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Former WBA world champ at super middleweight, Giovanni De Carolis (32-10-1), meets Brazilian Douglas Ataide (19-3-1) July 1 in Rome at an event put on by De Carolis Promotion.
Liverpool’s super bantamweight hope Peter McGrail was taken the 10-round distance for the first time in his career by tough Nicolas Botelli at the Echo Arena..
Diego Pacheco is set for his first headlining act. It comes more than 5,000 air miles from home, as the 21-year-old South Central Los Angeles native will face Jack Cullen in a scheduled 10-round super middleweight bout. Both boxers made weight for their makeshift main event this Saturday on DAZN from M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Pacheco packed 166.4 pounds into his lean 6’4” frame, while Little Lever’s Cullen was 167 ½ pounds.
An injury has forced Callum Smith out of his Light-Heavyweight clash with Pawel Stepien at the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool on Saturday March 11.
On March 11, The WBC’s No.1 ranked Light-Heavyweight contender Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) returns home to face undefeated Pole Pawel Stepien (18-0-1, 12 KOs) at the M&S Bank Arena as he looks to secure a showdown with unified WBC, WBO and IBF ruler Artur Beterbiev later in the year.
JJ Metcalf continued his fine recent run as he beat Courtney Pennington in six rounds of their super-welterweight ten-rounder on the Washington-Lopez bill in Leeds.
Josh Warrington is set to add yet another stiff challenge to his underrated resume. The two-time and reigning IBF featherweight titlist returns home for a dangerous mandatory title defense versus Mexicali’s Luis Alberto Lopez. Both boxers were well under the divisional limit for their scheduled twelve-round clash at First Direct Arena in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. (Saturday, DAZN, 9:00 p.m. GMT/4:00 p.m. ET).
Junaid Bostan was determined to not allow Anas Isarti to go the distance. It was was a race against the clock, but the 20-year-old junior middleweight remained a knockout every time out after scoring a sixth-round stoppage in their battle of unbeaten pro rookies. Bostan had Isarti in trouble along the ropes, forcing referee Kevin Parker to stop the contest at 2:38 of round six in their DAZN ‘Before The Bell’ preliminary undercard headliner Saturday evening at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
The show goes on even in the absence of its local hero. Maxi Hughes and Kid Galahad are prepared to take the lead in their makeshift main event, as both made weight for their scheduled twelve-round IBO lightweight contest. The bout will headline a DAZN telecast Saturday evening from Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.
Alen Babic overcame the toughest night of his professional career as he looked badly hurt in the second round before fighting back to knock out David Spilmont in the sixth of a scheduled heavyweight eight-rounder on the Joseph Parker-Derek Chisora bill in Manchester.