I mentioned Lewis Ritson and Ohara Davies fighting in a WBA eliminator in Newcastle against countryman Ohara Davies last week but the fight is actually this Saturday.
Ritson has won two straight since losing to Jeremias Ponce, including a win over former WBC lightweight champion Dejan Zlaticanin.
Davies has only two losses to Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, so it's hard to blame him for those defeats.
However, Davies doesn't have any wins over top-level opponents and will be the road fighter in this bout.
Showtime's main event for a minor featherweight title looks to be the latest in a series of action fights over the last month as former WBC champion Mark Magsayo faces former WBC junior featherweight boss Brandon Figueroa in what should be an excellent fight.
Magsayo upset long-time champion Gary Russell last year to win the title but lost in his first defense to current champion Rey Vargas via a split decision.
Figueroa lost a debatable majority decision to Stephen Fulton in November 2021 and knocked out Carlos Castro last summer in six rounds in his featherweight debut.
Style-wise, this should be an excellent fight between two fighters that always move straight ahead.
The winner will be next in line for WBC champion Rey Vargas, who lost to O'Shaquie Foster for the WBC title at 130 pounds.
Had Vargas won that fight, this fight would have been for the full title at featherweight.
Former WBA and IBF junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd attempts a comeback at middleweight after a twenty-one-month layoff since his boring decision loss to Luis Arias.
Armando Resendiz is the opponent and his only loss came against Marcos Hernandez, so if Hurd comes back even close to what he was five years ago, Hurd should have few problems.
Boxing Challenge
TRS and V.S: Figueroa Unanimous Decision
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