Charles Conwell celebrates sixth-round knockout of Nathaniel Gallimore on April 20 at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York. Photograph credit score: Cris Esqueda, Golden Boy Promotions
The total undercard has been revealed for one of many yr’s most anticipated matchups.
Charles Conwell will proceed his bid for a junior middleweight title on the Aug. 10 Serhii Bohachuk-Vergil Ortiz Jr. DAZN undercard. The Ring’s No. 8-rated contender is a part of a five-fight DAZN present from Michelob ULTRA Area in Las Vegas.
Serving because the chief assist, Cleveland’s Conwell (19-0, 14 knockouts) will face Khiary Grey in a ten-round bout. It’s the second struggle for the unbeaten 2016 U.S. Olympian underneath the Golden Boy banner. His debut got here on the April 20 Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney undercard in Brooklyn, New York. Conwell stopped Nathaniel Gallimore within the sixth spherical of their DAZN Pay-Per-View-aired struggle.
Grey (18-6, 13 KOs) has gained two straight since a nasty stretch the place he misplaced three of 4 bouts. The 31-year-old fringe contender defeated journeyman Jimmy Williams final Dec. 9 in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Conwell is the No. 2-rated WBC junior middleweight contender. The primary title is held by Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs), who shouldn’t be on account of return to the ring till later this yr.
His youthful sister, nevertheless, might be again a lot sooner.
As beforehand reported by The Ring, Gabriela Fundora (13-0, 6 KOs) makes an attempt her second IBF flyweight title protection versus Chile’s Daniela Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KOs). The unbeaten 5’9” flyweight dethroned Arely Mucino (32-3-2, 11 KOs) final Oct. 21 in San Diego. She then stopped beforehand unbeaten Christina Cruz (6-0, 0 KOs on the time) within the tenth spherical of their Jan. 27 title struggle in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kenneth Sims Jr. (20-2-1, 7 KOs) makes his Golden Boy debut on the present. The highest-rated WBA junior welterweight contender faces veteran Jesus ‘Ricky’ Perez (25-5, 18 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round bout. Sims has not fought since a Might 2023 majority determination win over Batyr Akhmedov of their terrific 12-round conflict. The win earned Sims his place because the necessary challenger to the belt at present held by Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs).
Opening the five-fight DAZN telecast, rookie welterweight Joel Iriarte (3-0, 3 KOs) meets Thomas Guillemette (8-1, 4 KOs) in a scheduled six-round contest.
Iriarte, a Bakersfield, California native, made his professional debut on the March 16 William Zepeda-Maxi Hughes undercard at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Additionally introduced was the total Golden Boy Combat Evening: Bohachuk vs. Ortiz Prelims lineup.
Former undisputed welterweight champ and pound-for-pound queen Cecilia Braekhus (37-2-1, 9 KOs) goals for her second divisional crown. She challenges unified WBC/WBO 154-pound titleholder Ema Kozin (24-1-1, 12 KOs).
Braekhus fought to a ten-round draw with then-WBA 154-pound titleholder Terri Harper final Oct. 7 in Sheffield, England.
Kozin gained each belts in a single shot in a ten-round, split-decision over Hannah Rankin final November 18 in Manchester, England.
In different preliminary motion:
- Eric Priest (13-0, 8 KOs) will face a yet-to-be-announced foe in a ten-round middleweight bout
- Johnny Cañas (4-0, 2 KOs) of Santa, Ana, California meets Tampa’s Carlos Otero (2-1-1) in a light-weight affair.
- Jordan Fuentes and Jennah Creason each make their respective professional debuts. Creason faces Kesley Wickstrom (2-1, 1 KO) in a four-round welterweight battle. Fuentes’ opponent was not named for his four-round bantamweight slot.
- Figo Ramirez (6-0, 3 KOs) will take part in a six-round bantamweight struggle towards a soon-to-be-announced fighter.
Headlining the present, Ukraine’s Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs)—now primarily based in Los Angeles—defends his interim WBC title versus Ortiz (21-0, 21KOs).
Bohachuk gained the secondary belt in a twelve-round determination over Brian Mendoza. Their March 30 conflict at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas marked his first profession bout to go to the scorecards. The win superior Bohachuk to the No. 4 slot in The Ring’s junior middleweight rankings.
Ortiz ended a 17-month ring absence with a first-round stoppage of Fredrick Lawson on Jan. 6 at Virgin Motels Las Vegas. He additionally stopped Thomas Dulorme within the opening spherical of their April 27 DAZN-aired assembly in Fresno, California.
