Boxing fans are in for a treat on Saturday night as Top Rank Boxing and ESPN+ will present an action-packed card headlined by a pair of main events. The co-main event will be for the IBF Featherweight as champion Luis Alberto Lopez faces off against Reiya Abe. Then the final fight of the night will be for the vacant WBA featherweight belt as Otabek Kholmatov will square off against Raymond Ford. The nine-fight card will begin on Saturday, March 2 at 5:20 p.m. ET before the Lopez-Abe fight kicks off the top of the card at approximately 10 p.m. ET. You can watch with a subscription to ESPN+.
About Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe
On Saturday night from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, 18 fighters will square off on ESPN+. The main event will be for the vacant WBA featherweight crown as former international amateur champion Otabek Kholmatov (12-0, 11 KOs) will go head-to-head against two-time national Golden Gloves champion Raymond Ford (14-0-1, 7 KOs). One of these two accomplished young fighters will walk out of the ring with their first professional belt.
In the co-featured fight of the night, Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez (29-2, 16 KOs) will put his IBF featherweight title on the line against the No. 1 contender Reiya (25-3-1, 10 KOs).
The undercard will feature seven solid fights, including the returns of Dominican Olympian Rohan Polanco (11-0, 7 KOs) and Nico Ali Walsh (9-1, 5 KOs). On the call will be ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, Hall of Famer Timothy Bradley, Jr., Mark Kriegel, and Bernardo Osuna.
Can you watch Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe for free?
ESPN+ does not offer a free trial, but you can watch Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe as part of your subscription at no extra charge. If you want to save, you can get an entire year of ESPN+ for $109.99.
What is the Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe episode schedule?
Time (ET) | Event | Fights | Title |
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Following Lopez vs. Abe | Main | Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford | (Vacant) WBA Featherweight |
Approximately 10 p.m. | Co-Feature | Luis Alberto Lopez (C) vs. Reiya Abe | IBF Featherweight |
Feature | Brian Norman, Jr. vs. Janelson Bocachica | ||
Undercard | Bryce Mills vs. Gerffred Ngayot | ||
Undercard | Troy Isley vs. Marcos Hernandez | ||
Undercard | Rohan Polanco vs. Tarik Zaina | ||
Undercard | Floyd Diaz vs. Edwin Rodriguez | ||
Undercard | Nico Ali Walsh vs. Charles Stanford | ||
5:20 p.m. | Undercard | Brandon Moore vs. Helaman Olguin |
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Top Rank Boxing: Kholmatov vs. Ford; Lopez vs. Abe Trailer
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