FIGHT WEEK
Junior middleweight contender Sebastian Fundora will face Carlos Ocampo on Saturday in Carson, California. Additionally Saturday, in London, Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will keep on the rivalry of their well-known fathers.
CHRIS EUBANK (32-2, 23 KOs) VS. CONOR BENN (21-0, 14 KOs)
When: Saturday, Oct. 8
Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. BST)
The place: O2 Area, London
TV/Stream: DAZN
Division: 157 kilos (catchweight)
At stake: No main titles
Pound-for-pound rating: None
Odds: Eubank 2-1 favourite (common of a number of retailers)
Additionally on the cardboard: Felix Money vs. Connor Coyle, middleweights; Galal Yafai vs. Gohan Rodriguez Garciam flyweights; Mary Romero vs. Ellie Scotney, junior featherweights
Prediction: Benn UD
Background: Eubank and Benn will decide up the place their fathers — Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn — left off within the Nineteen Nineties, after they engaged in a memorable two-fights collection. The elder Benn stopped Eubank in 1990 they usually drew in 1993. Their sons have carved out their very own niches within the sport. Eubank misplaced arguably has misplaced his two largest fights (choices in opposition to Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves) but additionally has some high quality victories however has received his final six fights, together with a formidable unanimous resolution over Liam Williams this previous February. The 33-year-old from Brighton, England, a pure middleweight who had been combating at tremendous middleweight, which can give him a dimension benefit on Saturday. Benn has by no means weighed in at greater than 148½ kilos. The 26-year-old from Essex, England, has a string of spectacular victories over stable opponents the previous few years, together with Samuel Vargas (TKO 1), Adrian Granados (UD), Chris Algieri (KO 4) and Chris van Heerden (TKO 2). The van Heerden battle befell in April. He has the flexibility to compete with Eubank. The query is whether or not he has the scale.
SEBASTIAN FUNDORA (19-0-1, 13 KOs) vs. CARLOS OCAMPO (34-1, 22 KOs)
When: Saturday, Oct. 8
Time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
The place: Dignity Well being Sports activities Park, Carson, California
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Junior middleweight (154-pound restrict)
At stake: No main titles
Pound-for-pound rating: None
Odds: NA
Additionally on the cardboard: Carlos Adames vs. Juan Macias Montiel, middleweights; Fernando Martinez vs. Jerwin Ancajas, junior bantamweights (for Martinez’s IBF title); Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Mykal Fox, welterweights
Prediction: Fundora UD
Background: Fundora will attempt to keep his momentum after his break-through ninth-round knockout of fellow contender Erickson Lubin in April, which proved that the 6-foot-5 154-pounder is greater than only a bodily freak and made him the No. 1 contender for Jermell Charlo’s WBC title. The 24-year-old from Southern California obtained up from a knockdown in Spherical 7 to document the sensational stoppage. He’s in all probability a victory or two away from a title shot. Ocampo failed in his bid to develop into a welterweight champion when he was stopped on the finish of Spherical 1 in opposition to beltholder Errol Spence Jr. in 2018 in Frisco, Texas, his first battle in america. The 26-year-old Mexican moved as much as junior middleweight after the setback and has received 12 consecutive fights, principally in opposition to second-tier opposition in Mexico. He final fought in June, when he stopped Vicente Martin Rodriguez in a single spherical in Anaheim, California. Ocampo is ranked No. 13 by the WBC.
ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK
FRIDAY
Xu Can vs. Brandon Leon Benitez, featherweights, Plant Metropolis, Florida (ProBox TV)
SATURDAY
Dennis Hogan vs. Sam Eggington, junior middleweights, Newcastle, Australia (no U.S. TV).
