By Donavan Leonard: A full and delightful weekend of boxing this weekend. Pound-for-pound players Terrance Crawford and Naoya Inoue decimated their opponents as expected, with a handful of other bouts adding to one of the more packed weekends of quality boxing in recent years.
By Scott Gilfoid: The super talented Andre Dirrell’s moment in the sun was spoiled beyond things he could control last Saturday night with the 33-year-old Flint, Michigan native winning in an 8th round disqualification over a frustrated looking Jose Uzcategui (26-2, 22 KOs) at the MGM National Arena in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
By Jim Dower: WBC World featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) retained his title in defeating challenger Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) by a 7th round TKO on Saturday night in a fight televised on Showtime Championship Boxing at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Russell Jr. hurt the 32-year-old Escandon with big left and right hand to the head that knocked him to the ropes where referee Harvey Dock was forced to stop the fight. The fight was officially stopped at 0:59 of round 7.
By Jim Dower: WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 125 1/2 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his title defense against fringe contender Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) this Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Escandon weighed in 125 ¾ pounds. Showtime Championship Boxing will be televising the card.
By Tim Fletcher: Unbeaten #5 IBF, #7 WBA super middleweight contender Julius Jackson (19-0, 15 KOs) will be in action against #7 IBF Jose Uzcategu (23-1, 19 KOs) tonight in the main event on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Sports 1 in a scheduled 12 round fight at the Cowboys Dance Hall, in San Antonio, Texas.
Start time for Jackson vs Uzcategui : @ 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
Where to watch? Fox Sports 1
This should be a winnable fight for the 28-year-old Jackson, who is the son of former two division world champion Julian Jackson.
BLUE CORNER RED CORNER
MAIN EVENT – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS IBF TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Julius JACKSON vs Jose UZCATEGUI St. Thomas, VI Merida, VEN 19-0 (15 KOs) 23-1 (19 KOs) Weight: 168 lbs. Weight: 165.75 lbs.
SAN ANTONIO (September 10, 2015) – Undefeated power-puncher Julius “The Chef” Jackson (19-0, 15 KOs) squares off against the exciting Jose “Bolivita” Uzcategui (23-1, 19 KOs) in an 12-round super middleweight clash that headlines Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and FOX Deportes Tuesday, October 6 from The Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.