This weekend will see a variety of great shows, Johnny Fisher headlines his first show in a clash against Alen ‘The Savage’ Babic, Shakur Stevenson takes on Artem Harutyunyan and UFC legends Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz swap the octagon for the ring, with the return of Daniel Jacobs on the undercard. This article will break down all the boxing this weekend and where to watch it.
There is no boxing this weekend scheduled for Friday.
Boxing This Weekend: SATURDAY
Stevenson vs Harutyunyan
21-0 Shakur Stevenson takes on 12-1 Artem Harutyunyan in what will be Stevenson’s final fight with Bob Arum’s Top Rank before becoming a free agent. Eddie Hearn has hinted at talks with Stevenson, with a deal with Matchroom being on the cards. Harutyunyan has one loss, to Frank Martin, who recently took his own first loss to Gervonta Davis. In the co-main event, O’Shaquie Foster takes on Robson Conceicao. The fight will be available to watch on ESPN in the US and Sky Sports in the UK.
The undercard is as follows:
- O’Shaquie Foster (22-2) vs Robson Conceicao (18-2-1) – Super featherweight
- Keyshawn Davis (10-0) vs Miguel Madueno (31-2) – Lightweight
- William Foster III (17-1) vs Eridson Garcia (18-1) – Super featherweight
- Kelvin Davis (12-0) vs Kevin Johnson (12-3) – Welterweight
- Abdullah Mason (13-0) vs Luis Lebron (20-5-1) – Lightweight
- Ali Feliz (2-0) vs Robinson Perez (2-0) – Heavyweight
- Keith Colon (0-0) vs Hunter Turbyfill (4-1) – Featherweight
Fisher vs Babic
Also boxing this weekend, in the UK, is heavyweight prospect and top ticket seller, Johnny Fisher, also known as The Romford Bull. 11-0 Fisher steps up in competition to take on 12-1 Alen Babic, who challenged for the Bridgerweight world title in April 2023, and was stopped in round one by Lukasz Rozanski, who himself lost to Lawrence Okolie recently. The fight will be available worldwide on DAZN.
The undercard is as follows:
- Reece Bellotti (18-5) vs Levi Giles (15-1) – Super featherweight
- John Hedges (9-0) vs Lewis Oakford (5-0) – Cruiserweight
- Maisey Rose Courtney (6-0) vs Jasmina Zapotoczna (7-1) – Flyweight
- Giorgio Visioli (3-0) vs Tampela Maharusi (10-6-4) – Super featherweight
- Jimmy Sains (5-0) vs Damien Lacoudray (3-1-1) – Middleweight
- Leli Buttigieg (4-0) vs Oliver Chudzik (3-0) – Super welterweight
- Lewie Pochetty (2-0) vs Amine Boucetta (8-13-0) – Heavyweight
Zepeda vs Cabrera
Boxing this weekend in Ontario, Canada, 30-0 William Zepeda takes on 22-1 Giovanni Cabrera as he edges ever closer to his shot at a world title. Zepeda comes off a dominant win over Maxi Hughes, who many had beating George Kambosos Jr in their controversial fight. The fight will be available worldwide on DAZN.
The undercard is as follows:
- Alex Martin (18-5) vs Pedro Campa (35-3-1) – Super lightweight
- Japhethlee Llamido (11-1) vs Ryan Lee Allen (10-7-1) – Super bantamweight
- Joel Iriarte (2-0) vs Yainel Alvarez (3-4-2) – Welterweight
- Ricardo Sandoval (24-2) vs Angel Costa (24-4) – Flyweight
- Manuel Flores (17-1) vs Nohel Arambulet (23-6-2) – Super bantamweight
- Joshua Garcia (8-0) vs Jason Buenaobra (10-10-3) – Super featherweight
- Gael Cabrera (4-0) vs Mychaquell Shields (2-4) – Super bantamweight
- Daniel Luna (3-1) vs Joseph Walker (1-1) – Super featherweight
- Anthony Saldivar (6-0) vs Roman Canto (15-17-3) – Super welterweight
Diaz vs Masvidal
UFC legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal lock horns in a light heavyweight match, ditching the octagon and instead opting for boxing this weekend instead, following their MMA bout in 2019 in which Masvidal defeated Diaz. Diaz notably took Jake Paul the distance in their boxing match. The fight will be available to watch worldwide on Fanmio.
The undercard is as follows:
- Daniel Jacobs (37-4) vs Shane Mosley Jr (21-4) – Super middleweight
- Amado Vargas (10-0) vs Sean Garcia (7-0-1) – Lightweight
- Chris Avila (5-1) vs Anthony Pettis (1-0) – Light heavyweight
- Devin Cushing (13-0) vs Manuel Correa (13-1) – Lightweight
- Alan Sanchez (23-5-1) vs Luis Lopez (15-2-2) – Welterweight
- Kenneth Lopez (9-0) vs Andres Martinez (4-1) – Super middleweight
- Curmel Moton (3-0) vs Nikolai Buzolin (9-8-1) – Lightweight
- Jose Aguayo (1-1) vs Bryce Logan (0-0) – Welterweight
- Steven Dunn (5-0) vs Gabriel Costa (3-7) – Heavyweight
- Luciano Ramos (2-4) vs Dan Hernandez (3-5) – Super lightweight
Boxing This Weekend: SUNDAY
Ioka vs Martinez
Fans can watch the best of super flyweight boxing this weekend in a world title unification bout when 16-0 Fernando Martinez takes on 31-2-1 Kazuto Ioka in Japan. Bam Rodriguez said after his stoppage win over Juan Estrada that he would be in attendance, seeking to unify against the winner of the bout. There are no confirmed broadcast details for the fight in the US or UK.
The undercard is as follows:
- Seiya Tsutsumi (10-0-2) vs Weerawat Noolae (4-1) – Super bantamweight
- Yudai Murakami (4-2) vs Hiro Ichimichi (8-1-1) – Lightweight
- Kantaro Juri (6-0-1) vs Phai Pharob (37-4) – Super flyweight
- Taiga Kato (5-2) vs Shi Dong (1-2) – Weltwerweight
- Hao Wang (2-0) vs Aoi Yokoyama (0-0) – Bantamweight
- Hibiki Kawai (1-1) vs Ruka Shinkawa (0-0) – Lightweight
The boxing this weekend is evidently full to the brim of entertaining fights.
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