Golden Boy and DAZN will be in the honeymoon paradise of Cancun, Mexico, for the lightweight rematch between number one contender William Zepeda and former junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer.
Zepeda survived a knockdown in their November fight to win a split decision that could have been given to either man.
Farmer's style is very effective against a come-forward/throwing lots of punches style that Zepeda uses, but something tells me that Zepeda may not have been as prepared for their first fight as he will be for this one.
Oscar Collazo will defend his WBA and WBO strawweight titles in the co-feature against Edwin Cano.
Collazo was impressive, adding the WBA title in his most recent appearance, stopping CP Freshmart in seven rounds.
Cano is a relative unknown, as most of the division currently is, so who knows what he will bring to the ring?
Las Vegas will be the site for an ESPN/Top Rank card with a main event that is a must-see as Mikaela Mayer defends the women's WBO welterweight title against the woman from whom she won the title, England's Sandy Ryan.
Mayer won a majority decision in one of the best fights of 2024, but the bigger story was before the fight when Ryan had paint thrown on her as she left her hotel.
This should be another action fight and considering the backstory. This has all the markings of another great one.
Brian Norman will defend his WBO welterweight title for the first time against Derrieck Cuevas.
Norman was an underdog last May against then-unbeaten Giovani Santillan before surprising Santillan and Top Rank, stopping the favored fighter in the tenth round.
Cuevas has lost only once but hasn't faced any notable opponents, so Norman should be a heavy favorite,
In a WBC eliminator at featherweight, undefeated Bruce Carringron will meet Jose Vivas.
Carrington is one of the more talented prospects in the game, and Vivas has lost in his three attempts against world-class opponents, so this looks like a showcase bout for Carrington.
An untelevised bout from Japan will pit Angel Ayala defending the IBF flyweight title for the first time against IBF light flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki.
Ayala has wins over former champions Felix Alvarado and Cristofer Rosales before winning the vacant title in his last fight.
Yabuki has the only win over unified flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji and knocked out Sivenathi Nontshinga last fall to win a light flyweight title for the second time.
Ayala is unbeaten, but Yabuki has shown twice that he can pull massive upsets and has the homecourt advantage, so the ingredients are there for a surprise.
Boxing Challenge
TRS: Collazo KO 5
TRS: Carrington KO 8
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