The final two fights have been announced for the four-fight FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event headlined by the return of former WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder against Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius on Saturday, October 15 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The telecast will include undefeated heavyweight Frank Sanchez (20-0, 13 KOs) against Carlos Negron (25-3, 20 KOs) in a 10-rounder, while bantamweight contenders Gary Antonio Russell (19-0, 12 KOs) and former IBF champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (20-2, 13 KOs) meet in a 12-round rematch.
2008 Olympian Negron was previously scheduled to meet Sanchez on January 1 but had to withdraw from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19.
Russell originally fought Rodriguez in August 2021, but an accidental clash of heads ended the fight as a no-contest before the first round was completed.
In the previously announced co-feature, former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant faces two-time WBC super middleweight champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell in a WBC super middleweight title eliminator.
Totally forgot about the clash of heads fight, good to see the rematch is happening but I think Inoue sort of ruined Rodriguez.
I think Wilder missed the boat for a big fight with AJ. If Fury beats AJ easily which I expect, a wilder vs AJ down the track makes no sense
Why? AJ career is over.
Decent card, wished HBO brought back boxing cause these PPV prices are expensive.
Imagine paying for PPV of any kind in 2022. I haven’t paid for a fight in 6 or 7 years now and never will gain. Yet I’ve seen them all!
Why is this PPV again? Am I missing something?
Bobby, we’re in bizzarro world now. Nothing is what it should be. As soon as I get this car to 88MPH, I’ll straighten things out.
Pete, a got a little chuck from your comment regarding your car going 88 mph so you can change things, Your cai a 1985 De Lorean with a flux capacitor, fight.
Here we are, at the twilight of his career, in a fight that can go south for Wilder. Two beatings from Fury might have left permanent damage. At least enough to give Helenius a shot at winning by late stoppage. It “should” be Wilder by 4th round KO, but I’m not sure.
Another pair on the downside of their careers, but the fight I think will be best fight on the card is Plant vs Durrell. I’m picking Durrell in a rough physical unanimous decision which will be ruled a majority decision if both show some fire left in them.
Dirrell-Plant more likely to be comparable to most contests between women.
Not a bad card, considering the shitty cards we often get for PPV these days…see Exhibit A (Canelo vs. GGG). Don King had a PPV card in 1994 headlined by Chavez/Randall 2 that included: Simon Brown vs. Terry Norris, Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija, Ricardo Lopez vs. Kermin Guardia, and Giovanni Parisi, Calvin Grove, and Meldrick Taylor fighting lesser competition. They don’t make fight cards like that no more.
This is the death of boxing. A fight like this is a PPV when it should be on Showbox or ESPN bare minimum.
seems basic cable worthy
This card is actually stacked!!!
I really like the card and if it’s a $29.99 PPV I might bite, but beyond that I won’t. Throwing 4 decent matches doesn’t mean PPV ready, but it’s better than most.
just a fair undercard why caleb plant he is just a ordinary fighter and never heard ofthe heavyweights this should be free tv i believe wilder does not have much left save your money sanchez vs negron no interest at all
Isn’t it time to push Frank Sanchez a little further than Negron?
I would still LOVE to see Wilder vs Joshua. That would surely be destructive. I rate Joshua but think Wilder would demolish him, as his style is too aggressive unconventional and hard hitting
Win, lose or draw, AJ beats both Butterbean and Bum Squad. Wont be watching this, but tuning into the real heavyweight fight in December.