The main event features one of the most talented fighters in the sport as IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence defends his title for the first time against mandatory contender Carlos Ocampo.
Spence is regarded by many as the best welterweight in the world, but fighting for PBC has often left him inactive and out of the public eye.
Nevertheless, Spence's last two victories were excellent ones as Spence broke down two excellent opponents in Kell Brook and Lamont Peterson.
Ocampo is undefeated, but has never faced world class opponents and seems to be a step down in competition for the talented Spence, who we all want to see against fighters such as Keith Thurman (if he ever fights again), the winner of the Danny Garcia-Shawn Porter fight and what might be the best fight to be made in boxing- Spence vs Terence Crawford..
The other two fights are interesting as Daniel Roman defends his WBA junior featherweight title against former title challenger Moises Flores.
Flores did not make weight so he cannot win the title with a victory, but Roman has a chance to still break out on the world boxing scene with a victory over the solid Flores.
Veteran brawlers Adrian Granados and Javier Fortuna open the card with what should be an entertaining bout in the junior welterweight division.
Granados, who has lost several questionable decisions, is sitting on a good performance here and is the bigger fighter against Fortuna, who I thought clearly defeated Robert Easter in his last bout, but lost a split decision.
I think this winds up being the fight of the evening with Granados grinding down the smaller man.
In the boxing challenge, I lead Ramon Malpica 97-78
IBF Welterweight Title. 12 Rds
Errol Spence vs Carlos Ocampo
R.L: Spence KO 6
TRS: Spence KO 8
WBA Jr. Featherweight Title. 12 Rds
Danny Roman vs Moises Flores
R.L: Flores Unanimous Decision
TRS: Roman Unanimous Decision
Junior Welterweights.10 Rds
Adrian Granados vs Javier Fortuna
Both; Granados Unanimous Decision
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