PunchingGrace.com, 6:30 pm ET, Alex Gaumont vs Ramadan Hiseni. From Gatineau, Canada. Another Eye of the Tiger show on PunchingGrace.com. So, if you’re big on Canadian boxing, the three month subscription might be worth considering while Top Rank remains in broadcast limbo. The main event is just the fight that goes last – The big draw is former WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, who held the title until her run-in with Claressa Shields. Imam Khataev vs Adam Deines also on the card, and could be a lively matchup.
YouTube, 8:00 am ET, IBA Pro 13: Kubrat Pulev vs Murat Gassiev. From Dubai, UAE. The main event here is the sort of older heavyweight showcase that could be a huff-and-puff slog, or a banger if the energy matches. Pulev is 44, but he was 41 when he went rough and tumble in a rather entertaining rematch loss to Derek Chisora three years ago. Gassiev is somehow just 32, despite winning his first cruiserweight world title over nine years ago, and moving up to heavyweight six and a half years ago. Chief support is either Bakhodur Usmonov vs Maxi Hughes, or an IBO welterweight title fight between Vadim Musaev and Tulani Mbenge. And, if you need star power? How about a little six-rounder involving Mr. Nico Ali Walsh? If this were a PBC show, it’d cost you $50, but it’s not, so it’ll be free on YouTube.
Millions.co, 9:00 pm ET, Night of Champions 7. From Long Beach, California. No actual champions, past or present, I can see in the lineup. Your main event is an eight-rounder between Lawrence King and Bradley Olmeda. $20 American to watch this one if you’re looking to fill out your Friday night.
DAZN, 8:00 pm ET, Diego Pacheco vs Kevin Sadjo. From Stockton, California. Pacheco is still just 24 years old, a very gifted and exciting young super middleweight just starting to enter what should be his prime, and a potential big part of the post-Canelo landscape at 168 lbs. Sadjo is an undefeated Frenchman, fighting in America for the first time. Not a lot of big names on that spotless resume, but he did knock out Jack Cullen four years ago, and I mention Cullen every chance I get because he’s got one of the greatest nicknames in the sport: “Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver.” Undercard includes former IBF super featherweight champ Joe Cordina in his second fight at lightweight, taking on Gabriel Flores. Plus, Skye Nicolson, Tito Mercado, and Chev Clarke, trying to snap a two fight losing streak. BLH will have live updates
RedneckBrawl.TV, 8:00 pm ET, Redneck Brawl 11: Redneck Invasion! From Charleston, West Virginia. If you’re not familiar with Redneck Brawl, check out our most recent live coverage and recap to get an idea of what you’ve been missing. Flat out, no joke, this is the greatest thing going in the boxing-adjacent world, and the best value for $22.99 you’ll find in any industry. Wanna see a man fighting while wearing an ankle monitor because he’s on controlled probation? Wanna see men in chicken suits? Or with live chickens they cradle and caress like newborn babies? Or maybe with cartoon roasted chickens tattooed on their ample bellies? Wanna see a woman fight in a stormtrooper costume? Wanna see a woman’s husband fight the father of her children? Nobody else can give you what this show offers, and they’ve delivered consistently for three years and running. Looks like there could be over 30 fights (three rounds, one minute per round) this time, a new Brawl record. This is a great, great event, ideal for a gathering of friends to enjoy a fun night of laughs and excitement. There are few things in this world that give me greater joy than Redneck Brawl live coverage… But, tragically, one of those is family. And due to family reasons, I am unable to cover, or even watch, this edition of the Brawl live. Even worse, none of the cowards I work with here at Bad Left Hook have the fortitude or gumption to step in on my behalf. So, there will be no live coverage this time… But, we’ll have at least a watchalong thread in The Feed for anyone that loves Redneck Brawl like I do.
PPV (Various), 9:00 pm ET, Badou Jack vs Noel Mikaelian 2. From Los Angeles, California, with the WBC cruiserweight title at stake. These two met before in May, in support of Canelo vs William Scull. Jack won by majority decision, though two BLH writers saw it narrowly for Mikaelian. It was a close, solid fight, and it’s straight back to repeat business seven months later. Jack is a former super middleweight, now 42 years old. Mikaelian is 35 and has spent his entire career at cruiser. The only other fight on the show scheduled for more than 6 rounds is between Brook Sibrian and Gloria Munguilla, for a lesser WBC title at 108 lbs. PPV.com and Triller have it for just under $30 here in the US, while Amazon Prime offers for the same price in other territories. BLH will have live updates
