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Here are the Mets' expected minor league coaching assignments for 2012. The Mets now have eight teams after the elimination of the Gulf Coast League squad based in Port St. Lucie. Buffalo (AAA) Manager: Wally Backman Pitching coach: Mark Brewer ...

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next fight be against Canelo Alvarez?...

When three-time Olympic medalist Zou Shiming makes his pro debut Saturday in Macau, he'll open doors (and coffers) in his home country of China and help realize one man's improbable dream.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is calling all the shots -- except for how we'll remember him after he's gone. Will he use his new Showtime deal to finally validate the legacy he says he has already earned?

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses players who may not qualify at positions you might expect in fantasy, as well as those who may offer more flexibility.

Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. proved that, in boxing, it's never over 'til it's over -- and in the process authored ESPN.com's 2012 round of the year.

Will Ben Cherington's winter meetings moves be gung-ho or ho-hum?

A theory: If you found someone who had never watched a round of boxing, and you made him watch the recent fights of Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Sergio Martinez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Nonito Donaire, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko,...

Other than fights involving Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., the middleweight world title showdown between Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs), the lineal champion, and alphabet titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-0-1, 32 KOs) is the biggest ...

Which division is best: 147 or 154 pounds?...

Top Rank promoter Fernando Beltran told ESPN Nacion Manny Pacquiao will face Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 10 for a fourth time rather than have a rematch with Timothy Bradley, who beat Pacquiao by split decision last Saturday.

Sergio Martinez discusses his desire to win back his middleweight title, ponders boxing's matchmaking problems and -- in related news -- has strong words for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Drama outside the ring overtook Kelly Pavlik's exploits inside it, but the former middleweight champ hopes to fix that, having made a series of changes heading into Saturday's comeback bout.

NYFightBlog told you on Dec. 23 that Sergio Martinez has grown a salty side. Little did we know when he was in NYC blasting Manny Pacquiao and Bob Arum and Freddie Roach and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. that he was just getting started. In Argentina today,...

Sergio Martinez made it clear Tuesday that he's game to fight Floyd Mayweather, and his promoter, Lou DiBella, thinks that there is a better chance Mayweather gives Martinez a go than Manny Pacquiao does. Mayweather's status became a bit clearer with...

After George Groves beat rival James DeGale in a May super middleweight showdown, fight fans can only hope their next meeting -- on the same Dec. 9 card -- is just a prelude to a rematch.