Rising star Richardson Hitchens (17-0, 7 KOs) will face Argentine Gustavo Lemos (29-0, 9 KOs) in a 12-round main event at IBF light welterweight. The fight serves as a Title Eliminator at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, promoted by Matchroom Boxing on DAZN at 8pm ET.
B247 will provide live updates for tonight’s matches on the DAZN card below.
In a dominant performance, southpaw Skye Nicholson (10-0, 1 KO) outboxed Sarah Mahood (14-2-3, 3 KOs) to win the vacant WBC world women’s featherweight title with a unanimous 10-round decision, scoring 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91.
Undefeated super featherweight Marc Castro (11-0, 8 KOs) claimed victory over Abraham Montoya (22-6-1, 14 KOs) in a tough 10-round bout, winning by unanimous decision.
Castro weathered an onslaught in the early rounds from Montoya but came back strong in the middle rounds with powerful punches. Montoya staged a comeback in the later rounds but Castro managed to secure the win. Judges scored the fight 100-90, 98-92, and 97-93 in favor of Castro.
Tonight’s event commences at 8pm ET / 1am UK time, airing live on DAZN. The main event ring walk is scheduled for approximately 10:37pm ET and 3:37am in the UK.
The main card on DAZN includes matchups such as Richardson Hitchens vs. Gustavo Lemos, Diego Pacheco vs. Sean McCalman, Galar Yafai vs. Agustin Gaut, Skye Nicholson vs. Sarah Mahood, and Marc Castro vs. Abraham Montoya.
Prior to the main card, qualifying matches will be shown on DAZN at 6:40pm ET, featuring Harley Mederos vs. Pedro Vicente and Steven Navarro vs. Jose Lopez.
Following tonight’s outcome, the question remains whether Hitchens will pursue a title fight against IBF light welterweight champion Sabriel Mathias or WBC champion Devin. Hitchens is yet to finalize his decision, carefully weighing his options.
In the main undercard, Diego Pacheco (20-0, 17 KOs), the undefeated super middleweight champion, faces Sean McCalman (15-0, 7 KOs) in a 12-round match as a stepping stone in their respective careers.
