Fight Week Preivew
The action starts on Friday and it is a throwback to "who's who" in the boxing world. Adrien "The Problem '' Broner headlines a Don King car. Broner 34-4-1 (24) will battle Bill Hutchinson 20-2-4 (9). The little-known Hutchinson has been inactive since January 2022, when he outpointed Rondale Hubbert. Broner has been inactive for an even longer period of time. The Problem has been out of the ring since February 2021, when he scored a controversial decision over Jovanie Santiago. On the undercard is Houston native Antonio Williams will put his 15-0-1 (6) record on the line against Braulio Rodriguez. Also, Cuban legend, gold medalist, and former world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, 21-3 (14), is back, and he takes on undefeated Puerto Rican slickster Charlie Clemente-Andino, 12-0 (5), in a crossroads fight.
The action moves to the UK on Saturday at the Wembley Arena, as Sunny Edwards, 19-0 (4), puts his undefeated record and his IBF flyweight belt on the line against little-known Chilean challenger Andres Campos 15-0 (4). in the evening's main event! In an intriguing co-main event, Cherneka Johnson puts her IBF super bantamweight title on the line against fan-favorite undefeated challenger Ellie Scotney 6-0 (0).
The action moves back to the USA on Saturday with two major cards. In Las Vegas, Nevada, Josh Taylor returns to the ring to defend his WBO 140-pound world title and his perfect 19-0 (13) record on the line against former undisputed 135-pound world champ Teofimo Lopez 18-1 (13). Lopez got the benefit of the doubt over Sandor Martin back in December at the Mecca of Boxing and has won two straight fights, both a 140, since losing his belts to George Kambosos in late 2021. Taylor has been out of the ring for well over a year, and he got the benefit of the doubt in his last outing as well. Taylor outpointed Jack Catterall in Glasgow.
Also on the card is a fan-favorite knockout artist from Puerto Rico, Xander Zayas, 15-0 (10). He will do battle with Ronald Cruz 18-2-1 (12 ) in an eight-round junior middleweight affair. Also, Henry Lebron, 17-0 (10), returns to battle Ecuadorian tough man Carlos Ramos.
In the final card of the week, in Ontario, California, Jaime Munguia, 41-0 (33), will battle former title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko 14-4 (10) in a 12-round affair. Derevyanchenko ended his three-fight skid in July when he outpointed Joshua Conley in the Barclays Center. Munguia will make the move to 168 for the first time. He fought Kilrain Kelly at a 165 catchweight. Munguia last fought in November in Guadalajara, Mexico, and stopped Gonzalo Gaston Coria in three rounds. Shane Mosley jr returns on the evening's co-main event and battles D'Mitrius Ballard in a 10-round super middleweight affair. Mosley jr, 19-4 (10), has been ultra-impressive in his last two fights since teaming up with trainer Bones Adams.
