Matchroom Boxing has announced the first six events of 2025 on DAZN:
January 25
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England
WBC #3 ranked Dalton ‘Thunder’ Smith (16-0, 12 KOs)
vs. Walid Ouizza (19-2, 8 KOs)
January 25
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Diego Pacheco (22-0, 8 KOs)
vs. Steven Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs)
Plus…
Olympic star Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs)
vs. Omar Salcido (20-1, 14 KOs)
Ernesto Mercado (16-0, 15 KOs)
vs. Jose Pedraza (29-6-1, 14 KOs)
January 31
O2 Arena, London
George Liddard (10-0, 6 KOs)
vs. Derrick Osaze (13-2, 3 KOs)
February 28
Auditorio Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico
Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez (36-2, 32 KOs)
Vs. Rene Tellez Giron (20-4, 13 KOs)
March 1
SSE Arena, Belfast Northern Ireland
Lewis Crocker (20-0, 11 KOs)
Vs. Paddy Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs)
March 28
Planet Ice Altrincham, Manchester, England
Olympian Pat Brown vs. TBA
Further events are still to be announced for February and March across the globe.
Steven Nelson potentially wasted his prime fighting exclusively on Terence Crawford for the last few years and, surely, nowhere near the money Crawford was getting. That’s a pretty good card and Hernandez – Giron in February is bombs away.
So far, nothing that interests me. Just typical fare.
Nothing ever interests you wild dude. That January 25 card in Vegas looks good. Nelson has been fighting in Crawford obscurity, so him stepping up will prove his boxing goods.
You’re right, Killa. Fights today rarely do. Nelson has a padded record compiled against nobodies. Modern fans have become accustomed to accepting garbage as decent matches. I guess I’m showing my age, but I remember when guys used to have that warrior mentality to test themselves. Now, guys like Nelson, Charles Conwell, etc. fight no one and get high rankings and lots of hype.
Ahhh. Conwell is just flat out avoided, but soon enough they will have to fight him. Nelson, true has not really fought anyone, but he is now. Personally, I think he gets starched by Pacheco. Again, I agree with you that guys don’t fight the best like back in the day. I disagree with conwell. If you substituted someone like tank or canelo I would be more inclined to agree. That particularly card looks to be pretty good at least to me. Don’t know how back in the day you are, but age usually equates to wisdom most times and you are not far off with your analysis.
Killa, I have been an avid follower since 1975. You are correct in that Tank is the undisputed cherry picker. LOL.