Four fights have been added to the non-televised portion of this Saturday’s show in Las Vegas, which is headlined by Mario Barrios defending his welterweight title against the comebacking Manny Pacquiao.
Premier Boxing Champions, which is promoting the show, announced that Eumir Marcial, 5-0 (3 KOs), a middleweight from the Philippines who earned an Olympic bronze medal in the 2021 Games, will face Bernard Joseph, 11-2-1 (5 KOs).
Also on the non-televised undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena:
- Junior welterweights: Omar Salcido, 20-2 (14 KOs), will return for the first time since his decision loss to Andy Cruz in January. Salcido will take on Brian Gallegos, 8-1 (6 KOs).
- Junior welterweights: Jursly Vargas, 5-0 (4 KOs) vs. Sergio Aldana, 4-0 (1 KO)
- Junior middleweights: Joseph Brown, 5-0 (4 KOs), vs. Aaron Watson, 2-0-1 (1 KO)
A preliminary undercard will precede the pay-per-view. It will stream starting at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (10:30 p.m. BST) for free on Amazon’s Prime Video service. The preliminary show features Gary Russell Jnr vs. Hugo Castaneda in a lightweight bout, David Picasso vs. Kyonosuke Kameda in a junior featherweight bout, and Mark Magsayo vs. Jorge Mata Cuellar in a junior lightweight bout.
The four-fight pay-per-view will start at 8 p.m. ET (1 a.m. BST) and is available via Amazon’s Prime Video, PPV.com, and traditional cable and satellite television providers.
Serving as chief support to Barrios-Pacquiao are the rematch between junior middleweight titleholder Sebastian Fundora and Tim Tszyu, the rematch between junior welterweights Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Angel Fierro, and a featherweight bout between Brandon Figueroa and Joet Gonzalez.
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