Charles Conwell and Khiary Grey. Photograph by Adam DelGiudice
LAS VEGAS – Charles Conwell has been trying ahead to this sort of second.
The unbeaten junior middleweight, rated No. 9 by The Ring, will face Khiary Grey Saturday evening on the Michelob Extremely Area contained in the Mandalay Bay. The ten-round bout will precede the primary occasion bout between junior middleweight contenders Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz, Jr.
Each fights will stream dwell on DAZN (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT).
At Friday’s weigh-in, Conwell weighed in at 153.8 kilos. Grey got here in at 154 kilos.
Conwell made his debut underneath the Golden Boy Promotions banner in his final battle on April 20, stopping former contender Nathaniel Gallimore within the sixth spherical. The win over Gallimore was his first since November 2022, when he defeated Juan Carlos Abreu by majority resolution.
The 26-year-old, who resides in Cleveland, Ohio, is grateful for the chance to battle on an enormous card.
“It’s an amazing platform and I’m enthusiastic about it,” Conwell acknowledged in an interview throughout Friday’s weigh-in. “I simply see a man (Grey) who’s goal follow. I don’t plan on this battle going lengthy. I’m going to do what I do finest. I’m going to win and dominate in superb vogue.”
Conwell and Grey face off on the weigh-in. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
Paradoxically, Bohachuk and Ortiz additionally weighed in at 153.8 kilos. Ought to he come out victorious after the battle in opposition to Grey, Conwell could have an curiosity in watching the primary occasion battle between Bohachuk and Ortiz.
“That’s my future opponent,” Conwell mentioned. “I’m positively trying ahead to seeing what occurs. It’s going to be a extremely good battle. I’m excited for it. I don’t know. It’s going to be a detailed battle. I would like the largest and baddest. Let’s get it.”
Grey (18-6, 13 KOs), who resides in Worcester, Massachusetts, defeated Jimmie Williams by unanimous resolution in his final bout on December 9. The 31-year-old has received his final two fights after back-to-back losses in opposition to Bakhram Murtazaliev, the present IBF junior middleweight titleholder, in 2021 and Gary O’Sullivan in 2019.
Additionally on the Golden Boy Promotions card, junior welterweight standout Kenneth Sims, Jr. (20-2-1, 7 KOs) will sq. off in opposition to late-sub Jonathan Romero (35-4, 19 KOs) of Colombia in a 10-round bout.
As of the publication of this text, Romero was on his method to Las Vegas to weigh in. Sims has but to weigh in.
Sims, who resides in Chicago, will likely be making his debut underneath the Golden Boy Promotions banner. After having not fought since a majority resolution victory over Botirazhon Akhmedov on Might 13 of final yr, Sims hopes to construct momentum and face the higher echelon of the 140-pound division.
Kenneth Sims Jr. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
“I’m excited to be making my Golden Boy debut on a giant card,” mentioned Sims. “I plan on making a press release with my efficiency. It’s been over a yr since I final fought so I need to remind the world that I’m an actual participant within the 140-pound division and I’ve the flexibility to beat anybody.”
Gabriela Fundora (13-0, 6 KOs) of Coachella, California will defend her IBF Feminine world flyweight title in opposition to Chile’s Daniela Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
Fundora, who’s the youthful sister of unified WBC/ WBO world junior middleweight titleholder Sebastian Fundora, weighed in at 109.8 kilos. Asenjo got here in at 111.2 kilos.
Gabriela Fundora and Daniela Asenjo pose on the weigh-in. Photograph by Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy Promotions
Within the opening bout of the DAZN stream, Joel Iriarte (3-0, 3 KOs) of Bakersfield, California will sq. off in opposition to Miguel Ortiz of Springfield, Massachusetts in a six-round bout. Iriarte weighed in at 146.4 kilos. Ortiz (3-1, 1 KO) got here in at 143.6 kilos.
Cecilia Braekhus will face late-sub Maricela Cornejo in a battle that may stream dwell on the Golden Boy Struggle Night time YouTube web page (5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT). Braekhus weighed in at 154.6 kilos. Cornejo got here in at 153 kilos.
Braekhus (37-2-1, 9 KOs), the previous undisputed welterweight champion, will face Cornejo (19-6, 7 KOs) in a 10-round bout. The Braekhus-Cornejo battle will headline the preliminary portion of the Golden Boy card, which is able to stream dwell on the Golden Boy YouTube channel.
Click on right here to view the complete ultimate bout sheet with weights: 8-10-24 Bout Sheet_Weights
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
