The main event could be a sleeper for fight of the year consideration as the final of the three junior welterweight titles vacated by Josh Taylor will be filled as two action fighters hook up as Subriel Matias faces Jeremias Ponce for the IBF championship.
Matias has knocked out each of his eighteen opponents and avenged his only defeat in his last appearance with a ninth-round stoppage of Petros Ananyan.
Ponce possesses the best win of the two with a tenth-round knockout of Lewis Ritson in a 2021 eliminator on the road in Newcastle, England.
Both fighters are straight-ahead offensive fighters and the fighter that backs up may be the loser.
The co-feature pits Jamal James and Alberto Palmetta in a welterweight crossroads fight.
James held a minor title before losing it to Razhab Butaev in nine rounds in October 2021 and hasn't fought since while Palmetta, a former Olympian for Argentina. hasn't fought anyone of note and is an unknown factor.
The show-opener pairs two one-time touted prospects that have disappointed on late with junior welterweights Elvis Rodriguez and Joseph Adorno facing off.
Rodriguez was a Top Rank sensation in the bubble until a surprise loss to Kenneth Sims cost him an undefeated record and his contract with Top Rank.
Rodriguez has won both of his fights with PBC since by knockout, so perhaps his performance is on the upswing or maybe he took Sims a bit too lightly but this is a big fight against Joseph Adorno, who slid by Hugo Roldan by a close decision in his last fight.
Adorno lost by decision last year to then-undefeated Michel Rivera for his only loss and has a draw against Jamaine Ortiz, so he has the ability to trouble Rodriguez.
The winner could slide into contention in the talent-heavy junior welterweight division,
Sunday's Jake Paul-Tommy Fury may be a traveling sideshow but the co-feature is important with a world title at stake.
Illunga Makabu defends his WBC cruiserweight title against former super middleweight and minor light heavyweight champion Badou Jack in what could lead to a lucrative future for the winner.
Jack's form has declined in recent years since a 2018 draw to then-WBC light champion Adonis Stevenson as he lost his next two fights (to Marcus Browne and Jean Pascal) and has since won five fights in a row against lesser opponents.
Makabu won a controversial split decision in January 2022 in Warren, Ohio in what of the weirder pay-per-views and locations you'll ever see over Thabiso Mchunu.
The winner could eventually face Canelo Alvarez or even a big payday against Jake Paul should Paul continue whatever this is that he's doing in boxing.
Boxing Challenge
TRS: James Unanimous Decision
TRS and V.S: Rodriguez Unanimous Decision
TRS: Ritson Split Decision
TRS: Makabu KO 11
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