Showtime, DAZN, and ESPN will go mano a mano with three simultaneous telecasts on Saturday, April 9.
Showtime presents Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora in a terrific clash for the WBC interim super welterweight title from Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The all-super welterweight card also includes Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia, and Kevin Salgado vs. Bryant Perrella.
DAZN counters with the return of Kingry. Lightweight star Ryan Garcia meets Emmanuel Tagoe from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Unbeaten prospects George Rincon, Gregory Morales, and Hector Valdez see action on the undercard.
ESPN leads with WBO/IBF female junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer against Jennifer Han at The Hangar at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. Welterweight Giovani Santillan faces Jeovanis Barraza in the co-feature. There is also a strong undercard on ESPN+ with both Maloney brothers, Jason Moloney and Andrew Moloney, IBF #1 featherweight Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez, and Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan.
The biggest fight of the day, however, takes place on DAZN in the early morning hours when Gennady Golovkin faces Ryota Murata in an IBF/WBA middleweight unification clash from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Fundora vs Lubin is a good matchup, but could be a snoozer. Ryan shouldn’t underestimate Tagoe, upsets are the new trend now.
Lubin should destroy Fundora. Fundora’s draw in 2019 was a gift. He has been well protected, and I think he will get exposed.