Boxing tonight (August 24, 2024): What are the fights lined up?
Boxing tonight begins with a Universal Promotions card streamed by TrillerTV at 7:00 PM E.T. / 4:00 PM P.T. The main event pits two undefeated knockout artists against each other, with Olajuwon Acosta facing Vincent Avina for the WBC FECARBOX super flyweight title.
Elsewhere, another unbeaten fighter in Yamitt Ponce faces Emmanuel Morales at either super featherweight or super lightweight. Finally, in a return to super flyweight, Gabriel Bernardi clashes with Jorge González. Unfortunately, information on the preliminary card is scarce.
However, what is known is that it features the likes of Karlo Rodriguez, Lionell Colon, Johniel Ramos, and Erie Zayas. However, this isn't the only boxing card streamed by TrillerTV scheduled for tonight. The next one involves RDR Promotions and is more robust.
Also starting at 7:00 PM E.T. / 4:00 PM P.T., it is headlined by Bryant Jennings vs. Joel Caudle at heavyweight. Below them, there's the undefeated Isaiah Johnson taking on the overmatched Andrew Rodgers at welterweight. At light middleweight, another unbeaten fighter in Avious Griffin faces William Jackson.
In a similarly matched bout between an undefeated boxer and beatable foe, Erron Peterson faces Ashton Sykes at super middleweight. Meanwhile, in a meeting of two unbeaten prospects, Jacob Cuevas and Brian Knight clash at lightweight. Elsewhere, Nasheed H. Smith and Christopher Brooker will clash at cruiserweight.
In a return to light middleweight, Nimal Farmer takes on Maurice Clemons. The remainder of the card consists of Lemar Smith vs. Daniel McCall at welterweight, Daniel Grandy vs. Jak Johnson at lightweight, Tyreem Haywood vs. Deo Kizito at welterweight, and Rashan Adams vs. Harold McQueen at lightweight.
Is there more boxing tonight?
Fortunately for boxing fans, there is. At 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT, Mayweather Promotions and DAZN will host the rematch between the great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III. The pair will face each other in an exhibition bout, with a 160.36-pound Mayweather facing an 181-pound Gotti.
Elsewhere, in more exhibition boxing action, boxer-turned-actor Victor Ortiz returns to face Rodrigo Coria at middleweight. On the professional side of the sport, though, David Picasso and Azat Hovhannisyan compete for the WBC Silver super bantamweight championship.
Meanwhile, Silvia Torres and Cecilia Nino clash at women's featherweight. There's also Luis Arias vs. Francisco Rios at super middleweight, TJ Brown vs. Antonio Guadarrama at middleweight, Jursly Vargas vs. Bryan Carrillo at light welterweight, and Aaron Silva vs. Marco Periban at light heavyweight.
The rest of the card consists of Luis Rodriguez vs. Cesar Vaca at super bantamweight, Curmel Moton vs. Victor Vazquez at lightweight, and John Easter vs. Luis Morales at light heavyweight.