Special Programming ahead of Top Rank World Championship Doubleheader Premiering on ESPNEWS, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes
Best of Shakur Stevenson; Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos; Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco

This weekend, ESPN will premiere three special programs ahead of Top Rank’s World Championship Doubleheader: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos. Next Thursday, Nov. 16, at 10:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. PT, Top Rank presented by AutoZone: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos will air live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+.
Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) and Dominican power-punching contender De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) will battle for the vacant WBC lightweight world title. In the co-feature, Mexico’s WBO junior lightweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) will defend his belt against Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceição (17-2, 8 KOs).
Leading up to this championship doubleheader, ESPN will air the following programs:
- Best of Shakur Stevenson: a 1-hour look back at the biggest fights and moments, so far, in Shakur’s unbeaten career. Re-live the night he won his first world championship against Joet Gonzalez, the moment he became a two-division world champion against Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring, his 2022 title unification tour de force against Oscar Valdez; and his recent homecoming bout in Newark, New Jersey, against Shuichiro Yoshino.
- Blood, Sweat & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos: a 30-minute all-access preview taking fight fans inside both training camps ahead of the highly anticipated super fight.
- Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco: a 30-minute interview and in-the-ring collab between the budding American superstar and the charismatic former All-Pro NFL superstar, Chad Ochocinco Johnson.
In addition to the airtimes below, the programs will be available for replay on-demand in the ESPN App and on ESPN.com and ESPN+.
Programming Schedule (All times ET)
Date | Program | Network | Time |
Sat, Nov 11 | Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Best of Shakur Stevenson | ESPNEWS | 4 p.m. |
Sun, Nov 12 | Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPN2 | 9 p.m. |
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | 9:30 p.m. | ||
Mon, Nov 13 | Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPN Deportes | 12 a.m. |
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPNEWS | 12:30 a.m. | |
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | ESPN2 | 1:30 a.m. | |
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | 11:30 p.m. | ||
Tue, Nov 14 | Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPN2 | 12 a.m. |
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Best of Shakur Stevenson | ESPNEWS | 3 a.m. | |
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | 4 a.m. | ||
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | 4:30 a.m. | ||
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPN2 | 5:30 a.m. | |
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | 11:30 p.m. | ||
Wed, Nov 15 | Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | ESPNEWS | 12 a.m. |
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Best of Shakur Stevenson | 1 a.m. | ||
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPNDEPORTES | 2 a.m. | |
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | ESPN2 | 5 a.m. | |
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | 5:30 a.m. | ||
Thu, Nov 16 | Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPNEWS | 12 a.m. |
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | 12:30 a.m. | ||
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Best of Shakur Stevenson | 1 a.m. | ||
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Best of Shakur Stevenson | 8 a.m. | ||
Trading Leather: Shakur Stevenson & Ochocinco | 9 a.m. | ||
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | 9:30 a.m. | ||
Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Stevenson vs. De Los Santos | ESPN Deportes | 10 p.m. |