Decide It: LBC #1 Amanda Serrano vs. LBC #2 Erika Cruz Hernandez (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST)
A pair of undisputed showdowns will happen on the Madison Sq. Backyard Theatre with two of the most important names in ladies’s boxing within the highlight. In the principle occasion, 34-year outdated Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KO) will put her Ring, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles up in opposition to 32-year outdated WBA titlist Erika Cruz Hernandez (15-1, 3 KO) in a excessive stakes battle.
LinealBoxingChampion.com (LBC) ranks them 1-2 within the class, and Serrano already holds the Ring title. A lineal champion shall be solidified right here. In help, 28-year outdated lineal Jr. light-weight champion Alycia Baumgardner (13-1, 7 KO) will defend her Ring, WBC, IBF, and WBO belts in opposition to Parisian Elhem Mekhaled (15-1, 3 KO). The WBA crown will even be on the road which means one fighter leaves with all of the divisional {hardware}.
Extra Present to Watch For
Friday – TBRB #2 at 126 Navarrete vs. Wilson (ESPN+, 7:15 PM EST)
28-year outdated Emanuel Navarrete (36-1, 30 KO) strikes up in pursuit of a belt in his third weight class on this Jr. light-weight affair. The vacant WBO belt is on the road and we had some early drama in regards to the scales on the weigh-in Thursday. 26-year outdated Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KO) got here in mild for the affair, and he made accusations that issues had been tinkered with. The implication was Navarrete was actually heavy although nothing substantiates the accusation. It’s somewhat further for a combat flying underneath the radar this weekend. Arnold Barboza-Jose Pedraza on the undercard will even be value a glance.
Cliff Rold is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene, a founding member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, a member of the Worldwide Boxing Analysis Group, and a member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America. He may be reached at [email protected]