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A pair of 19-year-old lightweights are set to return in separate bouts as part of the ESPN+-streamed undercard to the PPV main event headlined by the undisputed lightweight championship battle between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
A pair of heavyweight bouts graces the 2023 debut of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. All four participants were forced to adjust to different opposition than when the card was first announced but are set to collide this Saturday at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Headlining the show, Efe Ajagba and Stephan Shaw meet in a scheduled ten-round heavyweight contest live on ESPN.
The Top Rank on ESPN 2023 slate kicks off with a high-powered heavyweight doubleheader Saturday, Jan. 14, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The 10-round main event is a battle of big-punching Olympians, as Efe “The Silent Roller” Ajagba looks to author a signature win over Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas. In the 10-round co-feature, 2016 Italian Olympian Guido “The Gladiator” Vianello takes a seismic step up in class against fellow unbeaten Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw.
Gigantic heavyweight prospect Antonio Mireles made quick work of Eric Perry on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-9, 269.6-pound Mireles dropped and stopped Eric Perry just 2:26 into their six-round fight at Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater. ESPN+ streamed Mireles’ win as the first of eight undercard bouts before Janibek
Denzel Bentley simply smiled as Janibek Alimkhanuly intensely stared into his eyes Friday afternoon. Alimkhanuly assured his optional challenger that he won’t have much to smile about Saturday night when they fight in Las Vegas. Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly predicted another knockout in a 12-round main event ESPN+ will stream.
Shakur Stevenson shook his head and wouldn’t even attempt to get on the scale again Thursday afternoon at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Norfolk’s Olympic silver medal star, Keyshawn Davis, now has an opponent for his long-awaited ring return. Davis, who shined for Team USA last summer in Tokyo, will fight Mexican veteran Omar Tienda in an eight-round lightweight showdown Friday, Sept. 23, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Stevenson, Conceicao Press Conference Photos Gallery - Newark native Shakur Stevenson always wanted to return home as a world champion. The WBC/WBO junior lightweight king will get that opportunity Friday, Sept. 23 against Robson Conceicao at Prudential Center, home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Brick City’s boxing superstar, Shakur Stevenson, is the junior lightweight king. He’ll soon return home to defend his throne. Stevenson, the WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine champion, puts his hardware on the line against Brazilian standout Robson Conceicao on Friday, Sept. 23, at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the eight-round lightweight co-feature, Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis returns against an opponent to be named.
A pair of promising junior welterweight contenders are set to return to the public eye after considerable time away from the ring. Arnold Barboza Jr. and Danielito Zorrilla both checked in at 139.6 pounds during Thursday’s official weigh-in for their upcoming ten-round battle of unbeaten junior welterweight contenders. Two-way respect was granted during the final staredown, as has been the case throughout fight week for their ESPN-televised main event Friday beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET from Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.