DAZN and Matchroom start the day with a heavyweight rematch from London as former WBO champion Joseph Parker battles veteran Derek Chisora.
The two fought in May in a memorable bout that saw Parker win a split decision although Chisora scored the only knockdown seconds into the fight with a right hand.
Parker held off a tiring Chisora in the second half of the fight from the outside with the jab and should he use those tactics from the beginning of the rematch Parker could win this fight easily, although it won't be as exciting as the first fight under those conditions.
DAZN moves to San Antonio for their evening card from Golden Boy Promotions.
Their main event is a title eliminator at light heavyweight with undefeated former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez taking on veteran Yuneski Gonzalez for the right to face WBA light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol for his championship in 2022.
Ramirez looked very impressive in dispatching Sullivan Barrera in four rounds earlier this season and Gonzalez is "Barrera light" with a similar style and isn't quite as talented.
Gonzalez has won three straight against lower competition since losing to Oleksandr Gvodsyk in 2017 in a challenge for the WBC light heavyweight title.
The co-feature is a junior lightweight crossroads fight between two former contenders as Lamont Roach will face Rene Alvarado.
Roach was at one time the mandatory challenger for then-WBO champion Jamel Herring but lost a unanimous decision in 2019 to Herring, while Alvarado was a WBA minor titleholder entering 2021 but lost two close decisions to Roger Gutierrez.
The winner of this could be in a position for a title shot, while the loser (especially if it's Alvarado) could be pushed outside the top ten of the division.
Fox will televise another of their PBC infomercials with squash matches and usually the main event of less quality than you would expect from a network program.
This one pits Cuba's David Morrell in his adopted home of Minneapolis against Alantez Fox in a minor title super middleweight fight.
Morrell is being fast-tracked in holding a belt after only four fights but Fox is the best fighter he has faced which makes his holding a title even more ridiculous.
Fox, who at 6'4 is very tall for the division, is a solid fringe contender that has failed in his attempts to move to the next level in losses to Demetrius Andrade and Liam Williams.
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