Friday, October 17th
DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Kieron Conway vs George Liddard. From York Hall in London, with a pair of domestic middleweight titles on the line. Conway brings the belts and the higher profile, and he’s on a 5-0 run
since his loss to Ammo Williams in September of 2022. Liddard is the younger man, unblemished so far through 12 pro fights, already with as many KOs as Conway has through 27 professional outings. Interesting temperature check, with Conway defending his domestic position and Liddard with an opportunity to maybe, possibly, potentially start making a case he could do something interesting in the world title mix at middleweight. Someone should! BLH will have live updates
Saturday, October 18th
TrillerTV+, 9:00 am ET, Clash of Nations: Islamabad Showdown. From Islamabad, Pakistan – C’mon people! Use context clues! No capsule on Triller, and BoxRec shows 17 fights, 13 of them with TBA in the red corner. None of the participants are likely to register with boxing fans from the English speaking world, so I’ll just spotlight my favorite name: Ion “The Machine Gun Mario” Boboc. He’s Romania’s #6 middleweight per BoxRec, and #1 boxing nickname per me. He’s one of seven scheduled 8 or 10 rounders, so no guarantee he’ll make the broadcast.
DAZN, 3:00 pm ET, Dream Boxing. From Hamburg, Germany. Main event is a 105 lbs. unification between WBO champ Sarah Bormann and WBA champ Yuko Kuroki. 44 year old Rydell Booker appears in support, six weeks after a unanimous decision loss on CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing, the latest defeat in a 1-8-1 streak over the past six years.
Millions.Co, 6:00 pm ET, Farewell to Brooklyn. Danny Garcia takes on Danny Gonzalez in his farewell fight. Damian Knyba (fighting Joey Dawejko), Dominique Crowder, Gabe Rosado, and Chris Colbert also appear in support. US$39.99 gets you the streaming PPV, if you want to say goodbye to Danny Garcia saying goodbye to Brooklyn, and/or see live exactly what zany color Chris Colbert’s hair will be dyed this time.
DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, Most Valuable Prospects 16. From South Padre Island, Texas. And if that doesn’t register as a fighting hotbed to you? You’re exactly the sort of casual that’s never appreciated the abundant Spring Break fights between alcohol-poisoned sophomores from Texas State and UTSA. Two women’s championship fights: The main event between WBC junior flyweight champ Lourdes Juarez and Yesica Nery Plata, and a middleweight showdown between unified IBF and WBO champ Desley Robinsion and challenger Logan Holler. Omars Juarez and Robinson also face off in support. And, if all of those fights disappoint? Swing by Clayton’s afterwards, where there’s sure to be some sort of fracas to satisfy your bloodlust.
Sunday, October 19th
DAZN, 11:00 am ET, WBC Boxing Grand Prix: Semi-Finals. From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Really putting my neck on the line, violating the house rules that God’s boxing week ends on Saturday… But, there won’t be a new schedule post up before this goes live on DAZN. And, let’s be honest: Scott’s a savage taskmaster, but this isn’t anywhere close to the most dangerous risk someone’s taken writing about things going on in Saudi Arabia. Eight fights to settle the finals in four divisions, all scheduled for six rounds. No live coverage set, but I’d expect us to provide live updates for the finals in December.
