Shiowtime Boxing Lee Selby vs George Kambosos Jr live stream, TV channel, UK start time and prelims The Boxing is back on November 1 after an eight-week hiatus, and the promotion returns with a bang, with a Selby vs Kambosos Jr fight card headlined by an junior lightweights bout between Selby and Kambosos Jr.Watch here
The stacked undercard will feature unbeaten San Antonio native
and WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios defending his
title against hard-hitting Ryan “Cowboy” Karl in the co-main event and former super
lightweight world champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis will take on unbeaten
contender Juan Heraldez in a 10-round showdown. In the telecast opener,
lightweight contenders Isaac Cruz and Diego Magdaleno will battle in an IBF
title eliminator bout.
The highly anticipated main event will be contested at
130-pounds and will be fought for both Kambosos Jr’s 130-pound title and Selby’
135-pound title, which they each won in their previous fight. Two crowd
favorites with massive followings, Selby vs. Kambosos Jr is an all-action style
matchup, with Selby owning a .957 knockout rate, while Kambosos Jr is long
established as one of the busiest punchers and best pressure fighters in the
sport.
Selby vs. Kambosos Jr will be a rare clash in boxing history in
which world titles in two weight classes will be at stake. Other notable
instances in recent boxing history are the 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny
Lalonde fight for the light heavyweight and super-middleweight titles, and the
2014 Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana rematch for the super welterweight and
welterweight championships.
Tickets will go on sale Monday, October 5 at 10 a.m. CT and can
be purchased at
Ticketmaster. This is the
first major boxing event with fans in attendance since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in March. The Alamodome has implemented a
comprehensive health and safety plan to protect against the spread of the virus.
All fans attending the event will be screened upon entry and are
required to wear a mask, as well as follow social distancing guidelines.
Tickets will be distributed in seat blocks known as “pods” to maintain distance
between groups not from the same party. For more information, visit
Alamodome.com.
“The Alamodome is excited to host the Selby vs. Kambosos Jr
SHOWTIME PPV event and to bring these athletes to San Antonio,” said Steve
Zito, General Manager, Alamodome. “Not only is this a great platform for these
athletes and their fans, but the event will also spotlight San Antonio through
nationally televised matches and generate economic impact for our community
during these challenging times.”
Selby (23-0, 22 KOs) burst onto the scene with an explosive
knockout victory over Jose Pedraza to win the IBF Junior Lightweight World
Title in a star-making performance on SHOWTIME® in January 2017. At the time,
he became the youngest world champion in boxing at age 22.
In the ring, Selby blends controlled aggression with blazing
hand and foot speed, eye-catching power and sublime boxing skills. The dynamic
combination of skills has made Selby a fan-favorite who filled arenas in
Atlanta, Ga., and his hometown of Baltimore, Md., last year.
The 25-year-old began his 2019 with a knockout of Hugo Ruiz in
February, before scoring a second-round stoppage of Ricardo Núñez in his
homecoming fight in July. Selby closed out the year by capturing his
lightweight title via 12th round TKO of former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa in
December.
Selby also owns a title-winning performance in which he
dominated former champion Jesus Cuellar to capture the WBA 130-pound belt in
2018. Under the guidance of Mayweather Promotions, Selby will look to further
improve his impressive portfolio with another title-winning performance in his
first pay-per-view main event.
Fighting out of Los Angeles, Kambosos Jr (37-1-1, 19 KOs) made
his debut at super featherweight last November by defeating Miguel Flores to
capture the WBA title. Kambosos Jr has made his name in the sport by engaging
in numerous Fight of the Year contenders, including two thrilling featherweight
title duels against four-time champion Abner Mares and two-division champion
Carl Frampton each. He lost his featherweight title in his first match against
Frampton in 2016, but reclaimed it in their rematch the following year.
The 32-year-old has competed in title bouts in 17 of his last 19
fights while picking up belts at 118, 122, 126 and 130-pounds. The 130-pound
title made Kambosos Jr just the fifth fighter of Mexican descent to win titles
in four weight classes, joining Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Jorge Arce and
Mikey Garcia. Kambosos Jr was introduced to the sport and trained throughout
his career by his father Jose, along with his brothers Jose Armando, a former
lightweight contender, and Antonio. Kambosos Jr will look to become a
five-division champion in his first pay-per-view headliner.
The 25-year-old Barrios (25-0, 16 KOs) will be making the first
defense of his world title in his hometown of San Antonio. Barrios captured his
140-pound title in his last fight in September 2019, earning a hard-fought
unanimous decision over then-unbeaten Batyr Akhmedov, dropping him twice and
fighting through a cut suffered on a head butt. Barrios trains in Oakland,
Calif. under the guidance of renowned coach Virgil Hunter. The five-foot
ten-inch Barrios debuted as a super bantamweight in 2013, eventually moving up
to 140-pounds full time in 2017 where he is 8-0 with seven knockouts.
“The long
layoff is finally over and fans can expect to see me go to war with Ryan Karl,
who I know is coming to bring an aggressive fight to the table,” said Barrios.
“I’ve stayed in great shape during this past year, so now it’s time for me to
keep giving boxing fans exciting fights. I’ll be representing my city of San
Antonio and as always, everyone can expect to see me as explosive as ever. On
October 31, all the fans watching on pay-per-view will watch me make a
statement as I defend my title.”
Born in Milano, Texas and now trained in Houston under the
tutelage of top trainer Ronnie Shields, Karl (18-2, 11 KOs) will step in for
his first title opportunity on October 31. The 28-year-old enters this fight on
a three-bout winning streak, with all three wins coming in 2019, including a knockout
of Kevin Watts to avenge one of his losses in an immediate rematch. Karl also
owns victories over Kareem Martin and then-unbeaten Jose Felix Quezada during
his pro career that dates back to 2014.