Per Nevada State Athletic Commission, official contract purses for Saturday night’s Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the MGM Grand: Tyson Fury $1 million (but guarantee is $12.5 million per his deal with Top Rank/ESPN), Tom Schwarz $250k (guarantee is low seven figures), Sullivan Barrera $125k, Jesse Hart $150k, Mikaela Mayer $20k, Lizbeth Crespo Not availabke; Andy Vences $20k, Albert Bell $20k, Isaac Lowe $20k, Duarn Vue $20k, Cem Kilic $4k, Martez McGregor $5k, Sonny Conto $4k, Daniel Infante $3k, Guido Vianello $10k, Keenan Hickman $4k, Peter Kadiru $1k, Juan Torres $4k.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer1d ago

Weights from Las Vegas for Saturday night’s Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the MGM Grand: Tyson Fury 263 pounds, Tom Schwarz 245.5 (for Fury’s lineal heavyweight title); Sullivan Barrera 173.5, Jesse Hart 174; Mikaela Mayer 130.2, Lizbeth Crespo 131; Andy Vences 129, Albert Bell 129; Isaac Lowe 124.6, Duarn Vue 123.8; Cem Kilic 168, Martez McGregor 166.5; Sonny Conto 214.4, Daniel Infante 221.5; Guido Vianello 238, Keenan Hickman 268.5; Peter Kadiru 233, Juan Torres 258.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer1d ago

Zelfa Barrett showed why he is one to look out for as he unanimously out-pointed fellow Englishman Leon Woodstock Jr for the vacant Commonwealth junior lightweight title in Leeds, England. Barrett's fast hands and array of punches earned him scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111.

Nick Parkinson7h ago

Australia's twin brothers Jason and Andrew Moloney won their respective fights by stoppage on Saturday at the Seagulls Rugby League Club in Tweed Heads, New South Wales in Australia. Jason defeated Tanzania's Goodluck Mrema in Round 3 in a bantamweight bout, and Andrew, a junior bantamweight, scored a second-round TKO victory against Selemani Bangaiza, also of Tanzania.

Andres Ferrari, ESPN Editor16h ago

Former junior featherweight world titlist Jessie Magdaleno is due to return on Aug. 10 in the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card headlined by former featherweight and junior featherweight world titleholder Carl Frampton at a site to be determined, sources with knowledge of the plans told ESPN. No opponent yet for Magdaleno (26-1, 18 KOs), who lost his belt by 11th-round knockout to Isaac Dogboe in April 2018 before moving up to featherweight and outpointing Rico Ramos on March 23.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer2d ago

Junior featherweight world titleholder Emanuel Navarrete likely will defend his belt on Aug. 17 in the main event of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, sources with knowledge plans told ESPN. The card also includes a welterweight fight between former titlist Luis Collazo and former title challenger Jose Benavidez. Mexico’s Navarrete (27-1, 23 KOs) is coming off back-to-back victories over Isaac Dogboe in the title victory, a decision in December, and his first defense, a 12th-round knockout on May 11.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer2d ago

Yuriorkis Gamboa will face former WBO 130 pound titlist, Rocky Martinez, on July 27 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event on that night will feature Gervonta Davis defending his WBA junior lightweight title against his mandatory challenger, Ricardo Nunez. A victory by Gamboa, who has won world titles at featherweight and junior lightweight, could lead to a shot at Davis in the near future.

Steve Kim, ESPN2d ago

Former featherweight and junior featherweight world titleholder Carl Frampton’s next fight, his first under a new co-promotional deal with Top Rank, will take place on Aug. 10 in the main event of an ESPN+ card, sources told ESPN. There is no opponent yet and the site it also not locked in, but the card could land at either the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York or the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. If Frampton wins it is likely he will challenge featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez, who won last week, in the fall in a highly significant bout.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer2d ago

Welterweight Amir Khan has changed trainers. The British star has parted ways with Virgil Hunter and rather than train with him near Oakland, California, Khan will train in his hometown of Bolton, England, with Clarence “Bones” Adams, a former junior featherweight world titlist, and Alex Ariza in preparation for his July 12 fight with Neeraj Goyat in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was Hunter who made the ultimate decision to stop Khan’s April 20 fight with world titlist Terence Crawford in the sixth round after Khan was hit with an accidental low blow.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer2d ago

The welterweight fight between former titlist Luis Collazo and Jose Benavidez, slated to headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card on Aug. 17, will take place at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, sources with knowledge of the plans told ESPN. It will be the first boxing event to take place at the soccer stadium that opened in 2018 and serves as the home field for the MLS’ Los Angeles FC. The set up for the fight will be an area in one corner of the 22,000-seat stadium.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer3d ago

Golden Boy Promotions announced on Tuesday that it has signed women's super middleweight world titlist Franchon Crews-Dezurn (4-1, 1 KO), 31, of Baltimore, and that she has been added to its card on June 20 (Facebook Watch) at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She will face an opponent to be named in 10-rounder. It has not been determined yet if she will defend her belt. "I'm not huge on birthdays (which is on Thursday), but this is the best gift a girl could ask for, which is the opportunity to live out my dream and create 'her-story,'" said Crews-Dezurn, whose only loss came in her pro debut to Claressa Shields.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer4d ago

GGG was asked after the fight if he was looking for the KO. "Of course, it;s my style," said Golovkin with a chuckle. "I'm ready for September, I'm ready for Canelo," he added.

Andres Ferrari, ESPN Editor7d ago