoters Thompson Boxing and Banner Promotions announced on Tuesday. The fight will headline a tripleheader on “ShoBox: The New Generation” (Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT). Villa (15-0, 5

7:25 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Amir Imam has filed a lawsuit against promoter Don King and manager Roosevelt “Stacey” McKinley for breach of contract and for violations of the federal Muhammad Ali Reform Act. Imam, who filed the suit in the 11th Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida, on April 16, is seeking an

4:49 AM ET Kash Ali has been handed a six-month ban from boxing after he was disqualified for biting opponent David Price last month. Ali has also been fined £10,000 by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) following the incident, which took place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England on Mar. 30.

4:37 PM ET It’s no secret that the fight former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin wants most is a third crack at bitter rival Canelo Alvarez, who took his belts by disputed majority decision in their rematch last September, which came a year after an even more controversial draw that most thought GGG won.

3:59 PM ET Opening Bell: Another quagmire NEW YORK — For five years, the sports world waited and waited and waited for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally fight. It was an agonizing process that was horrendous to follow and even worse to cover. They finally met to unify welterweight belts in 2015, and