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Boxing schedule

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Sept. 13: Golden Boy Boxing, Hard Rock Hotel, ESPN/ ESPN Deportes

Sept. 15: Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, T-mobile Arena, HBO PPV

Sept. 22: Sin City Showdown, Sam’s Town, Mayweather Promotions’ Facebook page

Oct. 20: Ryota Murata vs. Rob Brant, Park Theater, ESPN+

heavyweigh­t titles, Sept. 22, DAZN

British promoter Eddie Hearn opens DAZN in the United States with his star boxer. Joshua won’t be fighting Wilder, but Joshua is a must-watch fighter. Expect a Joshua knockout to send Wembley Stadium into hysteria. The streaming service will have a one-month free trial.

Terence Crawford vs. TBA, for Crawford’s WBO welterweig­ht title, Oct. 13, ESPN/ESPN Deportes

There’s still no opponent for Crawford, and it won’t be Errol Spence. If Crawford has another standout performanc­e, it will add more hype to a possible bout with Spence.

Ryota Murata vs. Rob Brant, for Murata’s WBA “regular” middleweig­ht title, Oct. 20, ESPN Plus

Murata, a rock star in Japan, returns to Las Vegas to make his second title defense at Park MGM. He could be in line for bigger fights in the middleweig­ht division.

Billy Joe Saunders vs. Demetrius Andrade, for Saunders’ WBO middleweig­ht title, Oct. 20, DAZN

A lot of skill in this one. Hardcore boxing fans will appreciate this battle of technician­s. Saunders proved he was the real deal after he picked apart Lemieux in December. This is Andrade’s long-awaited moment in the spotlight.

Sergiy Derevyanch­enko vs. Daniel Jacobs, for vacant IBF middleweig­ht title, Oct. 27, HBO

These middleweig­hts will be battling for Golovkin’s former belt. Jacobs is one of the best fighters in the division, and Derevyanch­enko is the unproven fighter with a lot of hype.

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