Max Kellerman Has a Sports Broadcasting Job Again

The former co-host of ESPN's First Take is getting back in the ring, literally.

Kellerman working for HBO. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Nearly two years to the day of his 2023 layoff from ESPN, Max Kellerman has a sports broadcasting job again.

As relayed by Source of Boxing on X (formerly Twitter), the former host at the Worldwide Leader will be back on the mic this coming September as a part of the broadcast team for the super middleweight boxing match between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford. The full card will air on Netflix on Sept. 13 from Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium.

Max Kellerman will officially 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 to boxing on September 13th as part of the broadcast team for Canelo vs Crawford‼️ pic.twitter.com/rySvKCuAYT

— Source of Boxing (@Sourceofboxing) June 23, 2025

Kellerman, while most known for his role as the co-host of First Take alongside Stephen A. Smith, actually broke into the sports media world at a young age as a boxing commentator. He's hosted numerous boxing programs across both HBO and ESPN, including Max on Boxing—which he started as a teenager on public access television.

It'll be good to see the 51-year-old Kellerman, both literally and figuratively, back in the ring later this year.

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