November 23, 2024

Jessie Magdaleno, Artur Beterbiev set for November 11th ESPN show

The event was originally scheduled for October 31st

With Jeff Horn vs. Manny Pacquiao II delayed, ESPN has had to shuffle around its planned Top Rank shows for this fall/winter. Their planned October 31st card is now set for November 11th in Fresno.

The main event pits WBO super bantamweight champ Jessie Magdaleno against top contender Cesar Juarez. Magdaleno (25-0, 18 KO) won the belt with a narrow decision over Nonito Donaire and easily demolished Adelison Dos Santos in his first title defense. Juarez (20-5, 15 KO) has won three straight, including a knockout of unbeaten Filipino Albert Pagara in 2016.

In the co-feature, Artur Beterbiev finally returns to the ring after his promotional spat with Groupe Yvon Michel against Enrico Koelling. Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KO) has not fought since crushing Isidro Ranoni Prieto last December but is heavily favored against Koelling (23-1, 6 KO), whose last two fights saw him win decisions over Ryno Liebenberg.

Undefeated super lightweights Jose Carlos Ramirez (20-0, 15 KO) and Mike Reed (23-0, 12 KO) open the tripleheader in a fight for Ramirez’s WBC trinket.

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