This Saturday’s show promoted by Manny Pacquiao is now harder to see in person but easier for everyone else to watch.
Pacquiao’s first card in the United States is scheduled for November 29 at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. The event is sold out, according to a press release, though there are tickets available via secondary markets.
But the card has landed a broadcast home, airing on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Knockout and ESPN+. It is scheduled to kick off at 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. GMT).
The main event is a featherweight bout between Elijah Pierce and Lorenzo Parra.
Pierce, 21-2 (17 KOs), is a 29-year-old from the state of Georgia who will be fighting in his second bout in the weight class after competing at or near 122lbs. He outpointed Tramaine Williams and scored a third-round knockout over Mike Plania in 2023, then had a fourth-round TKO of Arthur Villanueva and a unanimous decision over Jose Sanmartin in 2024.
This July, Pierce moved up and notched a ninth-round KO of Michael Dasmarinas. Both of Pierce’s defeats came against quality foes at 126lbs: a unanimous decision to Giovanni Cabrera in 2018 and a majority decision to Sulaiman Segawa in 2019.
Parra, 23-1-1 (17 KOs), is a 30-year-old from Venezuela. His sole loss came in 2017, when he dropped a decision to the 19-2-1 Yonfrez Parejo. Parra was on a run of nine consecutive victories before fighting to a draw with featherweight prospect Omar Trinidad in August.
The undercard includes one of Pacquiao’s sons, lightweight Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr., aka Jimuel Pacquiao, whose first pro fight is against fellow debutant Brendan Lally.
David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.
