ESPN Plus has the biggest bout as the long-awaited move of Terence Crawford to the welterweight division occurs with Crawford challenging WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn in Las Vegas.
Horn, who upset Manny Pacquiao for the championship in Top Rank's debut on ESPN is a heavy underdog against Crawford but gives Crawford a test against a big, durable welterweight.
Crawford looks to be the odd man out for now in the division even with a win as the biggest names in the division are all with Al Haymon's PBC, so Crawford needs to win impressively in order to build his name for future bouts...
Showtime has a two-bout card from Los Angeles with the main event hosting a rematch from 2015 with Leo Santa Cruz defending his WBA featherweight title against Abner Mares.
I thought their first fight was good, but not great and considering the depth in the division along with many of these fighters being with Showtime/PBC, I'm really not sure why this fight had to happen.
It should be interesting at least and neither has been really active since their fight, although Santa Cruz has had two fights with Carl Frampton which is at least high-level competition.
Jermell Charlo defends his WBC junior middleweight belt against former champion Austin Trout.
Charlo is returning after his vicious first round KO of Erickson Lubin last year and might be getting the seemingly fading Trout at the right time in his career.
Trout lost a decision to Charlo's brother Jermall before being knocked out by Jarrett Hurd and might be a shot fighter at the world class level.
Showtime also has a two-fight live stream from London and give Showtime and their brain trust plenty of credit for their recent run of buying European fights of interest and streaming them for free.
It's a great gesture of goodwill to boxing fans and develops names for future broadcasts on the main network, so it's a great idea for a small investment.
In the bout of most interest, former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury returns to the ring after a multi-year layoff after his upset win over Wladimir Klitschko.
Fury, who trudged through a dull victory over Klitschko, deserves a soft touch considering his time off and got it in Sefer Seferi, who lost to the only fighter that I have heard of on his resume in Manuel Charr,
It should be a good chance for Fury to chip the rust off a bit and a good first step towards bigger bouts.
The vacant WBO junior welterweight title vacated by Terence Crawford is on the line with former WBO lightweight champ Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker.
Flanagan vacated his title after five successful, if not thrilling defenses, while Hooker is undefeated although his draw against Darleys Perez ranks as one of the worst decisions of the last few years.
In the boxing challenge, I lead Ramon Malpica 90-71
WBO Welterweight Title. 12 Rds
Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford
R.L: Crawford KO 9
TRS; Crawford KO 7
WBA Featherweight Title. 12 Rds
Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares
Both: Santa Cruz Unanimous Decision
WBC Junior Middleweight Title. 12 Rds
Jermell Charlo vs Austin Trout
R.L: Charlo KO 7
TRS: Charlo KO 3
Heavyweights. 10 Rds
Tyson Fury vs Sefer Seferi
R.L; Fury Unanimous Decision
TRS: Fury KO 8
Vacant WBO Junior Welterweight Title. 12 Rds
Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker
Both: Flanagan Unanimous Decision
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