6:13 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 British light-heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde moved a step closer to challenging WBO world titleholder Sergey Kovalev with a fifth-round win over Travis Reeves at

1:20 PM ET Two heavyweight hopefuls will see action in televised fights on the undercard of the undisputed women’s middleweight world championship fight between Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer. Promoter Dmitry Salita and Showtime have announced that Jermaine Franklin and Otto Wallin, both of whom have recently signed with Salita, will fight 10-round bouts on

8:34 AM ET Gennady Golovkin, boxing’s most sought-after broadcast free agent, is off the market. The former unified middleweight world champion signed a three-year, six-fight contract with sports streaming service DAZN at about 1:30 a.m. ET Friday that likely will take him through the end of his storied career. The first fight of the agreement

7:39 PM ET The undercard and site for the welterweight fight between former two-division titlist Danny Garcia and Adrian Granados on April 20 was squared away on Thursday. The Premier Boxing Champions card (Fox/Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET) will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, and will include a 10-round

3:19 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time champion Paulie Malignaggi has signed an exclusive two-year deal to join Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, with his first appearance scheduled for June. Malignaggi, 38, had announced his retirement from the ring in March 2017 after an eighth-round loss to Sam Eggington. Currently, Malignaggi serves as a color commentator

6:53 AM ET British boxing legend Bruno thanked his well-wishers and said he was starting to mend. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images British boxing legend Frank Bruno said he has “never been so ill” after contracting pneumonia. The former world heavyweight champion’s agent confirmed Monday he had been taken to hospital in the U.K and would be resting

5:18 PM ET Super middleweight Vijender Singh, a three-time Olympian from India, has moved his training base to Southern California to work with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach as he prepares for his United States debut. Singh (10-0, 7 KOs) signed a multiyear promotional contract with Top Rank in November. He will fight for

11:37 AM ET With the implosion last week of an immediate rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury, Wilder has been ordered to face mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale next. The fight was already in the works even before the order, following the disintegration of Wilder-Fury II, with it expected to