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Cristobal Lorente vs Francesco Grandelli joins weekend fights live from Italy

Cristobal Lorente defends European featherweight title against Francesco Grandelli on Friday live on ESPN+

Cristobal Lorente faces Francesco Grandelli on Friday, December 13 at the Palazzetto Dello Sport Carbonia in Carbonia, Italy. The pair squares off in a 12-round bout with the EBU European featherweight title on the line.

Unbeaten Cristobal Lorente (19-0-1, 8 KOs) makes the first defense of his title. The unbeaten 28-year-old claimed the belt in July, taking a majority decision against Mauro Forte on the Hysa vs Fuchs undercard.

Francesco Grandelli (18-3-2, 4 KOs) looks to return to winning ways. The 30-year-old dropped a unanimous decision against Nathaniel Collins last time out in May.

Among the bouts featured on the Lorente vs Grandelli undercard, Italy’s Fabio Turchi (23-3, 16 KOs) takes on Kazakhstan-born, Poland-based Viktar Chvarkou (5-18, 3 KOs) in a six-rounder at cruiserweight. Another representative of the host country, Patrick Cappai (11-0, 2 KOs), meets Tasha Mjuaji (17-12-3, 5 KOs) of Tanzania in a six-rounder at featherweight. Stefano Lai (5-0, 1 KO) battles fellow Italian Sebastiano Argiolas (4-1, 3 KOs) in a six-rounder at junior middleweight.

The event airs live on ESPN+ in the U.S., starting at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT.

Parviz Iskenderov
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