There will probably be loads of fistic reinforcements Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Area at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Two high-stakes middleweight showdowns and a 50-50 struggle that includes undefeated lightweights will comprise the televised PPV undercard of the welterweight tremendous struggle between undefeated WBO world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and former two-time welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter.
The co-feature, a 12-round IBF middleweight world title eliminator, will see Brazilian 2012 Olympic silver medalist Esquiva “La Pantera” Falcao struggle fellow unbeaten Patrice Volny.
The PPV telecast additionally features a 10-round middleweight tilt between rising star Janibek “Qazaq Fashion” Alimkhanuly and former world champion Hassan N’Dam, and an eight-round light-weight duel between unbeaten prospects Raymond “Hazard” Muratalla and Steven “The Hitman” Ortiz.
Offered by Prime Rank and TGB Promotions, Crawford-Porter will probably be a Prime Rank PPV solely on ESPN+ in the USA at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Restricted tickets are nonetheless accessible and could be bought by visiting AXS.com.
Earlier than the PPV telecast, a particular characteristic will set the stage. Former junior featherweight world champion Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe will face two-time title challenger Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz in a 10-round featherweight bout. Dogboe-Diaz will probably be proven dwell on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Further undercard fights will probably be introduced shortly.
Falcao (28-0, 20 KOs) is a seven-year professional who signed with Prime Rank following the 2012 Olympics. The 31-year-old southpaw has steadily climbed the world rankings and has knocked out 5 straight foes courting again to 2019. In his final outing, he stopped former world title challenger Artur Akavov in 4 rounds. Volny (16-0, 10 KOs), from Montreal, Canada, has fought all his professional fights in his house nation and is coming off a March knockout over famous robust man Janks Trotter. The winner of Falcao-Volny will probably be in line to struggle for the title at the moment held by Gennadiy Golovkin.
“I’ve waited for a chance like this for a very long time, and I’ll seize it with each fingers,” Falcao mentioned. “I’ve an Olympic medal, and now it’s time so as to add knowledgeable world title to my trophy case.”
Volny mentioned, “I had a number of main alternatives fall by means of, however I’m ecstatic that the struggle with Falcao is going on. It gained’t be a simple struggle, however I’ve been coaching for a very long time, and I’ll do no matter it takes to earn my shot on the title.”
Alimkhanuly (10-0, 6 KOs) is ranked the No. 2 middleweight by the WBO and coming off his signature win, an eighth-round stoppage over former world champion Rob Brant. From Zhilandy, Kazakhstan, the 2016 Olympian has knocked out 4 straight opponents courting again to April 2019. N’Dam (38-5, 21 KOs), a 17-year professional from Cameroon, held the WBA middleweight world title in 2017 and challenged for world titles on three different events. After a pair of defeats at tremendous middleweight, N’Dam returns to the middleweight ranks, the place he most lately defeated the formidable Martin Murray by way of majority choice.
Muratalla (12-0, 10 KOs), from Fontana, California, has risen to prominence combating out of the famed Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside, California. He final fought on the Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez card in Might, knocking out Jose Gallegos in 5 rounds. Ortiz (12-0, 3 KOs), from Philadelphia, has made a behavior of knocking off undefeated prospects. In his final six fights, he has defeated 4 undefeated fighters, together with a unanimous choice over the 14-0 Jeremy Hill in March.
Dogboe (22-2, 15 KOs) has revitalized his profession since back-to-back title struggle losses to Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete. After a comeback knockout over Chris Avalos, he bested Adam Lopez by majority choice in June. Diaz (26-3, 16 KOs) is a two-time world challenger coming off a Twelfth-round TKO loss in a bid for Navarrete’s WBO featherweight world title. The Puerto Rican veteran had gained two bouts as a featherweight getting into the Navarrete struggle and hopes a win over Dogboe results in a 3rd crack at world title glory.
“I’m excited for this problem, an enormous alternative to get nearer to changing into a two-division world champion,” Dogboe mentioned. “It is a struggle the followers gained’t need to miss. I do know Christopher is hard, however I’m stronger, harder, and smarter. I’d wish to commend everybody at Prime Rank for making this struggle doable and to Diaz for accepting the problem. I all the time need to give the followers one thing to recollect. That’s why I go away all of it within the ring.”
Diaz mentioned, “I’m coming again, and I’m very enthusiastic about combating on an awesome stage like Crawford vs. Porter. Dogboe is a stable fighter who solely has two losses towards Navarrete. We each have rather a lot to present to boxing. The followers already know what to anticipate each time I get within the ring. I’m positive this struggle will steal the present on November 20.”
