2:39 PM ET Fast-rising featherweight prospect Shakur Stevenson will take on former world title challenger Franklin Manzanilla when Stevenson makes his hometown professional debut at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on July 13. Manzanilla, announced as Stevenson’s opponent for the 10-round bout on Tuesday, replaces original opponent Hairon Socarras (22-0-3, 13 KOs), who

10:28 AM ET Junior welterweight contender Ohara Davies faces former lightweight world titlist Miguel Vazquez in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the legendary York Hall in London, England on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. Davies (18-2, 14 KOs) started his career with 15 straight victories, including 2 by stoppage.

11:52 AM ET IBF lightweight world titleholder Richard Commey faces former titlist Raymundo Beltran on Friday in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The fight will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes in the United States at 10 p.m. ET. Commey (28-2,

5:06 AM ET Andy Ruiz Jr. has said that Anthony Joshua is “not good at boxing” with the two fighters set to meet in a rematch before the end of the year. The Mexican produced one of the greatest upsets of all time when he knocked out Joshua in the seventh round at Maddison Square

10:57 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jermell Charlo took care of business in short order by scoring a third-round TKO of Jorge Cota on Sunday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with a pair of booming right hands that sent the southpaw down to the canvas twice. After some early difficulties in which Charlo (32-1,

4:05 PM ET Steve KimESPN After unifying the cruiserweight division, Oleksandr Usyk made it clear his intentions to campaign as a heavyweight. And it’s evident that he and his team are getting on the fast track to a title shot, as the WBO announced on Saturday night that the World Boxing Organization has designated him

1:14 AM ET Steve KimESPN INDIO, Calif. — Proving it was no fluke, Andrew Cancio once again got the best of Alberto Machado on Friday night, as he retained his WBA “regular” 130-pound title by halting the former champion — whom he defeated in February in their initial encounter. This time, it took only three

6:10 PM ET Undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields suffered a knee injury, forcing postponement of her bout against former world champion Ivana Habazin, which had been scheduled for Aug. 17. Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita, said Thursday that a new date for the fight is already being worked out. The bout was scheduled to take

Jun 19, 2019 Steve KimESPN Alberto Machado is determined to put the first loss of his career behind him. His stunning fourth-round KO at the hands of Andrew Cancio in February put an end to Machado’s unblemished record and cost Machado his “regular” junior lightweight title. As Machado (21-1, 17 KOs) prepared for Friday’s fight

11:48 AM ET Andrew Cancio picked up his phone while on his lunch break and dialed in for a conference call. Media from around the world were waiting for him — a construction technician for a gas company in Southern California — to share his unique perspective. This is a new experience for Cancio, the