Today delivers a full day of boxing spread across Japan and the United Kingdom, with action starting before dawn on the East Coast and running through the afternoon. Two IBF title bouts headline the international card, joined by a significant European title defense and Zuffa Boxing’s first event outside the United States.
IBF junior bantamweight title: Garcia vs. Moloney
The day’s earliest action comes from Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi, Japan, where Mexican champion Willibaldo Garcia puts his IBF junior bantamweight title on the line against Australian challenger Andrew Moloney in a 12-round bout. The main event ringwalk is expected around 7 a.m. EST, with the card beginning at 3 a.m. EST. The fight streams live on YouTube.
Also on the Japan card, Masamichi Yabuki defends the IBF flyweight title against Rene Calixto. The full undercard includes Kenneth Llover vs. Michael Angeletti at bantamweight, Luis Nery vs. John Riel Casimero at featherweight, Aoi Yokoyama vs. Vince Paras at bantamweight, Seiya Meguro vs. Nurzhigit at junior featherweight, and Shuri Oka vs. Adilet Kachkynbekov at junior bantamweight.
Zuffa Boxing goes overseas: Billam-Smith vs. Rozicki
Zuffa Boxing holds its first event outside the United States on Saturday at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, UK. The main event is a 10-round cruiserweight bout between Chris Billam-Smith and Ryan Rozicki. The card begins at 2 p.m. EST, with the main event ringwalk expected around 5 p.m. EST. Coverage is on Paramount+ in the US and Sky Sports Main Event in the UK.
The undercard includes Jack Massey vs. Cheavon Clarke at cruiserweight, Lee Cutler vs. Aaron Sutton at middleweight, Stephen McKenna vs. Casey Streeter at middleweight, Sam Hickey vs. Todd Tompkins at middleweight, and Harvey Dykes vs. Ivan Dychko at heavyweight.
EBU European Super Featherweight title: Padley vs. Fiaz
Also in the UK, Josh Padley defends his EBU European Super Featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz in a 12-round bout at Utilita Arena in Sheffield. That card also begins at 2 p.m. EST and streams on DAZN.
How to watch the boxing matches
All three cards run concurrently across the afternoon UK window. Here is a breakdown by event.
Japan (Aichi Sky Expo) Card start: 3 a.m. EST / Main event ringwalk: approx. 7 a.m. EST Stream: YouTube
UK Cruiserweight card (Bournemouth International Centre) Card start: 2 p.m. EST / Main event ringwalk: approx. 5 p.m. EST Stream: Paramount+ (US), Sky Sports Main Event (UK)
UK Super Featherweight card (Utilita Arena, Sheffield) Card start: 2 p.m. EST Stream: DAZN
