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Top Rank unveils its complete schedule for restart of boxing in June

Top Rank has released its schedule for June, when boxing will resume after months of inactivity because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The lineup is set for June.

Top Rank has released its schedule for the coming month, when boxing will resume after months of inactivity because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Six events – without spectators — are planned for June, beginning on the 9th.

The cards, most of which set for Las Vegas, will be televised on ESPN.

All but one card will take place on Tuesdays and Thursday. The exceptional card, featuring Emanuel Navarrete, is set for Saturday, June 20, in Mexico City.

“This is a sensible way to push ahead,” Arum told ESPN. “Hopefully the fights will be good — I know they will be — but you’ve got to make sure all the procedures are safe and so forth. Hopefully what we’re doing will serve as a template for other promoters to put on shows.”

He went on: “Hopefully, we will have demonstrated to the authorities, based on these Nevada protocols, that they work.”

Featherweight titleholder Shakur Steveson will headline the first card in a non-title fight against Felix Caraballo.

Here is the complete June lineup of featured fights:

June 9 – Shakur Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs) vs Felix Caraballo (13-1-2, 9 KOs); Mikaela Mayer (12-0, 5 KOs) vs Helen Joseph (17-4-2, 10 KOs).

June 11 – Jessie Magdaleno (27-1, 18 KOs) vs Yenifel Vicente (36-4-2, 28 KOs); Adam Lopez (13-2, 6 KOs) vs Luis Coria (12-2, 7 KOs).

June 16 – Joshua Greer Jr. (22-1-1, 12 KOs) vs Mike Plania (23-1, 12 KOs); Giovanni Santillan (25-0, 15 KOs) vs Antonio Demarco (33-8-1, 24 KOs).

June 18 – Jose Pedraza (26-3, 13 KOs) vs Mikkel LesPierre (22-1-1, 10 KOs); Gabe Flores Jr. (17-0, 6 KOs) vs Josec Ruiz (21-2-3, 14 KOs).

June 20 – Emanuel Navarete (31-1, 27 KOs) vs Uriel Lopez (13-13-1, 6 KOs).

June 23 – Andrew Moloney (21-0, 14 KOs) vs Joshua Franco (16-1-2, 8 KOs); Christopher Diaz (25-2, 16 KOs) and Jason Sanchez (15-1, 8 KOs).

Shakur Stevenson set to face Puerto Rican Felix Caraballo on June 9

Shakur Stevenson is tentatively scheduled to face Puerto Rican Felix Caraballo when boxing resumes in the U.S. on June 9.

Featherweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson reportedly has an opponent for the tentative June 9 restart of boxing.

Stevenson is scheduled to face Felix Caraballo on the Top Rank card in Las Vegas, co-manager Andre Ward revealed on ESPN Saturday. The show must still be approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

ESPN will televise the event. No site has been announced.

“Obviously, he’s excited,” said Ward, speaking between classic fights airing on the network. “He wants to get back in the ring, a throwback mentality type of fighter even though he’s a young fighter. He’s working out in the gym now. He’s excited to get back in the ring by early June.

“He recently just had an opponent change because his opponent is in Mexico and having issues getting over. He’s now facing, I believe it’s Felix Caraballo.”

Stevenson, a silver medalist in the 2016 Olympics, won a vacant 126-pound belt when he easily outpointed Joet Gonzalez in October. That was Stevenson’s most recent fight.

Caraballo (13-1-2, 9 KOs) has won five fights since his only loss but the Puerto Rican has never fought outside his country, has been in only one scheduled 10-round fight and has never faced anyone near Stevenson’s ability.

Ward is confident about his client’s chances.

“I don’t know much about him,” he said. “Shakur texted me and said, ‘Hey I haven’t watched the tape yet. What do you think about him?’ I told him Felix has big trouble come June 9.”

Stevenson was scheduled to face Miguel Marriaga on March 14 in New York City but the fight was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.