Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defends his WBC junior bantamweight title in Los Angeles against former flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada in a rematch of their exciting fight that Rungvisai won by a close majority decision.
I thought their first fight was a draw, so I'm excited to see the rematch Friday night on DAZN.
The two styles match up well, should produce another action fight and could go either way.
The top fight on the undercard will unify two titles in the junior featherweight division as WBA champion Daniel Roman will face IBF standard-bearer T.J. Doheny.
Roman's the hometown fighter so the cards could slant his way.
Also on the card is a junior middleweight fight that should be action packed between two past champions in Jessie Vargas and Humberto Soto.
Soto defeated Brandon Rios in his last fight to keep his career alive, while Vargas has drawn in back to back fights against Adrien Broner and Thomas Dulorme.
DAZN will be televising two semi-finals of the suddenly financially struggling World Boxing Super Series from Lafayette, Louisiana.
The junior welterweight semi-final will see Kiril Relikh defend his WBA title against hard-hitting and Louisiana native Regis Prograis.
This should be an interesting fight as Relikh likes to aggressively walk forward which should mix well against Prograis.
The winner will move to the finals against the winner of the Ivan Barancyk-Josh Taylor bout coming soon.
The other bout is a disappointment as WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire will place his title on the line against late replacement Stephon Young.
Young steps in for WBO champion Zolani Tete, who pulled out earlier in the week due to shoulder problems, but isn't nearly of the caliber of Zete.
I'm happy the tournament has stand-by fighters available in these situations, but losing Donaire-Zete isn't exactly what the tournament hoped to avoid.
The winner will battle the winner of Naoya Inoue-Emmanuel Rodriguez in the bantamweight finals.
Showtime also has a card Saturday night as former IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter faces former junior lightweight Rances Barthelemy in what could be a dull fight with two fighters that like to fight at long range.
The winner gains a minor trinket and stays in lightweight contention.
Former junior welterweight champion Viktor Postol fights Mohamed Mimoune in a WBC eliminator at that weight.
This one doesn't seem to be the most inspiring bout either as Postol looked very faded in his loss to Josh Taylor last year and Mimoune has only two KO's in 21 wins.
The opener will see the power of heavyweight Efe Ajagba against Germany's Michael Wallisch in what appears to be another squash to build up Ajagba.
I lead Ramon Malpica in the boxing challenge 94-85
WBC Junior Bantamweight Title. 12 Rds
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada
R.L: Rungvisai Unanimous Decision
TRS: Estrada Split Decision
Unification WBA-IBF Junior Featherweight Titles, 12 Rds
Danny Roman vs T.J. Doheny
Both: Roman Unanimous Decision
Junior Middleweights. 10 Rds
Jessie Vargas vs Humberto Soto
Both: Vargas Unanimous Decision
WBA Junior Welterweight Title. 12 Rds
Kiryl Relikh vs Regis Prograis
R.L: Prograis KO 8
TRS: Prograis KO 6
WBA Bantamweight Title. 12 Rds
Nonito Donaire vs Stephon Young
R.L; Donaire KO 3
TRS: Donaire KO 6
Lightweights, 12 Rds
Robert Easter vs Rances Barthelemy
Both: Easter Unanimous Decision
Junior Welterweights 12 Rds
Viktor Postol vs Mohammed Mimoune
Both; Postol Unanimous Decision
Heavyweights 10 Rds
Efe Ajagba vs Michael Wallisch
R.L: Ajajba KO 5
TRS: Ajajba KO 2
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