Fight Week Preview
After an absolutely loaded week of prizefighting, we got a little lull in the action this week. Two televised cards, one on Thursday, north of the border, and then the GWOAT returns home!
The action kicks off in one of the world's great fights cities, Montreal, Canada, at the Montreal Casino. We get another look at highly touted Candian prospect Erik Bazinyan. The 29-0 (21), originally of Armenia. Bazinyan is coming off a career-best win in a highly controversial decision over American contender Mykal Fox. In what was a very close fight, that saw two way too wide scorecards of 98-92. Bazinyan takes a small step backward and will square off with Jose de Jesus Macias 28-11-4 (!4) of Jalisco, Mexico.
The card also features legendary Canadian contender Steven Claggert, 34-7-2 (24) from Calgary, Alberta, who takes on former world champ Alberto Machado of Puerto Rico. Machado won the WBA Super Featherweight strap back in 2017 when he shocked the highly favored Jezzrel Corrales.
The action moves to the US, where the GWOAT Claressa Shields returns to her home state of Michigan to take on Maricela Cornejo 16-5 (6). Shields puts her perfect 13-0 (2) record on the line, as well as all of her middleweight belts, plus her status of pound-for-pound best women's fighter in the world against Cornejo. Shields last fought in October and outpointed British nemesis, Savannah Marshall. Cornejo last fought just two months ago and demolished Sheila Cunha in just one round.
The comment will feature a must-watch match-up between hometown prospect Ardreal Holmes Jr, 13-0 (5), and 14-1 (6) Wendy Toussaint in a crossroads 154-pound fight. Toussaint is coming off a nearly one-year layoff. He was last seen in the ring at the Mecca of Boxing Madison Square Garden and outclassed Asinia Byfield over eight one-sided rounds last June.
