DAZN, 3:00 am ET, WBC Boxing Grand Prix: Quarterfinals. From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 32 fighters remain across the four divisions, and this is where they’ll get winnowed down to 16.
ProBox TV, 7:30 pm ET, Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov vs William Foster III. ProBox is back in Plant City, Florida, and not on a Saturday night! Encouraging! Yaqubov lost for the only time in his pro career against O’Shaquie Foster back in 2022, and previously appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez vs Demetrius Andrade. Foster looked like he might be on the cusp of contention before a rough 8 month stretch that saw him lose a pair of decisions on Top Rank undercards. Former Shobox-er Shinard Bunch appears in the chief support against ProBox vet Starling Castillo. BoxRec also shows Gary Antonio Russell on the undercard. BLH may have live updates
UFC Fight Pass, 9:00 pm ET, Hollywood Fight Nights. Omar Trinidad vs Lorenzo Parra headline for Trinidad’s lesser WBC hardware. Mizuki Hiruta, she of the trademark electric pink hair, defends her WBO super flyweight title in support.
DAZN PPV, 12:45 pm ET, Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte. From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The sort of show that used to be a second or third level main event on base DAZN, now a US$49.99 PPV. Awesome! Undercard features Nick Ball defending his WBA featherweight title against Sam Goodman. Also, Ray Ford, the man Ball took that WBA title from, continues his campaign at super featherweight against Abraham Nova. Plus, Filip Hrgovic against David Adeleye. BLH will have live updates
RedneckBrawl.TV, 8:00 pm ET, Redneck Brawl 10: Hillbilly Showdown! From Johnson City, Tennessee, with seats for just over 7,000 and under 75 tickets still available as of Saturday, August 9th. If you’re unfamiliar with the unique magic of Redneck Brawl, here’s our recap of their last event back in February. In short, it’s the only thing left in the boxing and boxing-ish universe that deserves your unconditional love. We didn’t get the usual early summer edition, but the Brawl is back with a bang, currently featuring 31 announced fights. Lil’ Smokey headlines, Georgia Outlaw is in the chief support. Is there a fight between a woman’s husband and her baby daddy? Yes, there is! Plenty of familiar faces, plus lots of exciting newcomers on the fight card. Tough to choose the best new nickname… “Vanilla Gorilla” is a strong candidate, but I probably favor “Girthquake,” who challenges ace showman (and occasionally victorious fighter) Macho Man. This one is a bargain at any price, but specifically costs you $22.99. BLH will have live updates – LEEEEET’s F—IN’ GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!