The first weekend of March 2018 will be highlighted by three world championship fights taking place in three separate locations including a battle for the vacant National Boxing Association (NBA) Lightweight world championship in Clearwater, FL between William Silva and Rogelio Casarez as well as two world championship fights taking place in New York at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn featuring undefeated WBC Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defending his crown against undefeated WBC number three Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz, as well as The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City as two-time WBO Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev makes the first defense of his second reign as world champion against WBO number five Light-Heavyweight contender Igor Mikhalkin. Below are the official weights and broadcast information for all three cards.
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Silva vs. Casarez – Banquet Masters – Clearwater, FL.
Main Event: Vacant National Boxing Association (NBA) Lightweight world championship – 10Rds.*
William Silva 134lbs. vs. Rogelio Casarez 135 1/4lbs.
(*The vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) Continental Lightweight championship will also be on the line in this bout.)
Cruiserweight – 6Rds.
Lamarcus Tucker 201 1/2lbs. vs. Nicholas Iannuzzi 195 3/4lbs.
Featherweight – 4Rds.
Ernest Hall 125lbs. vs, Ricky Tomlinson 124 3/4lbs.
Middleweight – 4Rds.
Antonio Tarver Jr. 161lbs. vs. Carlos Dixon 159 3/4lbs.
Middleweight – 4Rds.
Ozodbek Aripov 151 3/4lbs. vs. Chaklit Redwood 152 3/4lbs.
Welterweight – 6Rds.
Clifford Gray 155 1/2lbs. vs. Joseph Fernandez 146 1/2lbs.
Heavyweight – 4Rds.
Joseph White 241 1/2lbs. vs. Rodriguez Cade 274 3/4lbs.
Silva vs. Casarez takes place Tonight (Saturday, March 3rd) at Banquet Masters in Clearwater, FL. The entire card can be seen globally on Fite TV PPV for $9.99 beginning at 7PM. For more information about Fite TV including the Fite TV app on iOS and Android, a list of streaming devices including Roku and Apple TV, as well as instructions on how to cast content to your television please visit: www.fite.TV.
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Wilder vs. Ortiz – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
Main Event: WBC Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.
Deontay Wilder (Champion) 214 3/4lbs. vs. Luis Ortiz (Challenger) 241 1/4lbs.
Super-Middleweight – 12Rds.*
Andre Dirrell 167 3/4lbs. vs. Jose Uzcategui 166lbs.
(Bout will determine interim/regular champion status in the International Boxing Federation’s (IBF) Super-Middleweight ratings currently held by Dirrell. Winner will become the IBF mandatory challenger for current IBF Super-Middleweight world champion Caleb Truax.)
Jr. Middleweight – 10Rds.
Patrick Day 153 1/4lbs. vs. Kyrone Davis 153 3/4lbs.
Vacant WBA Women’s Super-Middleweight world championship – 10Rds.
Femke Hermans 159 1/4lbs. vs. Alicia Nopoleon 158 1/4lbs.
Super-Middleweight – 8Rds.
Willie Monroe Jr. 163 1/4lbs. vs. Carlos Galvin 163 1/4lbs.
Super-Middleweight – 8Rds.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko 164 1/4lbs. vs. Dashon Johnson 164 3/4lbs.
Welterweight – 6Rds.
Richardson Hitchins 141 3/4lbs. Charles Stanford 141 1/2 lbs.
Jr. Welterweight – 6Rds.
Javier Martinez 139 1/4lbs. vs. Kenny Robles 139 3/4lbs.
Middleweight – 6Rds.
Emmanuel Sanchez 161 1/4lbs. vs. Chordale Booker 157 3/4lbs.
Jr. Welterweight – 6Rds.
Gary Russell 138lbs. vs. Keasen Freeman 139lbs.
Wilder vs. Ortiz takes place Tonight (Saturday, March 3rd) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY. The fight can be seen in the United States on Showtime beginning at 9PM ET/PT on cable/satellite providers and will also be streamed live on the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps. For more information about Showtime, Showtime Sports, the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps please visit: www.sho.com.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the fight can be seen on Sky Sports Main Event (formerly Sky Sports 1) beginning at 2AM (Sunday, March 4th Local UK Time.) For more Information about Sky Sports as well as channel listings in your area please visit: www.skysports.com. Check your listings internationally.
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Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin – Madison Square Garden Theater – New York City, NY
Main Event: WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.
Sergey Kovalev (Champion) 174 1/2lbs. vs. Igor Milkhalkin (Challenger) 172 1/2lbs.
WBA Light-Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.
Dmitry Bivol (Champion) 174 1/2lbs. vs. Sullivan Barrera (Challenger) 173 1/2lbs.
Super-Middleweight – 10Rds.
Vaughn Alexander 167lbs. vs. Devaun Lee 172 3/4lbs.
Also taking place on this card: (Weights unavailable as of this writing)
Jr. Middleweight – 10Rds.
Kenneth McNeil vs. Bakhram Murtazaliev
Jr. Middleweight – 8Rds.
Frank Galarza vs. Norberto Gonzalez
Welterweight – 8Rds.
Alexey Evchenko vs. Khiary Gray
Middleweight – 6Rds.
LeShawn Rodriguez vs. Martez Jackson
Middleweight – 6Rds.
Meiirim Nursultanov vs. Alejandro Torres
Heavyweight – 4Rds.
Tim Washington vs. Cassius Chaney
Jr. Middleweight – 4Rds.
Anthony Woods vs. Ismael Villarreal
Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin takes place Tonight (Saturday, March 3rd) at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. The fight can be seen in the United States on HBO beginning at 10:05PM ET/7:05PM PT. check your cable/satellite provider for time and channel in your area/ For more information about HBO, HBO Boxing, and HBO Sports as well as schedules and availability please visit: www.hbo.com.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the fight can be seen on BoxNation beginning at 2AM (Sunday, March 4th Local UK Time.) for more information about BoxNation and availability please visit: www.boxnation.com. Check your listings internationally.
We will have coverage regarding bouts on all three of these cards during the upcoming week. Stay tuned.
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