WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend his title against Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs) on November 7 and Daniel Jacobs (36-3, 30 KOs) will clash with Gabriel Rosado (25-12-1, 14 KOs) on November 27, both behind closed doors and subject to strict COVID-19 protocols at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN.
Both events have stacked undercards in support of the main event. There’s a Heavyweight flavor to the Haney card with Croatian talent Filip Hrgovic (11-0, 9 KOs) facing American Rydell Booker (26-3, 13 KOs) and Chinese star Zhilei Zhang (21-0, 18 KOs) meeting another American in Devin Vargas (22-6, 9 KOs).
Three young stars continue their pro journeys on the bill as Reshat Mati (7-0, 5 KOs), Raymond Ford (6-0, 2 KOs) and Arthur Biyarslanov (6-0, 5 KOs) are in action on the show – and Matchroom are delighted to announce the signing of French star Souleymane Cissokho (11-0 7 KOs) to a multi-fight deal and he’ll box on the bill, and more details on the deal for the Anthony Joshua managed Super-Welterweight will come on Monday.
Marc Castro will make his pro debut on the undercard of Jacobs vs. Rosado. The Fresno talent was slated to make his bow in the paid ranks in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August, but he tested positive for COVID-19. Now the amateur sensation finally laces them up and is joined on the undercard by fellow amateur rulers in Olympic gold medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov (9-0, 5 KOs), three-time World amateur champion Magomedrasul Majidov (2-0, 2 KOs), and young talents Nikita Ababiy (9-0, 6 KOs) and Alexis Espino (6-0, 4 KOs).
Strict COVID-19 protocols? It’s Florida. Anything goes.
Way to step it up Haney! Lopez is fighting Loma and you are fighting a guy whose boxing license was in jeopardy over health concerns. Glad Gamboa is getting a payday but he is shot. Hope he doesn’t get injured. DAZN is a disgrace. Mismatch after mismatch.
Wow both main events are horrible mismatches.
Haney + Grandma Cyclone. What could go wrong?
Oh, wait. Haney was supposed to fight a live body.
Although it may be unpopular, I think Gamboa is very live against Haney. He hasn’t really faced an A fighter yet. Coming off a layoff and injuries. Gamboa fights different than most. Depending on how high the odds are, Gamboa could be a good bet.
All the fights are great in my opinion; Gamboa is getting older but he’s still a top fighter. Don’t overlook Gamboa because his losses are against top fighters like Davis and Crawford (except the Castellanos one). We are going to see if Haney can beat him like Davis did and compare them after.. Haney should win but in dominant fashion we’ll see..
For sure!. Remember he was able to confuse Davis with an injured foot. Guy has tremendous boxing ability. Haney at any point could be dried up for this weight class as well. This is a high risk fight for Haney just because of the non reward.