Christopher "Pitufo" Diaz (23-0, 15 KOs) will have the crowd on his side Saturday evening at the Kissimmee Civic Center when he takes on Japan's Masayuki Ito (23-1-1) for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title.
Undefeated and WBO number-3 ranked junior lightweight contender, Evgeny Chuprakov will have a keen interest in Saturday's Christopher Diaz - Masayuki clash for the vacant world title in Kissimmee, Florida.
Super Featherweight contender Erick De Leon survived a first-round knockdown and dominated the rest of the way, toppling Adrian Young via unanimous decision by scores of 97-92, 97-92, and 98-91.
Regis "Rougarou" Prograis (22-0, 19 KOs) successfully defended his interim WBC super lightweight title, defeating Juan Velasco (20-1, 12 KOs) by 8th rd TKO.
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring to take on skilled veteran, William Silva.
Regis Prograis vs. Juan Jose Velasco and Teofimo Lopez vs. William Silva will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 7 p.m. ET.
Undefeated super featherweight contender, Erick De Leon will fight Adrian Young in a 10-round bout this Saturday at The Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
Regis "Rougarou" Prograis asked to fight in his hometown of New Orleans for a long time. After 21 bouts and more than six years as a pro, his wish is finally coming true.
Championship boxing is back in "The Big Easy" on Saturday at the Lakefront Arena. Native son Regis "Rougarou" Prograis (21-0, 18 KOs) defends the WBC super lightweight diamond belt against fellow unbeaten Juan Jose Velasco (20-0, 12 KOs).
WBC Continental Americas super featherweight champion Andy Vences (21-0 12KOs) followed up his highly rated ESPN debut earlier this year with a ten-round decision of Frank De Alba as the co-main event of a Top Rank Inc. promoted card from The Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA.
Egidijus “The Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas suffered a cut in the opening round, but he was not deterred, turning back Juan Carlos Abreu via unanimous decision by scores of 97-93, 97-93, and 96-94 to retain the NABF welterweight title in the ESPN-televised main event Saturday evening at the Save Mart Center.
The next chapter in the storied career of former eight-division world champion and future first-ballot Hall of Famer, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, will stream live and exclusively in the United States on Saturday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
The month of July will see more than just the World Cup in Russia, but also the finale to the World Boxing Super Series featuring Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev.
The dream has been realized. Now, it's time for Jose Ramirez to get down to business.
The homecoming is almost here. WBC super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez will make the first defense of his title against Danny O'Connor on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, a short drive from Ramirez's hometown of Avenal.
