12:21 AM ET Featherweight prospect Shakur Stevenson found out on Friday who his new opponent will be: battle-tested Viorel Simion. Stevenson, a 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and one of the top prospects in boxing, was due to fight Duarn Vue in his first scheduled 10-round bout in the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing

10:22 PM ET As HBO prepares to end a 45-year run of televising boxing in December, NBC is preparing to finalize a deal that will bring Main Events fights back to the network, sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN. If the deal is completed, NBC would join several other broadcasters who are paying

5:48 PM ET Canelo Alvarez, fresh from his huge majority decision victory over Gennady Golovkin to win the unified middleweight world title in their Sept. 15 rematch, will be back in the ring before the end of the year and in a new weight division trying to win another belt. The Mexican superstar said on

1:01 PM ET Former bantamweight world titleholder Luis Nery of Mexico faces Philippines’ Jason Canoy in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Gasmart Stadium in Tijuana, Mexico. Nery won a bantamweight title against Shinsuke Yamanaka in 2016, but lost it in

7:00 AM ET Welcome to the craziness. Welcome to the latest heavyweight circus featuring two modern boxing giants, their entourages, a travelling troupe of jesters, hacks and three stages in three great fighting cities. Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury had exchanged promises, hugs, handshakes and more importantly signatures before they had to be separated in

2:17 AM ET A sizzling 10-round bantamweight bout between Oscar “El Jaguar” Negrete (18-1-1, 7 KOs) and Joshua “El Profesor” Franco (14-1-1, 7 KOs) was ruled a split draw. The scores were 96-94 for Franco, 96-94 for Negrete, and 95-95. Each boxer threw more than a thousand punches: 1,146 for Negrete, and 1,111 for Franco.

Oct 2, 2018 Like many up-and-coming boxers, Oscar “El Jaguar” Negrete and Joshua “El Profesor” Franco were given relatively easy assignments following their first professional defeats. But now that they’re back on the winning track, it’s time for a far more competitive match — against each other. Their scheduled 10-round bantamweight bout highlights a Golden

8:51 AM ET William Weinbaum A New York State Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against one of the ring doctors for the Magomed Abdusalamov bout five years ago that left the boxer with permanent brain damage. In granting Dr. Gerard Varlotta’s motion for summary judgment, Judge Debra Silber said last month that the

9:18 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have wrapped up their three-city publicity tour for their upcoming bout by nearly coming to blows again. During the 56th annual WBC convention in Kiev, Ukraine, the organization determined the plan for each of its world titleholders and ratified its mandatory

6:40 PM ET The 56th annual WBC convention is taking place this week in Kiev, Ukraine, and Wednesday saw the most significant aspect of the gathering, as the sanctioning organization determined the plan for each of its world titleholders and ratified its mandatory orders. Here is a division-by-division look at what is in store —