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Erik Bazinyan vs. Jose De Jesus Macias Super Middleweight
Battle To Stream On ESPN+
Undefeated super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan
returns in a 10-round main event against Mexico’s Jose de
Jesus Macias this Thursday, June 1 at Casino de Montreal in
Montreal, Canada.
Bazinyan-Macias and undercard bouts will stream live and
exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m.
ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Bazinyan (29-0, 21 KOs) is a 28-year-old native of Yerevan,
Armenia who moved to Canada when he was 16. Following an
amateur career of more than 100 fights, he debuted as a pro
in 2013, four months after his 18th birthday. Bazinyan rose
the rankings by defeating a host of seasoned veterans,
including Alan Campa, Saul Roman, Scott Sigmon, and Marcelo
Esteban Coceres. Bazinyan returns to the ring after
defeating Alantez Fox in February and plans to turn his
attention toward the top dogs of the division if successful
on Thursday. Macias (28-11-4, 14 KOs) is a 12-year veteran
who holds a win over Bazinyan’s stablemate and two-time
title challenger Steven Butler. The 31-year-old heads into
this clash following a decision loss to Pavel Silyagin last
July.
In other streaming action from Montreal:
Canada native Steve Claggett (34-7-2, 24 KOs) will face
Puerto Rican former world champion Alberto Machado (23-3, 19
KOs) in a 10-round junior welterweight battle. Claggett has
scored five consecutive knockout wins since losing to
Mathieu Germain in 2021. In his last fight, he beat Rafael
Guzman Lugo via seventh-round TKO in March. Machado is
coming off an eighth-round stoppage win against Jose Angulo
last December.
In an eight-round junior lightweight bout, Avery Martin
Duval (9-0-1, 5 KOs) takes on Mexico’s Andres Sanchez
Ramirez (6-6-3, 2 KOs). Duval looks to extend his winning
streak to six, while Ramirez returns after two wins in his
native land.
Southpaw prospect Thomas Chabot (8-0, 7 KOs) makes his 2023
debut in a six-rounder against Luis Bolanos Lopez (4-2-1).
Middleweight standout Alexandre Gaumont (7-0, 5 KOs) looks
to earn his fourth straight knockout in a six-round fight
against Poland’s Piotr Bis (6-2-1, 2 KOs).
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