Jay Harris vs. Ricardo Sandoval - 25 June 2021

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Jay Harris, Ricardo Sandoval Make Weight For Flyweight Title Eliminator

Jay Harris and Ricardo Sandoval have waited six weeks longer than expected for this moment.

The pair of flyweight contenders both easily made weight for their IBF title eliminator, which takes place Friday evening at Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England. Wales' Harris weighed 111.7 pounds, while California's Sandoval checked in at a near-career lightest 111 1/4 pounds for their scheduled 12-round main event that will air live on ESPN+ and IFL TV.

The winner will become the mandatory challenger to recently crowned IBF flyweight titlist Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs), who unseated long-reigning titlist Moruti Mthalane in a 12-round unanimous decision win April 30 at York Hall in Bethnal Green.

Harris-Sandoval was previously due to take place two weeks after Edwards' career-best performance, only for their planned May 14 bout to suffer an untimely postponement. Both sides quickly agreed to a rescheduled date of June 25.

Harris (18-1, 9 KOs) remains a perennial Top 10 contender, seeing his stock rise even in his lone career defeat.

The 30-year old Welshman offered a brave showing in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Mexico City's Julio Cesar Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs) in their WBC flyweight title fight last February in Frisco, Texas. Harris has since rebounded with a 10-round unanimous decision win over Marcel Braithwaite last October in South Kirkby, England.

Sandoval (18-1, 13 KOs) carries a 14-fight win streak into his first career fight outside of North America. The 22-year-old from Rialto, California has also stopped his last five opponents, including a seventh-round stoppage of Philippines Raymond Tabugon last February at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
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In the evening's chief support, former bantamweight titlist Paul Butler (32-2, 15 KOs) weighed 117 3/4 pounds for his scheduled 10-round regional title fight versus late substitute Willibaldo Garcia (12-4-1, 6 KOs), who weighed 117 1/4 pounds.

Butler is angling to become a two-time bantamweight titlist, though met with a slight detour. He was originally due to face fellow former titlist Joseph Agbeko in a title eliminator, only for Agbeko to have to withdraw due to his travel visa not arriving in time. Garcia accepted the fight on short notice, fighting outside of Mexico for the first time as a pro.

[MightyWarrior]

I’ve not watched one of these dodgy bills before, can you tune in later and watch a replay without knowing the result ?

[Ruthless-RKO]

I’ve not watched one of these dodgy bills before, can you tune in later and watch a replay without knowing the result ?

Dodgy?

Yeh, Youtube has the full card. As soon as its over, the whole card remains there. Under IFL's youtube channel.

[MightyWarrior]

I’ve not watched one of these dodgy bills before, can you tune in later and watch a replay without knowing the result ?

Dodgy?

Yeh, Youtube has the full card. As soon as its over, the whole card remains there. Under IFL's youtube channel.

Thanks.

referring to the MTK rep

[Counter-puncher]

hang on, so this is live on youtube...... ?

like, 10pm type live?

[NoScoutingReports]

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Date: June 25, 2021
Broadcast: ESPN+ | IFL Youtube
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium

Running Order

Live on IFL TV: 5:20pm BST

4 Round Welterweight Bout
Inder Bassi (2-1) vs. MJ Hall

Followed by

Featherweight Bout
Tyrone McCullagh (14-1, 6 KOs) vs. Brett Fidoe

Followed by

4 Round Flyweight Bout
Blane Hyland (3-1) vs. Reiss Taylor

Followed by

Super Middleweight Bout
Jordan Reynolds (1-0) vs. Jan Ardon

Live on ESPN+ & IFL TV: 7pm BST | 2pm ET | 11pm PT

10 Round Light Heavyweight Bout - (final eliminator for the British title)
Hosea Burton (25-2, 11 KOs) vs. Liam Conroy (18-6-1, 9 KOs)

Followed by

10 Round Lightweight Bout
Gary Cully (12-0, 6 KOs) vs. Viorel Simion (22-5, 9 KOs)

Followed by

Super Lightweight Bout
Pierce O’Leary (6-0, 2 KOs) vs. Jan Marsalek (8-3, 7 KOs)

Followed by

Vacant WBO International Bantamweight Championship
Paul Butler (32-2 15 KOs) vs. Willibaldo Garcia (12-4, 6 KOs)

Followed by

12 Round Final Eliminator for the IBF Flyweight Championship
Jay Harris (18-1, 9 KOs) vs. Ricardo Sandoval (18-1, 13 KOs)

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Our Friday night card has begun.

[NoScoutingReports]

Anyone catch Brett Fidoe stopping McCullagh? The journeyman strikes back

[skanksta]

How did Cully look ?

[skanksta]

Anyone catch Brett Fidoe stopping McCullagh? The journeyman strikes back

Love it when that happens - will check it out.

[Bleak]

Anyone catch Brett Fidoe stopping McCullagh? The journeyman strikes back

I didn’t but a great result that, Was Scott in Brett’s corner?

[llwynog]

Stream quality is shite tonight

[skanksta]

Hosea is so good and so bad.
Does some things beautifully and crap at everything else.

[garethhop]

Stream quality is shite tonight

Glad you said that. Streaming on my tv and thought it was my internet,

[NoScoutingReports]

How did Cully look ?

Decent enough I thought, very active and picked Simion off quite easily with accurate work, got caught on a couple of occasions but never in any danger. Simion looked his age and got a bit of a pasting the round before retiring, Cully did what he had to do I guess.

[NoScoutingReports]

Stream quality is shite tonight

Yeah it is.

[NoScoutingReports]

Burton is starting to get through with a lot of right hands here.

[margaret thatcher]

Anyone catch Brett Fidoe stopping McCullagh? The journeyman strikes back

[NoScoutingReports]

Big KO from O’Leary, Marsalek still being tended to on the canvas a number of minutes after the punch landed. Brutal that, hope he's ok.

[skanksta]

Good stuff from Burton.
I just caught up..

[margaret thatcher]

sunny edwards.....has to be up there with the least tough looking pros

[margaret thatcher]

son of bolotniks looks pretty good as long as he doesnt fight above british level. vs tougher opposition he's a bit lacking in strength

[skanksta]

Yikes that was brutal.

[NoScoutingReports]

sunny edwards.....has to be up there with the least tough looking pros

he's been quite good on the panel/commentary. Fearon on the other hand..