Benn vs Algieri: Live results and updates, 1 pm ET
Conor Benn takes on Chris Algieri in the main event, with Katie Taylor defending her lightweight crown against Firuza Sharipova, and more!
Conor Benn will take on Chris Algieri in the main event from Liverpool, with Katie Taylor defending her lightweight crown and much more.
John Hansen will be here for live coverage, which will take place in the comments section below. Coverage kicks off with the main card streaming on DAZN at 1 pm ET, with prelims airing on DAZN and streaming free on YouTube at 11 am ET.
The 25-year-old Benn is looking to become a serious welterweight contender in the near future, while the 37-year-old Algieri will hope to hold him at bay in what really is a nice bit of matchmaking, giving Benn a look at another style of veteran opponent.
Taylor is facing mandatory challenger Firuza Sharipova of Kazakhstan, as the Irish superstar looks to go 3-0 in 2021 and keep her claim to being the best pound-for-pound fighter in women’s boxing today.
Prelims (DAZN and YouTube, 11:00 am ET)
- Jordan Gill (26-1, 7 KO) vs Alan Luques Castillo (27-11, 10 KO), featherweights, 8 rounds
- Paddy Lacey (2-0, 0 KO) vs Vasif Mamedov (2-7-2, 0 KO), super middleweights, 4 rounds
- Calum French (debut) vs Rustem Fatkhullin (8-16, 3 KO), junior welterweights, 4 rounds
- Joe McGrail (debut) vs Francisco Rodriguez (0-3, 0 KO), junior featherweights, 4 rounds
Main Card (DAZN, 1:00 pm ET)
- Conor Benn (19-0, 12 KO) vs Chris Algieri (25-3, 9 KO), welterweights, 12 rounds
- Katie Taylor (19-0, 6 KO) vs Firuza Sharipova (14-1, 8 KO), lightweights, 10 rounds, for Taylor’s undisputed championship (WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles)
- Robbie Davies Jr (21-3, 14 KO) vs Hank Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KO), junior welterweights, 10 rounds
- Joe Cordina (13-0, 8 KO) vs Miko Khatchatryan (13-0, 7 KO), junior lightweights, 10 rounds
- Peter McGrail (1-0, 0 KO) vs Engel Gomez (8-3-1, 4 KO), featherweights, 6 rounds
- Caoimhin Agyarko (9-0, 6 KO) vs Noe Larios Jr (14-0, 6 KO), middleweights, 10 rounds