Here's your fight-size boxing update for October 9, 2019:
- Interim WBC lightweight titleholder Devin Haney talks to DAZN in the video at the top of the page about his next fight taking place on the KSI vs. Logan Paul 2 card on November 9.
- Top Rank announced that Jerwin Ancajas will defend his IBF super flyweight title against Jonathan Rodriguez on November 2 as part of the Top Rank on ESPN main card headlined by Miguel Berchelt vs. Jason Sosa for the WBC super featherweight title.
- As for the ESPN+ undercard for the November 2 show, a number of fights were announced:
- Alex Saucedo vs. Rod Salka
- Javier Molina vs. Hiroki Okada
- Daniel Lewis vs. Alexis Gaytan
- Gor Yeritsyan vs. Damien Lopez
- Elvis Rodriguez vs. Luis Norambuena
- Raymond Muratalla vs. Arnulfo Becerra
- Ruben Rodriguez vs. TBA
- After Joseph Parker was announced to have withdrawn from his fight against Derek Chisora due to illness, Chisora will fight David Price on October 26 at The O2 on the same card Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor unify the WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles in the WBSS finals.
- Oleksandr Usyk has a face-off with the Chicago Bulls' mascot before he faces Chazz Witherspoon on October 12 on DAZN.
-- Oleksandr Usyk getting in some last minute preparation with the Chicago Bulls' mascot before his fight with Chazz Witherspoon on Saturday.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 9, 2019
[--️ @DAZN_USA]pic.twitter.com/IzzQtX2BLs
- WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN Deportes that Julio Cesar Martinez and Cristofer Rosales will fight for the vacant WBC flyweight title in December.
- Over in South Korea, Rikki Naito defeated Gyu-beon Jeon by unanimous decision (116-112, 117-110, 116-111) to retain the OPBF junior welterweight title.
