The upcoming week promises an exciting lineup of boxing events, headlined by some of the sport's most prominent names. Fans can look forward to several high-stakes matchups, starting with "Big Time Boxing USA" on Thursday, September 12, where Flint’s Ardreal Holmes Jr. will face Cuban veteran Hugo Noriega at the Dort Financial Center. At stake is the USBA super welterweight title. The co-main event features a super welterweight bout between Joseph Hicks of Grand Rapids and undefeated Da’Velle Smith of Detroit. This event can be streamed live on DAZN starting at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT.
On Friday, September 13, former world title challenger Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez will take on Cleveland’s Thomas Mattice in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The two will battle for the WBA Continental Americas title at super featherweight. The Hernandez vs. Mattice fight will be streamed live on DAZN, with the start time set for 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT.
Saturday, September 14, brings more action with Misfits Boxing 18 in Newcastle, England. The main event will see Elle Brooke defend her middleweight title against bare-knuckle boxer Jenny “Savage” Clausius, who will make her X Series debut. The event also features the final of the four-man Stake pro knockout tournament, with semi-final matches between Chris Avila and Benson Henderson, and Fes Batista and Idris Virgo. The card is packed with title defenses, including Jully Poca defending her cruiserweight belt and Nikki Hru defending her lightweight title. The event starts at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT, and will be streamed live on DAZN.
The biggest fight of the weekend is undoubtedly the showdown between Mexico’s undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Brooklyn’s unbeaten contender Edgar Berlanga, which takes place on Saturday, September 14, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo will defend his WBC, WBO, and WBA belts in the highly anticipated main event. The co-main event will see Cuban Erislandy Lara defend his WBA middleweight title against Danny “Swift” Garcia. Other notable matchups include Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby for the interim WBA super middleweight title and Rolando “Rolly” Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes at super lightweight.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga will be available on Prime Video PPV, starting at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT, with prelims beginning at 6:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm PT. The fight can also be streamed on DAZN PPV for those with a DAZN subscription or purchased via PPV.com with no subscription required.
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