FORMER British champion Liam Davies goes punch-for-punch with Francesco Grandelli for the vacant European featherweight crown THIS WEEKEND!
was originally scheduled to take on Zak Miller before an injury to Miller forced Italian Grandelli to step in.
Liam Davies has faced many tough opponents
But the British boxer doesn’t give up easily
And despite losing on both previous attempts at the hands of Mauro Forte and Cristobel Lorente, Grandelli has valuable experience of fighting for the EBU title.
However, Davies is an ex-Lonsdale Belt holder at light-heavyweight himself and will hope that victory can be more preparation for a potential world title shot.
The pair meet on the undercard of rescheduled main event against Jermaine Franklin and the event is not to be missed.
When is Davies vs Grandelli?
- Liam Davies vs Francesco Grandelli will take place THIS WEEKEND – Saturday, March 28
- The card kicks off at 5pm GMT but ring-walks for this huge fight is expected to get underway at 8pm GMT.
- Magnificent 7’s headline event, should start around 10pm GMT but that is dependent on the undercard fights.
- The venue for the card is Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin - all the info
A rising star returns to the ring!
Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin will finally get their hands on each other at the top of a blockbuster bill in Manchester.
The fight was initially planned for January 24 before Itauma was forced to withdraw due to an injury
But the rising star is now back and will be hoping to take a step closer to a world title shot against a man who has won his last three consecutive fights.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming mouthwatering fight…
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How can I watch Davies vs Grandelli?
- The entire fight card will be streamed live and exclusively on DAZN globally.
- It is also available via the DAZN app and website.
- The full card is available via a regular DAZN subscription – there are no extra fees.
- SunSport’s live blog of the event will provide round-by-round coverage of each fight.
What is the full card?
- Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin ; WBA International and WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championships
- Ezra Taylor vs. Willy Hutchinson ; WBA Continental Light-Heavyweight Championship
- Shakiel Thompson vs. Brad Pauls ; IBF International Middleweight Championship
- Liam Davies vs. Francesco Grandelli; EBU European Featherweight Championship and WBO inter-continental
- Alex Murphy vs. Josh Holmes ; Commonwealth Silver Lightweight Championship
- Nathan Heaney vs. Gerome Warburton; WBA Continental Middleweight Championship
- Michael Gomez Jr. vs. Jordan Flynn; Lightweight
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There's a massive year of boxing ahead!
It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of , Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
March
- Sat 28 – Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – Amazon Prime PPV
April
- Sat 4 – Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora – DAZN PPV
- Sun 5 – Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper – Sky Sports
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Callum Smith vs David Morrell – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 2 – Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Undisputed super-bantamweight title – TBC
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
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