Boxing This Weekend: July 12 – 14, 2024 – Ennis vs Avanesyan, Chocolatito, and MORE

This weekend will see a range of fights, from Janibek Alimkhanuly defending his world title against Andrei Mikhailovich to Matchroom’s new superstar signing Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis taking on David Avanesyan. This article will break down all the boxing this weekend and how to watch it.

Boxing This Weekend: FRIDAY

Gonzalez vs Barrera

To kick off the boxing this weekend, 51-4 Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez takes on 27-5 Rober Barrera. Chocolatito comes off a loss to Juan Francisco Estrada – the only man to get the better of him aside from Srisaket Sor Rungvisai – both of whom have been defeated by Bam Rodriguez, with a clash between Rodriguez and Gonzalez a possibility in the future. The fight will be available to watch in the US on ESPN+.

The undercard is as follows:

• Roman Gonzalez (51-4-0) vs Rober Barrera (27-5-0)
• Eveling Junileth Ortega (7-5-0) vs Karol Mazariegos Gonzalez (7-1-1)
• Kevin Vivas (7-2-0) vs Azael Villar (20-3-4)
• Michael Carmona (5-0-0) vs Edwin Cano Hernandez (12-2-1)
• Elysson Marquez (12-4-2) vs Aron Juarez (18-10-3)
• Brook Sibrian (3-0-0) vs Hilary Romero (1-4-1)
• Jeffrey Gonzalez (2-0-0) vs Tony Urbina (1-2-1)
• Miguel Estrada (1-0-0) vs Mayquel Aguilera (1-1-0)
• Moises Mora Parrales (2-0-0) vs Claudio Obando (2-4-0)
• Alexander Hernandez (6-0-0) vs Billy Aceituno Aldana (2-3-1)

Boxing This Weekend: SATURDAY

Ennis vs Avanesyan

Saturday sees Philadelphia native 31-0 Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis take on 30-4-1 David Avanesyan, who steps in as a replacement after Cody Crowley pulled out of the fight. This marks Ennis’ first bout since signing with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. Ennis comes off a win over Romain Villa while Avanesyan comes off a comeback win against Serge Ambomo following his previous loss to Terence Crawford. The fight is available to watch worldwide on DAZN.

The undercard is as follows:

• Jaron Ennis (31-0-0) vs David Avanesyan (30-4-1) – Welter
• Skye Nicolson (10-0-0) vs Dyana Vargas (19-1-0) – Feather
• Jalil Major Hackett (8-0-0) vs Peter Dobson (16-1-0) – Welter
• Khalil Coe (8-0-1) vs Kwame Ritter (11-1-0) – Light Heavy
• Christopher Diaz-Velez (28-4-0) vs Derlyn Hernandez-Geraldo (12-1-1) – Super Feather
• Christian Carto (22-1-0) vs Carlos Buitrago (38-13-1) – Bantam
• Ismail Muhammad (4-0-0) vs Frank Brown (3-4-2) – Super Light
• Dennis Thompson (debut) vs Fernando Joaquin Valdez (1-7-0) – Bantam

Alimkhanuly vs Mikhailovich

EDIT: Janibek Alimkhanuly has now pulled out of his fight. Muratalla-Farmer will go ahead as the main event.

Also boxing this weekend, Janibek Alimkhanuly defends his world titles against Andrei Mikhailovich, marking Mikhailovich’s first time fighting outside of Australia and New Zealand and a significant step up from his previous opponents. Alimkhanuly has been mentioned alongside the likes of Canelo, Benavidez, and Chris Eubank Jr for potential future fights, though it seems that now Eubank Jr vs Canelo may happen first. The fight will be available to watch on ESPN+ in the US and Sky Sports in the UK.

The undercard is as follows:

• Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (15-0-0) vs Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0-0) – Middle
• Raymond Muratalla (20-0-0) vs Tevin Farmer (33-5-1) – Light
• Ruben Villa (22-1-0) vs Sulaiman Segawa (16-4-1) – Feather
• Jonathan Lopez (15-0-0) vs Leonardo Padilla (23-5-1) – Super Feather
• Charlie Sheehy (9-0-0) vs Ricardo Quiroz (13-4-0) – Super Light
• Javier Zamarron (8-0-0) vs Michael Bracamontes (9-1-1) – Feather
• Art Barrera Jr. (5-0-0) vs Javier Mayoral (6-5-1) – Welter
• Israel Mercado (10-1-1) vs Dondrell Haynes (8-1-0) – Super Light
• Albert Gonzalez (8-0-0) vs Conrado S. Martinez (9-1-0) – Super Feather

There is no boxing this weekend scheduled for Sunday.

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