Starting today and lasting throughout fight week, ESPN will present multi-platform coverage of the Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight taking place this Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. SportsCenter and ESPN Deportes will provide daily news and information throughout the week, and there’s a huge slate of additional online content and other programming across the network and its properties.
As part of ESPN and HBO Sports’ boxing programming and marketing agreement, ESPN news and information platforms will have access to key content, including post-fight, in-ring interviews, press conference and weigh-in coverage, HBO’s behind-the-scenes reality series 24/7 Bradley / Márquez, and classic Bradley and Márquez fights.
Television
SportsCenter:
- Coverage of Wednesday’s press conference and Friday’s weigh-in.
- Boxing experts Teddy Atlas, Dan Rafael and bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna will be in Las Vegas providing pre-and post-fight analysis.
ESPN Deportes’ Semana de Campeones (Week of Champions):
- A Los Golpes: commentators David Faitelson, Osuna, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez, Jorge Eduardo Sanchez, Claudia Trejos and Karin Ontiveros will provide in-depth analysis and discussion of the fight from Las Vegas (Tuesday-Wednesday, see schedule below).
- Golpe a Golpe: Faitelson, Osuna, Chavez Sr., Cortez, Sanchez, Trejos and Ontiveros anchor from Las Vegas and provide coverage of Friday’s weigh-in and pre- and post-fight coverage Saturday (see schedule below).
- SportsCenter, Capitanes, Radio Formula, Cronometro, and Nacion will have daily segments previewing the fight.
- 24/7 Bradley / Márquez (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN): HBO Sports’ all-access, two-part reality series, follows both fighters as they prepare for the title fight (see schedule below).
- Classic Bradley and Márquez fights (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes): Both networks will air Márquez’s last fight, a sixth-round KO win over Manny Pacquiao and Bradley’s last fight, a 12-round unanimous decision win over Ruslan Provodnikov (see schedule below).
Digital
ESPN3 live coverage of press conference and weigh-in: ESPN3 will carry Wednesday’s press conference (3 p.m. ET) and Friday’s weigh-in (6 p.m.) live on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox and Apple TV to fans who receive their Internet or video subscription from an affiliated provider.
ESPN.com:
- Comprehensive coverage from Las Vegas includes pre- and post-fight stories from Rafael, Kieran Mulvaney, and Brett Okamoto.
- “Fight Credential,” ESPN.com’s home page for all Bradley-Márquez coverage, updated with features, video, photos and social media from all platforms throughout the week and through the fight.
- HBO’s Face Off with Max Kellerman: Bradley-Márquez. Both fighters square off debate-style with Kellerman serving as moderator.
- Live fight-night chat featuring analysis from Rafael, Mulvaney and Okamoto beginning at 8:45 p.m.
- Video previews and breakdowns from Making the Rounds, ESPN.com’s original boxing show.
- Live streams of press conference and weigh-in.
Schedule of Bradley vs. Márquez Coverage Across ESPN Platforms:
Date | Time (ET) | Coverage | Platform |
Mon, Oct. 7 | 7 p.m. | A Los Golpes (from Los Angeles) | ESPN Deportes,WatchESPN |
Tues, Oct. 8 | 7 p.m. | A Los Golpes (from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes,WatchESPN |
Wed, Oct. 9 | 3 p.m. | Bradley vs. Márquez Live Press Conference | ESPN3, ESPN.com, SportsCenter |
7 p.m. | A Los Golpes (from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes,WatchESPN | |
8 p.m. | Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov | ESPN Classic | |
9 p.m. | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 4 | ESPN Classic | |
10 p.m. | 24/7 Bradley / Márquez Episode 1 | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
10:30 p.m. | 24/7 Bradley / Márquez Episode 2 | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
Thurs, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | Golpe a Golpe (from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes,WatchESPN |
8 p.m. | Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov | ESPN Classic | |
9 p.m. | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 4 | ESPN Classic | |
Fri, Oct. 11 | 6 p.m. | Bradley vs. Márquez Live Weigh-in | ESPN3, ESPN.com, SportsCenter |
6 p.m. | Golpe a Golpe (Weigh-in from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
8 p.m. | Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov | ESPN Classic | |
9 p.m. | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 4 | ESPN Classic | |
Sat, Oct. 12 | 4 p.m. | Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN |
5 p.m. | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 4 | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
6 p.m. | 24/7 Bradley / Márquez Episode 1 | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
6:30 p.m. | 24/7 Bradley / Márquez Episode 2 | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
7 p.m. | Golpe a Golpe (Weigh-in replay) | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
8 p.m. | Golpe a Golpe (Pre-Fight from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN | |
Sun, Oct. 13 | 2 a.m. | Golpe a Golpe (Post-Fight from Las Vegas) | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN |