ESPN announces June fight schedule

[smashup]

ESPN has announced its first batch of shows as live boxing finally returns to the airwaves. All of the action below will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with the exception of Navarrete-Lopez in Mexico City. No spectators will be allowed.

June 9:
Shakur Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs) vs. Felix Caraballo (13-1-2, 9 KOs)
Mikaela Mayer (12-0, 5 KOs) vs. Helen Joseph (17-4-2, 10 KOs)

June 11:
Jessie Magdaleno (27-1, 18 KOs) vs. Yenifel Vicente (36-4-2, 28 KOs)
Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) vs. Luis Coria (12-2, 7 KOs)

June 16:
Joshua Greer Jr. (22-1-1, 12 KOs) vs. Mike Plania (23-1, 12 KOs)
Giovanni Santillan (25-0, 15 KOs) vs. Antonio Demarco (33-8-1, 24 KOs)

June 18:
Jose Pedraza (26-3, 13 KOs) vs. Mikkel LesPierre (22-1-1, 10 KOs)
Gabe Flores Jr. (17-0, 6 KOs) vs. Josec Ruiz (21-2-3, 14 KOs)

June 20:
Emanuel Navarrete (31-1, 27 KOs) vs. Uriel Lopez (13-13-1, 6 KOs)

June 23:
Andrew Moloney (21-0, 14 KOs) vs. Joshua Franco (16-1-2, 8 KOs)
Christopher Diaz (25-2, 16 KOs) vs. Jason Sanchez (15-1, 8 KOs)

[Spicoli]

This is great. We’re going to see tons of padding warmer matches until live fans trickle in but at this point I’m on board. There has to be a way to pipe in some streamed live reaction and it’ll be very interesting to see how fighters react with zero audience and silence. I’d settle on a DJ mixing through the arena to at least add some life

[powerpuncher]

Navarrete is fighting a guy who is 13-13? That’s is some tune up

[Spicoli]

Navarrete is fighting a guy who is 13-13? That’s is some tune up

Wondering if we’ll see a lot of guys head north weight wise too. Navarrete looked to be on his way prior and Stevenson is bringing his replacement to 130 I believe. Would hope they could a world champ better but ok.

[SlimTrae]

. There has to be a way to pipe in some streamed live reaction and it’ll be very interesting to see how fighters react with zero audience and silence. I’d settle on a DJ mixing through the arena to at least add some life

Definitely for the headliners or with a following.

I've seen a few under-card audiences. I went to a fight in Chicago to catch a trinket belt match. At the time both decent undefeated prospects Derrek Edwards vs Marcus Johnson NABO SMW @UIC. Nice crowd, three thousand maybe more. Come to find out it was cause there were several hometown favorites were on the undercard Fonfara, Donovan George. Once Edwin Roridguez fans left after his fight, Fonfara after his, man...there might have been 50 people watching.
Man, I was ticked, Never thought I'd felt embarrassed to have 2nd row shobox telecast.


IT's hard work trying to motivate a fight with just 5 to 9 people being vocal. I was like man I hope the camera don't catcha bruh...not at this one.

[TIC]

joshua greer jr v mike plania is where it's at

[greynotsoold]

I'm wondering why they aren't listing the Saucedo fight on the 30th.

[Beanz]

I'm wondering why they aren't listing the Saucedo fight on the 30th.

US TV listings still have the Saucedo/Fredrickson fight listed

https://box.live/us-boxing-tv-schedule/