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Live from Akron Stadium in Jalisco., Mexico on 6 May 2023.
Matchroom Boxing & Canelo Promotions presents: The King is Coming Home

Youtube Prelims: 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT
DAZN PPV: 7 pm ET | 4 pm PT | Price: $64.99 (existing) / $84.99 (new)
DAZN UK: 12 am GMT | Price: £19.99/Month, £100/Year

Running Order

4 Round Light-Flyweight Contest
Jesus Larios vs. Alejandro Curiel

4 Round Super-Welterweight Contest
Carlos Rojo Vazquez vs. Fabian Trejo Rivera

6 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Johansen Alvarez Suarez vs. Johan Rodriguez Arreguin

8 Round Middleweight Contest
Abilkhan Amankul vs. Fabian Rios Frausto

8 Round Super-Middleweight Contest
Lawrence King vs. Elio German Rafael

8 Round Lightweight Contest
Bek Nurmaganbet vs. Argenis Espana

Live on DAZN: 7 pm ET | 12 am UK

10 Round Featherweight Contest
Nathan Rodriguez vs. Alexander Mejia

WBA Intercontinental Supe-Lightweight Championship
Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela vs. Steve Spark

Followed by

10 Round Light-Heavyweight Contest
Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Ricards Bolotniks

Followed by

WBC Flyweight Championship
Julio Cesar Martinez vs. Ronal Batista

Followed by

Undisputed Super-Middleweight Championship
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. John Ryder

i actually dont mind the undercard for this one - we have crazy man jcm, interestsing fight between comebacking gvo and always tough bolotniks, and good fun match with spark and gollaz

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 May 2023, 18:07 i actually dont mind the undercard for this one - we have crazy man jcm, interestsing fight between comebacking gvo and always tough bolotniks, and good fun match with spark and gollaz

X2 and the main event should be good for at least the first 3-4 rounds.

Feel for these guys out there now. It’s 35 degrees…. And altitude. Tough of the endurance for a couple of euros.

Great job from Gvozdyk.

Coms are idiots, wondering why he started slow… coming out of retirement 35 degs, altitude… he just eased in always in control, half way through started to amp it up and once he did that stopped him strait away basicaly..

1 or 2 more then bivol would be cool.

The Naaahl looked pretty damned good there - outboxed Bolotniks for a bit, then when he was threatened, just opeened up and stopped him.

these mexican ring girls are nice, but they certainly dont have the smile stamina of the american ladies

If I was in charge of an event like this I would have some free snacks and beers being handed around between early undercard fights…. Try get some people in early. I always find the undercard of stadium shows so depressing…

these front row vip folk are the worst, not even watching the fights, just trying to get as many people as possible to see them, looking around to see who else is there, taking selfies and counting the likes, fiddling constantly with their hair and bling. looking absolutely miserable when actually looking at the ring

meija giving this 18 year old a good test

Yeah, if he was the home prospect I'd have Meija ahead.

4-2 Nate Rod.

wonder who dude in sunglasses and white shirt with the blonde is, errrybody wanna shake his hand and get photos

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 May 2023, 20:24 wonder who dude in sunglasses and white shirt with the blonde is, errrybody wanna shake his hand and get photos

Tony Montana?

Reminds me of GTA Vice City - I completed that game !

The judges for that Rodriguez fight were very fair. Narrow MD for the home favourite who looked good, but was kinda outworked.

The Catskilla is lovely, swoon.

Nath rodrigez is an interesting one, 18 years old, team canelo, 11-0 and fighting 10 rounders but a longggg way from the top.

Cant really see a way to keep him interesting without getting him beat or just overloading him., so i guess you just dont keep him interesting yet. slight step back, fight 4-8 times a year (aim for 30 ish rounds), try get him interesting fights on canelo dates, easier fights outside of that.

This is a great fight, should be a 12 rounder. hope spark can win, feel like he is a bit of a battler that will just keep taking the biggest fights possible. dont like his chances if it goes to the cards vs a Guadalajara kid.

1-0 The Viking great stuff..

Spark came out a bit to fast i think. won the first, almost took the 2nd round off haha.

1-1 pretty clear for me. not really judging but those rounds dont require much attention to see.

1-1 agree.

Spark looks so much healthier and more powerful tho....

spark with another clear and entertaining round. great stuff to be doing on a canelo undercard when theres eyes on you.

2-2 I THINK ?

probably mex round there. 2-2 on the cads but spark still clearly winning the "fight"...

3-2 Spark - Big 5th.

another clear round for spark. 3-2.... noones won 2 rounds in a row yet.

sparks rounds have been pretty clear. mexicos rounds slightly less clear.

Good morning friends!

Why is Spark's nickname "Viking"?