Wednesday, November 18th
DAZN, 3:00 pm ET Teremoana vs Hemi Ahio
From Melbourne, Australia. Teremoana earned the sort of prospect spotlight every Olympian dreams of, and now sits at 12-0 with all his pro victories by knockout. He looks like something really special, and this is (with apologies to his earlier pro foes) the first time we’ll see him in with a real test. Ahio is a solid heavyweight, not just a pushover, who suffered from the usual challenges of an Oceanian fighter trying to work their way up through the big boy
divisions without a push behind them. He’s 36 now, with a blemish on his record in a fight where I couldn’t tell you what happened, because I still haven’t found video of it four years later. But, this is likely his last big shot at really breaking through, and I expect him to fight accordingly. Unfortunately, he’s not a big heavyweight, and Teremoana enjoys a 6” height advantage, so it’s tough to pick the upset. But, it’s an intriguing test for Teremoana at the very least, and Ahio has fought a 7’ tall opponent before, so he should have as much preparation for the size discrepancy as one could expect. Undercard fights are all Australia and New Zealand, with chief support Joel Camilleri vs Mitchell Leak for a regional middleweight belt. No live coverage planned here at BLH since it’s a pre-sunrise show with little American appeal. I’m the one who’d do it, and I’ll already be working those overnight hours elsewhere (don’t call me unless it’s a proper emergency!), but I do think it’s worth the attention of anyone awake when it goes off.
Friday, November 20th
DAZN, 8:00 pm ET Amari Jones vs DeAundre Pettus
From Indio, California. The latest edition of Golden Boy Thursday Night Fights on a Friday Night Instead! Main event features Jones fluffing the resume a bit more against BoxRec’s #243 middleweight. Undercard includes Mr. Thursday Night himself: “Gucci” Manny Flores. Also, Ruslan Abdulaev, and Gabriella Fundora defending her belts against Jasmina Zapotoczna.
Saturday, November 21st
DAZN, 12:30 pm ET Dream Boxing – “The Show Must Go On VII”
From Ingolstadt, Germany. Main event is a super middleweight tilt between Granit Stein and Marius Antonietti. There’s a lesser IBO belt involved! If you’re in America and want to watch televised boxing without an extra spend on top of a DAZN account? Here’s your option this week.
BASH.TV, 7:00 pm ET DTLA FIGHTS
From Los Angeles, California. $29.99 gets you a pair of eight-rounders and a suite of supporting four and six round fights. Super welterweight Art Barrera Jr and super lightweight Deni Davtian are the A-sides for the lead fights.
