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Padraig McCrory vs. Steed Woodall & Derrieck Cuevas vs.
Alberto Mosquera Headline Friday
Two international fight cards will stream live and
exclusively in the U.S. this Friday on ESPN+.
The fistic fireworks begin at Falls Park in Belfast, as
undefeated super middleweight Padraig McCrory takes on Steed
Woodall in the 10-round main event.
The action continues later that evening as Puerto Rican
welterweight Derrieck Cuevas battles hometown hero Alberto
Mosquera in a 10-rounder at Coliseo de Combates in Panama
City, Panama.
McCrory-Woodall and undercard contests will stream live
beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.
Cuevas-Mosquera and undercard bouts will stream live
starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
McCrory (17-0, 9 KOs) made his pro debut in June 2017 with a
decision win over Jacob Lucas. He captured his first
regional title four years later with a fifth-round TKO
against Sergei Gorokhov. He defended it twice, including a
fifth-round TKO victory against former world title
challenger Marco Antonio Periban. In October 2022, the
35-year-old stopped then-unbeaten German contender Leon Bunn
in six rounds, and he’s coming off a 10-round decision win
over Diego Ramirez on the May undercard of the Luis Alberto
Lopez-Michael Conlan featherweight title showdown in
Belfast. Woodall (18-1-1, 11 KOs) is a nine-year pro who
suffered an early-career defeat against Steve Rolls in 2015.
He has not lost since. The 29-year-old is coming off an
eight-round decision win over Boris Crighton in April.
In other streaming action from Belfast:
Sean McComb (16-1, 5 KOs) vs. Alejandro Moya (17-1, 10 KOs),
10 Rounds, WBO European Junior Welterweight Title
Fearghus Quinn (6-0, 2 KOs) vs. Ramiro Blanco (19-25-3, 10
KOs), 8 Rounds, Middleweights
Kurt Walker (7-0, 1 KO) vs. Mike Jurik (6-7, 5 KOs), 8
Rounds, Featherweights
Lewis Crocker (16-0, 9 KOs) vs. Greyvin Mendoza (7-6-3, 5
KOs), 8 Rounds, Welterweights
Conor Quinn (6-0-1, 4 KOs) vs. Bryan Castro (2-6-1, 1 KO), 6
Rounds, Junior Bantamweights
Cuevas (25-1-1, 17 KOs), an eight-year pro from Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico, captured his first regional title in December
2016 with a decision win over Daniel Sostre. Since then, the
28-year-old has only suffered one setback, a six-round split
decision loss to Damian Ezequiel Bonelli in December 2020.
He bounced back with a TKO win against Esneiker Correa two
years later and is coming off a second-round knockout
victory against Damian Rodriguez in April. Mosquera (28-5-2,
16 KOs) unsuccessfully challenged for an interim title
against unbeaten Brunet Zamora in October 2011. He’s since
fought a who’s who of welterweight standouts, including
Erick Bone, Sammy Vasquez and Rashidi Ellis. The 36-year-old
veteran returns after a six-round decision win against
Leonardo Espinal in February.
In other streaming action from Panama:
Uwel Hernandez (15-1, 8 KOs) vs. Juan Juarez (21-8, 15 KOs),
12 Rounds, Super Middleweights
Azael Villar (19-2-3, 15 KOs) vs. Gerardo Zapata (14-1, 5
KOs), 10 Rounds, Light Flyweights
Yunior Menendez (7-0, 6 KOs) vs. Ricardo Hernandez (2-2-1, 2
KOs), 8 Rounds, Light Heavyweights
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