Get ready for an exciting week ahead with a variety of adrenaline-pumping boxing encounters! In the coming days, be sure not to miss these bouts:
Thursday, April 20
▪️Ex-welterweight world champion Luis Collazo returns to the ring to battle Angel “Relampago” Ruiz at the Probox Event Center in Plant City, Florida, airing on ProBox TV.
▪️Canadian heavyweight champion Alexis Barriere makes his return to the ring, going up against 34-year-old heavyweight titleholder Mike Marshall. The bout is scheduled to take place at Montreal's Cabaret du Casino and will be available on the GYMboxe.tv platform.
Friday, April 21
▪️The charismatic Kieran Molloy is scheduled to face Lesther Espino in a thrilling 8-round international bout, aiming to rejuvenate professional boxing in Galway. In the same event, Jamie Morrissey goes head-to-head with Kevin Cronin for the BUI Celtic light heavyweight title in an electrifying 10-round international showdown.
▪️The much-anticipated sixth edition of Misfits Boxing, in partnership with DAZN, is upon us. Featuring a clash between YouTuber JMX and NFL star Le’Veon Bell as the headline event, Series 006 takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana.
▪️Up-and-coming fighter George “El Yuyu” Acosta is scheduled to go up against Argentina’s Blas Ezequiel Caro at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA. Headlining Thompson Boxing's “New Blood” event, this 8-round face-off serves as the main attraction.
Saturday, April 22
▪️The WBC bridgerweight title battle between Lukasz Rozanski and Croatian Alen “The Savage” Babic is scheduled in Rzeszow. Former heavyweight Rozanski, who has never fought as a bridgerweight, has been looking forward to this opportunity, initially planned against then-champion Oscar Rivas in Colombia, but that matchup faced delays and was canceled.
▪️Shavkatdzhon “Cotto” Rakhimov faces Joe Cordina for the IBF title in a 12-round super featherweight contest at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The 31-year-old Cardiff native Cordina holds an edge over Rakhimov, who resides in Los Angeles; however, it is still uncertain if this advantage will be sufficient to secure Cordina’s triumph.
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