11:06 PM ET Junior bantamweight world titleholder Jerwin Ancajas has held his belt for more than two years — longer than any other titlist in the division — and made six successful defenses, but so far the unification fight he wants has eluded him. But there is a glimmer of hope that one can happen

6:37 PM ET The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission on Tuesday denied middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders a boxing license because of his recent failed drug test for the banned performance-enhancing stimulant oxilofrine, meaning his upcoming fight is canceled and that the WBO likely will strip him of its 160-pound belt. Saunders, who will lose

2:37 AM ET Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has a fight to promote between superstar Canelo Alvarez and super middleweight titlist Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the broadcast outlet remains up in the air and he plans to take his time sorting it out.

12:10 AM ET Lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury finally enrolled in the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program on Monday. Fury is due to challenge world titleholder Deontay Wilder for that sanctioning body’s heavyweight world title belt on Dec. 1 in the main event of a Showtime PPV card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

4:05 PM ET Opening Bell: Off to a good start When Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and executives from DAZN scheduled the first American-based card of Hearn’s eight-year, $1 billion deal with the new sports subscription streaming service for Saturday night in Chicago, little did they know the competition they would be facing. As it

2:46 PM ET Although heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury wrapped up a three-city media tour last week to promote their Dec. 1 Showtime PPV showdown at Staples Center in Los Angeles and are headed for training camp, one critical aspect of the agreement is not in place yet. Fury has

9:37 AM ET Naoya Inoue has made an electrifying start to his World Boxing Super Series campaign after landing a brutal knockout on quarterfinal opponent Juan Carlos Payano in the first round of their contest in Tokyo. Inoue [17-0, 15 KOs] is the second seed in the inaugural WBSS bantamweight tournament, behind Britain’s Ryan Burnett,

2:01 AM ET Welterweight contenders Jessie Vargas and Thomas Dulorme waged a bloody, fast-paced and highly entertaining fight that featured clean punching and two knockdowns — and ended in a draw before 6,235 on Saturday night at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Dulorme, knocked down the 10th round, pulled out the majority draw when he

2:08 PM ET Associated Press NONTHABURI, Thailand — Srisaket Sor Rungvisai successfully defended his WBC super flyweight belt by beating Iran Diaz of Mexico on a unanimous decision in front of 12,000 home fans in Nonthaburi on Saturday. Srisaket received 119-109, 120-108 and 119-109 scores from the judges to win his first home title fight

12:44 AM ET The fight between light heavyweights Sullivan Barrera and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan was rescheduled on Friday. Shakur Stevenson, one of the top prospects in boxing, will face Viorel Simion on Oct. 13 instead of Duarn Vue, who withdrew with a detached retina. Canelo Alvarez, fresh from his huge majority decision victory over Gennady