Friday, November 17, 2023

Boxing Challenge

   The boxing weekend saw its biggest stars fight on Thursday but there is still a few interesting fights on Saturday worth keeping tabs on.

Saturday night on DAZN, unbeaten super middleweight Diego Pacheco will meet Marcelo Coceres in Los Angeles in a Matchroom main event.

Pacheco looks the part of being a future star and could be in the title picture sometime next year but will face his toughest opponent in the veteran Coceres.

Coceres is most remembered for his close 2021 decision loss to Edgar Berlanga that saw Coceres knock down Berlanga in the ninth round.

Earlier in the day from London, ESPN+ will offer a doubleheader with the main event in the middleweight division as Denzel Bentley and Nathan Heaney battle for Bentley's English title.

Bentley is the fighter that gave plenty of trouble to WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in the most difficult fight in the champions career and knocked out Kieran Smith in his first fight following the defeat with a right hand that ended the fight without a count in the first round.

Heaney is undefeated but is facing his first fight against world-class opposition.

The semi-main event is a WBC featherweight eliminator between former WBO junior featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe and unbeaten Brit Nick Ball.

Dogboe lost a clear decision to Robeisy Ramirez earlier this season in a WBO title try while Ball knocked out unbeaten Ludumo Lamati in the twelfth round in his only fight this year.

Boxing Challenge

Super Middleweights. 10 Rds
Diego Pacheco vs Marcelo Coceres
Ramon Malpica: Pacheco Unanimous Decision
TRS: Pacheco KO 6
Vince Samano; Pacheco KO 8

Middleweights.12 Rds
Denzel Bentley vs Nathan Heaney
All: Bentley Unanimous Decision

Featherweights. 12 Rds
Isaac Dogboe vs Nick Ball
R.L. and TRS: Ball Unanimous Decision
V.S: Ball KO 9

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