Fight Night Program – Week of June 29- July 5

The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at.
Here are this week’s most relevant fights:
Saturday, July 1 – Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio
Jared Anderson vs. Charles Martin – heavyweight – 10 rounds
“Big Baby” Anderson, a highly regarded heavyweight up-and-comer, will try to keep his perfect record alive (14-0 with all 14 wins by knockout) against a former titlist who can’t afford to lose.
Also on this card:
Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Raphael Akpejiori – heavyweight – 10 rounds
Tiger Johnson vs. Jonathan Montreal – junior welterweight – 8 rounds
Jahi Tucker vs. Nicklaus Flaz – junior middleweight – 8 rounds
Abdullah Mason vs. Alex de Oliveira – lightweight – 6 rounds
Tyler McCreary vs. Deivi Julio – junior lightweight – 6 rounds
Dante Benjamin Jr. vs. Mirady Zola – light heavyweight – 6 rounds
DeAndre Ware vs. Decarlo Perez – super middleweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch it: ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+
Saturday, July 1 – Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs. Savannah Marshall – super middleweight – 10 rounds
It’s do-or-die for Marshall, who will be making her second consecutive attempt to grab a Ring belt (and four sanctioning body trinkets to go with that) after failing to defeat Claressa Shields back in October of last year. Crews-Dezurn succeeded in getting under her skin during the pre-fight buildup, so it is shaping up as a grudge match already. Should be interesting.
Also on this card:
Natasha Jonas vs. Kandi Wyatt – women’s welterweight -10 rounds
Zak Chelli vs. Mark Jeffers – super middleweight – 10 rounds
Ben Whittaker vs. Vladimir Belujsky – light heavyweight – 8 rounds
Callum Simpson vs. Boris Crighton – super middleweight – 8 rounds
Where to watch it: ESPN+
Saturday, July 1 – Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Dalton Smith vs. Sam Maxwell – junior welterweight – 12 rounds
Pat McCormack vs. Tony Dixon – junior middleweight – 10 rounds
Hopey Price vs. James Beech Jr. – featherweight – 10 rounds
Lewis Sylvester vs. Adam Cope – lightweight – 10 rounds
Beatriz Ferreira vs. Karla Ramos Zamora – junior lightweight – 8 rounds
Junaid Bostan vs. Ryan Amos – junior middleweight – 8 rounds
Cory O’Regan vs. Jordan Ellison – lightweight – 6 rounds
Nico Leivars vs. Alberto Motos – junior featherweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch it: DAZN
Saturday, July 1 – Unihalle, Wuppertal, Germany
Esquiva Falcao vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri – middleweight – 12 rounds
Etinosa Oliha vs. Julio Alamos – middleweight – 12 rounds
Martin Houben vs. Omar Garcia – light heavyweight – 8 rounds
Carlos Castillo Rodriguez vs. Alfonso Damiani – heavyweight – 6 rounds
Farlin Condori vs. Yeiler Vazquez – junior featherweight – 6 rounds
Dariusz Lasotta vs. Eduardo Sacramento da Silveira – cruiserweight – 6 rounds
Saturday, July 1 – Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alberto Ezequiel Melian vs. Diego Alberto Ruiz – featherweight – 10 rounds
A two-time Olympian, Melian is running out of time to make a splash – if he hasn’t already. Ruiz is an upset-minded boxer/puncher who shows up to fight every time. A lot is at stake for both fighters in this crossroads bout.
Also on this card:
Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes – junior featherweight – 10 rounds
Jonathan Jose Hernandez vs. Marcelo Gabriel Sanchez – welterweight – 10 rounds
Maira Moneo vs. Alys Sanchez – women’s lightweight – 10 rounds
Where to watch it: TyC Sports, TyC Sports Play
Sunday, July 2 – ICC, East London, South Africa
Sivenathi Nontshinga vs. Regie Suganob – junior flyweight – 12 rounds
After a two-week delay, the unbeaten Suganob will travel to the champ´s lair and challenge Nontshinga for the IBF junior flyweight in what definitely feels like a risky proposition for the local fighter.
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How to watch boxing in 2023 – By Diego Morilla
Diego M. Morilla writes for The Ring since 2013. He has also written for HBO.com, ESPN.com and many other magazines, websites, newspapers and outlets since 1993. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He has won two first-place awards in the BWAA’s annual writing contest, and he is the moderator of The Ring’s Women’s Ratings Panel. He served as copy editor for the second era of The Ring en Español (2018-2020) and is currently a writer and editor for RingTV.com.