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We previewed the two biggest cards of the weekend, Friday night’s MVP show headlined by Amanda Serrano seeking an all-time record and Saturday night’s PBC pay-per-view on DAZN headlined by Rolando Romero’s welterweight title defense against Teofimo Lopez. We also covered several notable news items of the week and looked back on the anniversary of a memorable Mike Tyson event. Also, check out and subscribe to the YouTube channel for a variety of content.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Preview of Serrano’s women’s unified featherweight title defense against Lucrecia Manzur on the first card on TikTok as she seeks to break the record for most knockouts by a female boxer.
Preview of Romero’s first defense against good friend Lopez, who is moving up to welterweight and looking for title in a third division, and the undercard: middleweight up-and-comer Yoenli Hernandez against Francisco Daniel Veron; WBA interim junior featherweight titlist Victor Santillan defending against Gary Antonio Russell; and rising junior welterweight prospect Carlos Utria against Israel Mercado.
Deal agreed to for Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi to meet for the vacant WBA lightweight title.
Wladimir Klitschko’s statement on the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, his former fiancée and the mother of his 11-year-old daughter.
A deal now in place for the Emanuel Navarrete-O’Shaquie Foster junior lightweight unification fight on Oct. 24 and the venue.
Results from a Lelands auction that saw the sale of several big pieces of memorabilia from the personal collection of the late, great Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
Memories on the 31st anniversary of when Mike Tyson, after four years in prison, returned with fanfare and won a farcical mismatch with Peter McNeely by first-round disqualification in a mega event.
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Rolly-Teofimo photo: Cris Esqueda/PBC
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