After months with boxing almost entirely halted during the coronavirus pandemic, Top Rank and Bob Arum are ready to bring the sport back to Las Vegas. Arum made the official announcement of six planned events for June, with each event taking place with no fans in attendance, a similar plan to the UFC's recent events.
"This is a sensible way to push ahead," Arum told ESPN. "Hopefully the fights will be good -- I know they will be -- but you've got to make sure all the procedures are safe and so forth. Hopefully what we're doing will serve as a template for other promoters to put on shows."
The cards will take place weekly on Tuesday and Thursday beginning on June 9 with a Shakur Stevenson headlined card. Jessie Magdaleno will be in action on June 11 as Top Rank leads with two familiar names.
On June 20, a card featuring a non-title main event between Emanuel Navarete and Uriel Lopez will take place from TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City.
The cards break down as follows.
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 Navarete (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) and Jason Sanchez (15-1, 8 KOs)
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