The TV undercard is set for the February 5 FOX PPV featuring the return of former welterweight champion Keith Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs) against Mario Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) at a site to be named.
The co-feature is WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs) against Keenan Carbajal (23-2-1, 15 KOs). Also in action are welterweight Abel Ramos (27-4-2, 21 KOs) against Josesito Lopez (38-8, 21 KOs), and former bantam/super bantam champion Luis Nery (31-1, 24 KOs) against unbeaten Carlos Castro (27-0, 12 KOs).
The Thurman-Barrios telecast will be going head-to-head with a clash between former world champions Jose Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) and Jose Pedraza (29-3, 14 KOs) at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California, on an ESPN platform to be named.
PPV!? Enough with this BS already! Thurman vs Barrios, Spence vs Ugas will do low numbers. Fans are tired of BS fights. Spence vs Crawford needs to be made.
How is Spence vs Ugas a bs fight if its to unify the titles? Both fighters at the top of their game, its not the most sought after bout but at least its considered a competitive match.
Spence coming off a long layoff and career threatening injury showing he is truly is a dog because nobody wants to fight Ugas.
Thurman vs Barrios is an interesting fight too.
Spence is among the most popular and do some of the biggest numbers in the sport and Ugas will have Cuba behind him. I expect a good turnout.
These promoters need to call Tyrone I guess, lmao.
The whole of Cuba? Maybe on the Island of Cuba but not South Florida.
It’s a BS fight because the assertion of “unified” champ is retarded. By acknowledging and partaking in multiple belts only encourages why they have so many titles. Who cares about a unified champion? I know Spence is either 1 or 2 and Crawford is either 1 or 2 and Ugas is irrelevant. I can’t stand ANY title. It’s garbage and you so called boxing fans who talk brag and politic about belts and unification status are just perpetuating the BS that the boxing government imposes on the fans.
I don’t agree Ugas is a Big part but it could have came after he fought ,Bud Crawford first that fight is long overdue.
I laughed when i saw that Luis Ortiz Frank Sanchez fight was ppv on new year’s day
Agree my friend it’s long overdue.
Indeed my ppls..u no boxing✊✊
Dare I ask why the return fight of Keith Thurman is on PPS (Pay-Per-Screw)?
Garg G: Agreed man. Mr. HurtmanThurman is not ppv material. He spends more time on the injured reserve than Anything. Wander what gets injured this fight.
Because, with his schedule, it’ll probably be 2-3 years before we see him fight again.
Not sure why PPV here, but I’m glad Thurman is back, and it’s not a bad card. Hope this lands in the Tampa area…
Anything is PPV Nowadays..lol
Thank you, Mr. Haymon. We ALL at you feet sir. You greasy head, vile, bag. You have set back boxing more then you know. You money grubbing piece of dirt..
PPV? PPV? Get the fuck outta here. I don’t even want to know about this fight
As a matter of fact Thurman VA Barrio should be on the undercard
Who’s the promoter with the nerve to call this PPV? Thurman is over-the-hill and Barrios got dropped & manhandled by Montana Love in sparring for the Davis fight. What a joke!
no more ppv fights please thurman is a loser and as for barrios nobody really cares
Keith Thurman’s wife put a hex on him to be obsessed with her. He lost his hunger to fight and now his career is suffering as a result.
He takes off 31 months and thinks he’s a PPV fighter? No, he has only been in a true PPV “One time”. Same with Barrios except he was the opponent. Another waste of a FOX PPV..
SO ESPN has a big fight that night, huh?!..
Wow, to put this in perspective PBC wants you to be conned into buying a PPV where the A side won his last “big” fight almost 5 years prior (3/04/17 vs Danny Garcia) I even thought for a half second there was a belt involved. Nope. This makes Gary Russel Jr look like a “active” fighter by comparison.
This should be on ESPN at best and NOT ESPN PLUS! Only PPV should be Canelo, Tyson Fury, AJ and Usyk! Will watch the highlights on this one.
Keenan Carbajal is Michael Carbajal’s nephew it turns out. His losses and draw are really bad, but he’s won everything for the past seven years almost, albeit against absolutely no one in particular (the only name I recognize is Lorenzo Trejo who is a journeyman). Used to LOVE watching his uncle fight, one of the hardest punching little guys of all time.
I used to like thurman. He fought a lot of tough guys back to back, including porter and Garcia. I thought jerkoff’s like fatass Rafeal were too critical of him. But as the years have rolled on by and he’s fought less and less – and hasn’t ‘one timed’ anyone in yeeeeeeaaaaarrrrrrrs… i just dont give a shit.
Why do so many fighters these days spend their prime years (29, 30, 31, 32) fighting nobody’s or worse not fighting at all. Andrade, Russell Jr., Thurman, Beterbiev just to name a few. Whether it’s injuries or promotional problems it all sounds like excuses.
Seems like Al came to the conclusion the best way for his fighters to maximize their profits is to put it on ppv. Sink or Swim this is proof he’s not jerking them just the public.
Prize fighters use the excuse we put our lives on the line as reason to put business and greed ahead of the sport but so do MMA fighters and most importantly military vets who sacrifice much more and get crumbs in comparison. Boxing has no leg to stand on anymore and this is why I don’t complain about celebrity boxing because the state of boxing itself is not much better.
Are you KIDDING ME? Boxing has too many PPVs. There use to be a time it was once a month and us fans really look forward to it. The market is flooded with PPVs and they wonder why the sales are slipping. Too many fake titles and too many PPVs. This fight should be on ESPN.
Hell, you might as well put Me vs Roberto Duran on PPV next.
Charlo needs to stop ducking Andrade. He been calling him out. Charlo has fought no one weakest champ ever