Fight Night Program – Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4

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, August 30 – Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta

Elijah Pierce vs. Jose Sanmartin – junior featherweight – 10 rounds

Brandon Adams vs. Francisco Daniel Veron – junior middleweight – 10 rounds

Andreas Katzourakis vs. Robert Terry – junior middleweight – 10 rounds

Maliek Montgomery vs. Oscar Escandon – junior lightweights – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Friday, August 30 – Suamlum Bazar, Bangkok, Thailand

Phongsaphon Panyakum vs. Laldingliana – junior featherweight – 10 rounds

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Wuttichai Yurachai – bantamweight – 6 rounds

Saturday, August 31 – Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.  

Diego Pacheco vs. Maciej Sulecki – super middleweight – 12 rounds

Pacheco is slowly filling up the shoes of the dominant, power-punching, fan-friendly Mexican-American main attraction kind of guy that everyone expected him to be. Sulecki is the real deal and it will be a real test, but the risk of a knockout is only on him.

What to expect in this fight: Pacheco has more than enough firepower to go for the stoppage early on. And if he gets it, this fight could be one of his last steps towards championship territory.

Also on this card:

Cheavon Clarke vs. Efetobor Apochi – cruiserweight – 10 rounds

Arturo Popoca vs. Jesus Arechiga – junior featherweight – 10 rounds

Adelaida Ruiz vs. Ginny Fuchs – women’s junior bantamweight – 10 rounds

Eduardo Nuñez vs. Miguel Marriaga – junior lightweight – 10 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Saturday, August 31 – Sala Urbana, Naucalpan, Mexico  

Oliver Quintana vs. Julio Luna – welterweight – 10 rounds

Alejandro Davila vs. Leonardo Ruiz – junior middleweight – 10 rounds

Angela Nolasco vs. Monica Alvarado – women’s junior flyweight – 8 rounds

Ernesto Salcedo vs. Joel Cordova – bantamweight – 8 rounds

Ariel Gonzalez vs. Martin Escamilla – lightweight – 8 rounds

Camilla Panatta vs. Sara Carmona – women’s junior lightweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: ESPN+

Saturday, August 31 – Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, Calif.

Cain Sandoval vs. Romero Duno – junior welterweight – 10 rounds

Sadriddin Akhmedov vs. Antonio Todd – middleweight – 8 rounds

Umar Dzambekov vs. Edward Jeramie Ortiz – light heavyweight – 8 rounds

Daniel Robles vs. Jonathan Almacen – featherweight – 4 rounds

Where to watch it: UFC Fight Pass

Tuesday, September 3 – Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny – junior featherweight – 12 rounds

Everything that is to be said about Inoue has probably been said, and he still has a lot of history to make before he’s enshrined into the Boxing Hall of Fame many years in the future. Every one of his performances is a must to every serious boxing fan. This one’s on a Tuesday at an inconvenient time slot for most Western countries, but it’s still definitely appropriate to wake up early or take a break from work in the middle of the day to catch a glimpse of an all-time great in his prime.

What to expect in this fight: Inoue has more than enough power and speed to surprise us with a brutal stoppage at any point during the fight. I am betting on an early stoppage, so get your food and beverage situation sorted out before the first bell. This one will not last too long.

Also on this card:

Yoshiki Takei vs. Daigo Higa – bantamweight – 12 rounds

Ismael Barroso vs. Andy Hiraoka – junior welterweight – 12 rounds

Jin Sasaki vs. Qamil Balla – welterweight – 12 rounds

Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Ryuya Tsugawa – junior featherweight – 10 rounds

Where to watch it: ESPN+ 

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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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