6:19 PM ET Steve KimESPN Coming off his revenge victory over Eleider Alvarez, look for an early summer return of WBO light heavyweight titlist, Sergey Kovalev. According to Kathy Duva, the head of Main Events, “We’re waiting for a date in June on ESPN.” Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) on Feb. 2 decisively outpointed Alvarez —

5:04 PM ET Unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua came to New York this week to get the ball rolling on promoting his American debut against Brooklyn’s Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller and they put on a spirited war or words. There was even a little shoving mixed in at their kickoff news conference, but besides

10:06 PM ET Two-time lightweight world titleholder Brandon Rios was in what turned out to be a 19-month retirement when he made the decision to return to the ring in mid-2017. He is 2-1 since and said Thursday that he believes a victory on Saturday will position him to fight for a world title for

9:37 PM ET One day after heavyweight Bogdan Dinu and his management rejected an offer to fight contender Kubrat Pulev, they changed their minds and signed for the fight on Thursday, Dinu co-promoter Greg Cohen told ESPN. Pulev and Dinu will meet in a scheduled 10-round fight that will headline the Top Rank Boxing on

2:28 PM ET Anthony Dirrell is conflicted about boxing. He is 34 years old and has been fighting since he was 9, and he has made it very clear he does not want to be a fighter who hangs around too long and suffers health issues because of the ring later in life. He has

1:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN In what was a stunning turn of events, it was announced on Monday that Tyson Fury and his promoter, Frank Warren, had signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank, that will see his bouts air live on ESPN airwaves. This landmark deal also calls for a minimum of two bouts

12:41 PM ET Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev will headline the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card on March 23, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN. The card will take place at either The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, or the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, but Pulev still needs an opponent.

2:17 PM ET With the news on Monday that Top Rank has signed lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to a co-promotional contract that will see his future fights appear on ESPN platforms, many thought that would be the death knell for a rematch with titlist Deontay Wilder that was close to being finalized before the

10:00 PM ET Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko will defend his unified lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Anthony Crolla on April 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after their camps made a deal on Tuesday night. The deal for the fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card to coincide