The earlier pound-for-pound king, Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, has saved a few of his greatest performances for the New York Metropolis spotlight. He hopes to do it another time Saturday evening at Madison Sq. Again backyard within the 12-spherical lightweight most vital perform from earlier earth winner Richard “RC” Commey (ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). (footage by Mikey Williams)
Lomachenko vs. Commey headlines a stacked quadruple-header airing quickly after the Heisman Trophy Ceremony. Heavyweight knockout artist Jared “The True Large Child” Anderson (10-, 10 KOs) returns in an 8-rounder in opposition to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs), newest U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (3-, 2 KOs) will tackle Mexican veteran Jose Zaragoza (8-3-1, 2 KOs) in a 6-spherical lightweight tilt, and middleweight Nico Ali Walsh (2-, 2 KOs), grandson of “The Biggest,” opens the telecast in a 4-rounder in comparison with Reyes Sanchez (6-, 2 KOs).
The ESPN+-streamed undercard (5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT) options Puerto Rican junior middleweight phenom Xander Zayas (11-, 8 KOs) in a six-rounder, and Kelvin Davis (2-, 1 KO) in a 4-rounder at welterweight.