Starting Monday, Oct. 7, ESPN will present multi-platform pre- and post-fight coverage of the Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez WBO Welterweight title fight Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. SportsCenter and ESPN Deportes will provide daily news and information throughout the week. The fight will air on HBO-Pay-Per-View.
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.
Bradley vs. Márquez Coverage across ESPN Platforms
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, weigh-in and Bradley vs. Márquez non-televised undercard fights: 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. ESPN3 will also carry Bradley vs. Márquez non-televised undercard fights Saturday (7 p.m.).
- 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 and non-televised undercard fights.
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. | Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez 4 | ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov | 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. | Márquez vs. Bradley non-televised undercard bouts | ESPN3, ESPN.com | |
| 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 |
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