The weekend is coming, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this enhanced one-week, one-stop fight schedule. What we’re aiming for is a quick checklist for the connoisseurs, a helpful nuts and bolts guide for the boxing neophyte.
These are the most relevant fights this week:
Friday, September 23 – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Shakur Stevenson vs. Robson Conceicao – lightweight – 12 rounds
Big surprise from the start: Stevenson’s WBC/WBO junior lightweight belts were initially scheduled to be on the line, the fight is now a lightweight contest as the former Olympic medalist dropped his weight by a pound and a half.
What to expect in this fight: Conceicao is as dangerous as he looks, and this disrespectful attitude from Stevenson may be all the Brazilian Olympian needs to mentally prepare for the second big shock of the weekend. However, he would count on Stevenson to win on points.
Keyshawn Davis vs. Omar Tienda – lightweight – 8 rounds
Davis, another former Olympian on Top Rank’s ever-growing list of future headliners, has grown up pretty fast by company standards, and this should be a good step for him to see where he stands in the group. 135-pound talents currently packed. .
Also on this card:
Bruce Carrington vs. Jose Argel – featherweight – 6 rounds
Jahi Tucker vs. José Luis Sánchez – welterweight – 8 rounds
Henry LeBron vs. Andy Vences – junior lightweight – 8 rounds
Antoine Cobb vs. Jaylan Phillips – welterweight – 4 rounds
Pablo Valdez vs. Noe Alejandro Lopez – welterweight – 6 rounds
Orlando Gonzalez vs. Misael López, 8 rounds, featherweight – 8 rounds
Where to watch: ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+
Friday, September 23 – Double Tree Hotel, Ontario, California.
Richard Brewart Jr. vs. Joeshon James – junior middleweight – 8 rounds
Roberto Meza Jr. vs. Isaac Avelar – featherweight – 8 rounds
Where to watch: Thompson Boxing Facebook and YouTube
Friday, September 23 – Grand Oasis Arena, Cancun, Mexico
Christopher Lopez vs. Alejandro Diaz – junior featherweight – 10 rounds
Undefeated junior featherweight sensation Lopez is hoping to impress against Alejandro Diaz with legendary champion Juan Manuel Marquez co-promoting the event and providing colorful commentary.
Also on this card:
Bryan Mercado Vazquez vs. Victor Albino – junior featherweight – 10 rounds
Jaycob Gomez-Zayas vs. Luis Reyes Carmona, 6 rounds, junior lightweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch: ProBox TV
Saturday September 24 – AO Arena, Manchester, England
Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker – heavyweight – 12 rounds
It is time for Joe Joyce to fulfill the immense promise that was promoted. The tools are there, the crowd will be on his side and his opponent will provide the perfect match to see where he stands in terms of development. A defining moment for Joyce and a great opportunity for Parker to revive his career.
Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud – women’s featherweight – 10 rounds
It’s graduation time for Serrano, again. The multiple champion and perennial pound-for-pound contestant will become The Ring’s inaugural featherweight champion if she wins this fight. All signs point to the possibility that she will, even though she will be facing an undefeated champion.
Also on this card:
Michael Magnesi vs. Anthony Cacace – junior lightweight – 12 rounds
Ekow Essuman vs. Ekow Samuel Antwi – Welterweight – 12 rounds
Nathan Heaney vs. Jack Flatley – super middleweight – 10 rounds
Raven Chapman vs. Jorgelina Guanini – women’s featherweight – 10 rounds
Mark Heffron vs. Martín Ezequiel Bulacio – super middleweight – 8 rounds
Where to watch: ESPN+
Saturday September 24 – Midland Railway Club, Merlo, Argentina
Celeste Alaniz vs. Debora Rengifo – women’s flyweight – 10 rounds
“Chucky” Alaniz is the future of women’s boxing in the smaller divisions, plain and simple. The ultra-aggressive, undefeated young dynamo takes on a proven road warrior in an exhibition fight that should be entertaining while it lasts.
Marcela Acuna vs. Laura Griffa – women’s featherweight – 8 rounds
The legendary Acuña, the first female boxer from Argentina and the first fighter of any gender to hold titles from all four major organizations, is on a comeback road that feels more like a farewell tour. Still, she makes history every time she climbs the ropes, and that’s something to watch. And to top it off, her son Maximiliano Chaparro will also appear on the billboard, in what has to be another historical first.
Also on this card:
Alan Chavez vs. Carlos Santana – junior welterweight – 8 rounds
Maximiliano Chaparro vs. César Guerra – junior middleweight – 4 rounds
Where to see it: TyC Sports/TyC Sports Play
Saturday September 24 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England
Maxi Hughes vs. Kid Galahad – lightweight – 12 rounds
A crossroads of bad blood between two fighters looking to reestablish their credentials. Galahad was once touted as the next big thing before losing his belt to Spaniard Kiko Martinez, and he’s in a good position to regain that level.
Hannah Rankin vs. Terri Harper – women’s junior middleweight – 10 rounds
Former junior lightweight champion Harper is making a dramatic jump in weight for a chance to pick up Rankin’s WBA belt in what is shaping up to be a grudge match between them. It should be the most intriguing women’s fight of the entire weekend, if they keep their promise.
Also on this card:
Solomon Dacres vs. Ariel Bracamonte – heavy – 10 rounds
Cheavon Clarke vs. Marcos Nicolas Karalitzky – cruiserweight – 8 rounds
Cyrus Pattinson vs. Jorick Luisetto – welterweight – 10 rounds
Junaid Bostan vs. Anas Isarti – junior middleweight – 6 rounds
Rhiannon Dixon vs. Edina Kiss – women’s lightweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch: DAZN
Saturday, September 24 – Saitama, Japan
Floyd Mayweather vs. Mikuru Asakura – junior middleweight – 3 rounds
Yeah, it’s one of those things that Floyd does, where he goes to Japan and throws some punches at an exhibition and collects a few million, you know? But hey, it’s boxing, he’s on TV and we should mention him, right? So we did. Check! Forward.
Where to see it: PPV Deportes Integrados, PPV.com, FITE
Sunday September 25 – Curitiba, Brazil
Chris Cyborg vs. Simone de Silva – women’s junior middleweight – 10 rounds
Acelino Freitas vs. Jose Landi-Jons – middleweight – 4 rounds
In theory, only the return of former champion “Popo” Freitas is heralded as an exhibition, but Cyborg is a legend on the MMA circuit and is testing the waters of boxing in what could be a one-off or the start of a new one. second. legendary race. It should be fun to watch, either way.
Where to watch it: FiteTV
