Frank Martin and Artem Harutyunyan square off live on Showtime from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, July 15. Two days before the event, the fighters host the final pre-fight press conference, preview their bout and go face to face.
In Australia, the event airs live on Sunday, July 16.
The contest features undefeated Martin (17-0, 12 KOs) of Detroit, Michigan up against unbeaten 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Harutyunyan (12-0, 7 KOs) of Yerevan, Armenia, making his US debut. The pair battles it out in the WBC lightweight title eliminator. The bout is scheduled for twelve rounds.
In the co-main event, future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire (42-7, 28 KOs) of Talibon, Philippines takes on Mexico’s Alexandro Santiago (27-3-5, 14 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California for the vacant WBC bantamweight title. The bout is also scheduled for twelve rounds.
In the telecast-opener, the Dominican Republic’s Elvis Rodriguez (14-1-1, 12 KOs) faces Ukraine’s former world champion Viktor Postol (31-4, 12 KOs). The bout is scheduled for ten rounds at super lightweight.
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