Fight Night Program – Week of March 21-27

The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at.

Here are this week’s most relevant fights:

Friday, March 22 – York Hall, London

Chris Bourke vs. Ashley Lane – bantamweight – 12 rounds

Willy Hutchinson vs. Martin Houben – light heavyweight – 10 rounds

Royston Barney-Smith vs. Jose Manuel Perez – junior lightweight – 8 rounds

Moses Itauma vs. Dan Garber – heavyweight – 8 rounds

Sonny Liston Ali vs. Petar Aleksandrov – junior middleweight – 6 rounds

Friday, March 22 – Glass City Center, Toledo, Ohio

Albert Bell vs. Jonathan Romero – junior lightweight – 10 rounds

Bell has patiently waited for the opportunity to fight for a world title belt that could come as soon as this year, but first he’ll have to survive Romero, a former world titlist himself. The roar of the hometown crowd and the imminence of his dream title shot should be enough to propel Bell to a solid win on points.

Also on this card:

Antwan Jones vs. Vicente Rodriguez – super middleweight – 8 rounds

James Evans vs. Dennis Vance Jr. – heavyweight – 4 rounds

Angelo Snow vs. Ryan Venable – lightweight – 4 rounds

Where to watch it: TrillerTV PPV

Friday, March 22 – Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood, Fla.

Lenier Pero vs. Donnie Palmer – heavyweight – 10 rounds

Yoenli Hernandez vs. Alfredo Blanco – middleweight – 10 rounds

Yosdiel Napoles vs. Yesner Talavera – lightweight – 6 rounds

Friday, March 22 – Palazzeto Romboli, Rome, Italy

Michael Magnesi vs. Masanori Rikiishi – junior lightweight – 12 rounds

Jessica Bellusci vs. Alessia Vitanza – women’s featherweight – 10 rounds

Saturday, March 23 – Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England

Dalton Smith vs. Jose Zepeda – junior welterweight – 12 rounds

Smith will look to step up from his current domestic level into the international realm when he takes on former three-time world title challenger Zepeda, and he’ll be lucky to do it at home at the Sheffield Arena. The winner should be in line for a title shot sometime before the end of the year.

Sandy Ryan vs. Terri Harper – women’s welterweight title – 10 rounds

With a new management and training team in place, Ryan defends her welterweight against Harper in a huge all-British clash that will surely put the winner in contention for a spot in the pound-for-pound ratings. An intriguing bout with an open ending.

Also on this card:

Ishmael Davis vs. Troy Williamson – junior middleweight – 12 rounds

James Flint vs. Campbell Hatton – junior welterweight – 10 rounds

Emmanuel Buttigieg vs. Bartlomiej Stryczek – junior middleweight – 6 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Saturday, March 23 – Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, R.I.

Alejandro Paulino vs. Estivan Falcao – lightweight – 8 rounds

Kevin Walsh vs. Matt Doherty – lightweight – 8 rounds

Jalen Renaud vs. Josniel Castro – junior middleweight – 8 rounds

Wilson Mascarenhas vs. Braulio Rodriguez – junior welterweight – 6 rounds

Saturday, March 23 – Lum Color Phoenix Center Ontario, Calif.

Tsotne Rogava vs. Antonio Brown – heavyweight – 8 rounds

Alexander Flores vs. Josue Vargas – heavyweight – 6 rounds

Wednesday, March 27 – ProBoxTV Events Center, Plant City, Fla.  

Joseph Adorno vs. Nicholas Walters – lightweight – 10 rounds

Jesus Saracho vs. Starling Castillo – junior welterweight – 10 rounds

Omar Juarez vs. Clarence Booth – junior welterweight – 10 rounds

David Navarro vs. Justin Goodson – featherweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: ProBoxTV

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How to watch boxing in 2023 – By Diego Morilla

Diego M. Morilla writes for The Ring since 2013. He has also written for HBO.com, ESPN.com and many other magazines, websites, newspapers and outlets since 1993. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He has won two first-place awards in the BWAA’s annual writing contest, and he is the moderator of The Ring’s Women’s Ratings Panel. He served as copy editor for the second era of The Ring en Español (2018-2020) and is currently a writer and editor for RingTV.com.

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