Zuffa Boxing 7: Billam-Smith vs Rozicki in Bournemouth, England on Saturday, June 6 headlines this week’s fight schedule.
- On the same day, Josh Padley defends his EBU European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz in Sheffield, England.
- Plus, Masamichi Yabuki defends his IBF flyweight title against Rene Calixto in Aichi, Japan.
The MMA action on Saturday is led by UFC Vegas 118, featuring former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad facing Gabriel Bonfim.
Fight Week also features two cards on Thursday, June 4:
- Albert Ramirez defends his interim WBA light heavyweight title against Lerrone Richards in Montreal, Canada.
- Bryce Henry faces Julian Lane in a welterweight bare-knuckle clash at BKFC Hollywood.
Albert Ramirez vs Lerrone Richards
- Date: Thursday, June 4
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT
- Platform: Punching Grace
- Venue: Cabaret du Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec
Albert Ramirez defends his interim WBA light heavyweight title against Lerrone Richards on Thursday, June 4 at Cabaret du Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec.
- Ramirez (22-0, 19 KOs) of Venezuela makes the first defense of his belt after claiming the title with a seventh-round TKO against Jerome Pampellone last August.
- Britain’s former IBO super middleweight titleholder Richards (19-1, 4 KOs) comes off a points decision victory over Dylan Courtney last September.
Co-feature: Imam Khataev (11-1, 10 KOs) defends his NABF light heavyweight title against France’s Mickael Diallo (21-2-2, 18 KOs).
Undercard bouts:
- Jhon Orobio (17-0, 15 KOs) vs. Jonathan Montrel (19-4, 13 KOs), super lightweight
- Dzmitry Asanau (12-0, 6 KOs) vs. Roger Gutierrez (29-7-1, 22 KOs), lightweight
- Avery Martin Duval (15-0-1, 8 KOs) vs. Jose Rodolfo Macias Enriquez (22-4-2, 9 KOs), lightweight
- Wyatt Sanford (6-0, 2 KOs) vs. Juan Pablo Ilharregui (11-1, 5 KOs), lightweight
- Keven Beausejour (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Davorin Brajkovic (3-5, 1 KO), super middleweight
- Nickenson Denis vs. Lukasz Kucharski (1-3), super middleweight
How to watch: Ramirez vs Richards streams live on Punching Grace at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT.
BKFC Hollywood: Lane vs Henry
- Date: Thursday, June 4
- Main card: 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT
- Platform: Prime Video
- Venue: Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida
BKFC Hollywood: Henry vs Lane takes place on Thursday, June 4 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.
Main event: Welterweight bout between Bryce Henry (6-0) of Broward County, FL and Julian Lane (9-9) of Mansfield, Ohio.
- Henry is coming off a second-round knockout victory over Roderick Stewart last October at BKFC Hammond.
- Former champion Lane looks to bounce back from a decision defeat to Dustin Pague in January, when he lost his title.
Co-main event: Welterweight bout between Gorjan Slaveski (7-1) of Macedonia and Jonny Tello (3-2) of Canada.
- Slaveski defeated Ja’Far Fortt by first-round TKO last December, rebounding from his decision defeat against Lane last August.
- Tello earned his third straight BKFC win last April, defeating Sabah Homasi by decision.
BKFC Hollywood card also includes:
- Stephen Townsel (6-4) vs. Mike Jones (2-1), cruiserweight
- Gee Perez (6-2) vs. Mike Hansen (2-0), bantamweight
- Gustavo Balart vs. Alexander Gutierrez (1-1), flyweight
- Peter Peraza (4-1) vs. Michael Hernandez (1-0), featherweight
- Julio Perez Rodriguez (3-2) vs. Lamont Stafford (1-0), cruiserweight
- Eduardo Suarez vs. Romain Courier, featherweight
- Brandon Alfano vs. Alex Govea, heavyweight
- Leo Acanda vs. James Rodriguez (1-0), light heavyweight
- Adyam Devillafuerte vs. Brian Kleb, welterweight
How to watch: BKFC Hollywood streams live on Prime Video at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.
Masamichi Yabuki vs Rene Calixto
- Date: Saturday, June 6
- Time: 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT
- Platform: ESPN KnockOut
- Venue: Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Aichi
Masamichi Yabuki defends his IBF flyweight title against Rene Calixto on Saturday, June 6 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Aichi.
- Japan’s three-time, two-division world champion Yabuki (19-4, 18 KOs) makes the second defense of his belt following a 12th-round knockout victory over Felix Alvarado last December.
- Rene Calixto (24-1-1, 10 KOs) of Mexico comes off a fourth-round TKO victory over Ruben Lezama Gonzalez also last December and makes his third attempt to become a champion.
Co-feature: Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia Perez (23-6-2, 13 KOs) defends his IBF super flyweight title against former champion Andrew Moloney (28-4, 18 KOs) of Australia.
Undercard bouts:
- Luis Nery (37-2, 28 KOs) vs. John Riel Casimero (35-5-1, 24 KOs), featherweight
- Kenneth Llover (17-0, 12 KOs) vs. Michael Angeletti (14-0, 8 KOs), bantamweight
- Aoi Yokoyama (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Vince Paras (25-4-1, 19 KOs), bantamweight
- Seiya Meguro (6-2-1, 3 KOs) vs. Nurzhigit Dyushebaev (0-2-1), super bantamweight
- Shuri Oka (7-1, 5 KOs) vs. Adilet Kachkynbekov (1-1), super flyweight
How to watch: Yabuki vs Calixto streams live on SaikouLush YouTube at 12:00 a.m. ET.
Josh Padley vs Aqib Fiaz
- Date: Saturday, June 6
- U.S. time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
- UK time: 7:00 p.m. BST
- Platform: DAZN
- Venue: Utilita Arena Sheffield in Sheffield, England
Josh Padley defends his European super featherweight title in an all-British bout against Aqib Fiaz at Utilita Arena Sheffield in Sheffield, England on Saturday, June 6.
- Former title challenger Padley (18-1, 6 KOs) makes the first defense of his belt after claiming the vacant title by second-round TKO against Jaouad Belmehdi in January.
- Fiaz (14-1, 2 KOs) aims for his third straight win, having defeated Alex Murphy by unanimous decision last July and Lydon Chircop by third-round TKO last February.
Co-feature: Ibrahim Nadim (16-1, 2 KOs) defends his English super featherweight title against Ibraheem Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KOs).
Undercard bouts:
- Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KOs) vs. Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KOs), 6 rounds, heavyweight
- Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KOs) vs. Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KOs), 10 rounds, middleweight
- Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KOs) vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes (18-34-1, 5 KOs), super featherweight
- Edward Hardy (6-0, 2 KOs) vs. Jesus Carrasco (2-4-2), featherweight
- Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco (5-21-2), featherweight
- Chris Mulunda (2-0, 0 KOs) vs. Connor Goulding (6-12), middleweight
How to watch: Padley vs Fiaz streams live on DAZN at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT in the U.S. and 7:00 p.m. BST in the UK.
Zuffa Boxing 7: Billam-Smith vs Rozicki
- Date: Saturday, June 6
- Main card: 2:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. BST
- Prelims: 12:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. BST
- Platform: Paramount+ (U.S.), Sky Sports (UK)
- Venue: BIC in Bournemouth, England
Zuffa Boxing 7: Billam-Smith vs Rozicki takes place on Saturday, June 6 at BIC in Bournemouth, England. The event marks the promotion’s debut in the UK.
Main event: British former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) takes on former title challenger Ryan Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KOs) of Canada.
- Billam-Smith won his previous bout last April by unanimous decision against Brandon Glanton.
- Rozicki returns to the ring after scoring a second-round knockout victory over Gerardo Mellado in March.
Co-main event: Cruiserweight bout between Jack Massey (23-3, 13 KOs) of England and Jamaican-born British-French Cheavon Clarke (11-2, 8 KOs).
- Massey comes off a fourth-round TKO victory over Ivan Gabriel Garcia last November.
- Clarke knocked out Anthony Hollaway in the fourth round of his previous outing last December.
Main card also includes:
- Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KOs) vs. Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KOs), 10 rounds, middleweight
- Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KOs) vs. Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KOs), 8 rounds, middleweight
- Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Todd Tompkins (4-0), 6 rounds, middleweight
Prelims:
- Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) vs. Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KOs), 10 rounds, heavyweight
- Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Mario Vergiev (8-4, 5 KOs), 6 rounds, light heavyweight
- Alex MacMillan (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Tyler Rivers (6-3), 6 rounds, welterweight
How to watch: Zuffa Boxing 7 streams live on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Sky Sports in the UK. Main card: 2:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. BST. Prelims: 12:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. BST.
UFC Vegas 118: Muhammad vs Bonfim
- Date: Saturday, June 6
- Main card: 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
- Prelims: 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT
- Platform: Paramount+
- Venue: Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC Vegas 118: Muhammad vs Bonfim takes place on Saturday, June 6 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Main event: Welterweight bout between former champion Belal Muhammad (24-5, 1 NC) of Chicago and Gabriel Bonfim (19-1) of Brazil.
- Muhammad looks to bounce back from two decision losses last year against Ian Machado Garry and Jack Della Maddalena.
- Bonfim aims for his fifth win in a row, having stopped Randy Brown in the second round in his previous bout last November.
Co-main event: Middleweight bout between Brendan Allen (26-7) of Beaufort, South Carolina and Edmen Shahbazyan (16-5) of Glendale, California.
- Allen returns to action following last year’s fourth-round stoppage victory over Reinier de Ridder and a decision win against Marin Vettori.
- Shahbazyan targets his fourth win in a row, having defeated Andre Muniz by first-round knockout of his previous outing last October.
Main card also includes:
- Fares Ziam (18-4) vs. Tom Nolan (10-1), lightweight
- Bryce Mitchell (18-4) vs. Santiago Luna (8-0), bantamweight
- Iwo Baraniewski (8-0) vs. Junior Tafa (7-5), light heavyweight
Prelims:
- Matt Schnell (17-10, 1 NC) vs. Alessandro Costa (15-5), 130-pound catchweight
- Marcus McGhee (10-2) vs. John Yannis (10-4), bantamweight
- Bruno Gustavo da Silva (15-8-2, 1 NC) vs. Edgar Chairez (13-6, 1 NC), flyweight
- Priscila Cachoeira (13-8) vs. Chelsea Chandler (6-4), bantamweight
- Jordan Leavitt (13-3) vs. Joanderson Brito (18-5-1), featherweight
- Jeisla Chaves (6-0) vs. Yuneisy Duben (6-1, 1 NC), flyweight
- Ketlen Souza (16-6) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (15-4), strawweight
How to watch: UFC Vegas 118 streams live on Paramount+. Main card: 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Prelims: 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT.
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