Josh Padley defends his EBU European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz tonight, Saturday, June 6. The 12-round contest headlines the Matchroom Boxing card, live from Utilita Arena Sheffield in Sheffield, England.
- Former world title challenger Padley (18-1, 6 KOs) makes the first defense of his European belt. The 30-year-old Doncaster native claimed the vacant title by second-round TKO against Jaouad Belmehdi in January.
- Fiaz (14-1, 2 KOs) looks to dethrone Padley and secure his third win in a row. The 26-year-old native of Oldham, Lancashire, defeated Alex Murphy by unanimous decision last July and Lydon Chircop by third-round TKO last February.
The Padley vs Fiaz clash replaced the world title fight between unified WBA and WBC flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs) of Montclair, California, and Galal Yafai (9-0, 7 KOs, 1 NC) of the UK. The bout, which was scheduled to headline the event, was canceled after Yafai suffered an injury in training.
In the 10-round co-feature, Ibrahim Nadim (16-1, 2 KOs) of Steeton, Yorkshire defends his English super featherweight title against Birmingham’s Ibraheem Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KOs).
A six-round heavyweight undercard bout pits Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KOs) of York, Yorkshire against Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KOs) of France.
The main card opener is a 10-round middleweight bout between Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KOs) of Coventry, West Midlands and Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KOs) of Lichfield, Staffordshire.
- How to watch: Padley vs Fiaz streams live on DAZN at 2:00 p.m. ET in the U.S. and 7:00 p.m. BST in the UK.
Padley vs Fiaz results
Main card (2:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. BST)
- Josh Padley vs. Aqib Fiaz
- Ibrahim Nadim vs. Ibraheem Sulaimaan
- Leo Atang vs. Fouad Shaili
- Aaron Bowen vs. Troy Coleman
Prelims (12:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. BST)
- Adam Maca vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes
- Edward Hardy vs. Jesus Carrasco
- Connor Mitchell vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco
- Chris Mulunda vs. Connor Goulding
Padley vs Fiaz live blog
Free Prelims
The prelims start at 12:00 p.m. ET in the U.S. and 5:00 p.m. BST in the UK.
The blog feed will cover the main card. You can watch the free prelims below, with results added as the stream ends.