Boxing

3:43 PM ET Associated Press CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. The class of 2021, which was announced Tuesday, also includes former Olympic champion Andre Ward, Ann Wolfe, Marian Trimiar and Dr. Margaret

8:55 AM 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 Callum Smith insists he has the size and ability to make Canelo Alvarez think again about fighting above the middleweight division. The 6-foot-3 English

9:01 AM ET Canelo Alvarez wants to unify the super middleweight division, and his quest starts on Saturday against WBA titleholder Callum Smith in San Antonio. The vacant WBC belt is also on the line, meaning that a win against Smith could put Canelo on a path to get all four belts by the end

Dec 11, 2020 Shakur Stevenson returns to the ring for his second fight of 2020, as he faces Toka Kahn Clary in the main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. After winning the vacant WBO featherweight world title in October 2019, Stevenson (14-0, 8

4:51 PM ET A WBC super featherweight championship fight between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez has been rebooked for Feb. 20, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN on Monday. The championship fight was originally supposed to take place on Dec. 12 but was postponed when Berchelt tested positive for COVID-19 in November. According to

9:02 AM 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 Callum Smith is scheduled to make a third defense of his WBA super middleweight world title against Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, confident of his

10:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Umar Kremlev of Russia was elected president of the troubled International Boxing Association on Saturday despite clear concerns of Olympic officials about his candidacy. The governing body, known as AIBA, said Kremlev won more than 57% of the vote in a five-candidate contest involving 155 national federations. The International

6:42 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 Anthony Joshua returned to ruthless form by dispatching Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in London on Saturday. The WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight

2:17 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. Once

2:09 AM ET Shakur Stevenson took Saturday night’s main event on short notice. By the way he fought against Toka Kahn Clary in a 10-round junior lightweight fight, none of that mattered much. Stevenson (15-0, 8 KOs) was dominant at 130 pounds, beating Kahn Clary by unanimous decision to finish out his 2020. All three

2:03 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 Reigning IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua defends his belts against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday in front of about 1,000 fans

4:08 PM ET The stakes for next week’s Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith fight have been raised once again. In addition to the WBA super middleweight title, Matchroom Boxing, the WBC and Canelo Promotions announced that the WBC’s version of the belt will also be on the line. The WBC belt became vacant when David Benavidez missed

9:30 AM 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 Anthony Joshua tipped the scales at 240.8 pounds on Friday ahead of Saturday’s world heavyweight titles defence against Kubrat Pulev in London, England. Joshua,

7:50 AM ET Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. 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

6:22 PM ET HE’S ONLY JUST begun unwinding the white Everlast wrist strapping amid a chorus of “well done, Timmy” and “good onya, mate,” when Tim Tszyu stops, takes a deep breath, and follows it with one of the more relieved exhales of his life. After a momentary pause, he shifts his gaze onto his

8:15 AM 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 Regardless of how he does against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday, Anthony Joshua is still likely to trail rival world champion Tyson Fury in most

12:18 AM ET Top Rank has its first U.S. show of 2021 booked. Joe Smith Jr. will fight Maxim Vlasov in the main event of a card on Feb. 13, Top Rank officials confirmed with ESPN. The vacant WBO light heavyweight title will be on the line, officials said. The event will likely be held

8:00 AM 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 As Anthony Joshua enters his next — and defining — stage of his career, he’s focused on one major area: his fitness. On Saturday