ESPN+ to air Claggett fight from Montreal

Source: Top Rank

11/11/2023

ESPN+ to air Claggett fight from Montreal

Canadian junior welterweight Steve Claggett will fight the heavy-handed Miguel Madueno on Tuesday, Nov. 14th, in the ten-round main event at Casino De Montreal. A Calgary native, Claggett seeks to extend his winning streak to eight. In the ten-round co-feature, former middleweight title challenger Steven Butler looks to get back on the winning track versus Ivan Alvarez. Promoted by Eye of the Tiger, Claggett-Madueno, Butler-Alvarez, and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
 
Claggett (36-7-2, 25 KOs) is a fifteen-year pro, unbeaten since 2021, and 3-0 with two stoppages in 2023. He got a a third-round stoppage over former champion Alberto Machado and then won a unanimous decision over Carlos Sanchez in September. Madueno (30-1, 28 KOs) has won three straight by knockout since a decision defeat last November to former champion Jezreel Corrales.
 
Montreal native Butler (32-4-1, 26 KOs) returns following a second-round KO loss to WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in May. Before the Janibek defeat, Butler had won four straight fights, all on Canadian soil. Alvarez (32-14-4, 21 KOs) is a fourteen-year pro coming off a unanimous decision over Damian Sosa (22-1 at the time).
 
ADDITIONAL BOUTS
 
Imam Khataev (4-0, 4 KOs, Olympic Bronze Medalist) vs. Fernando Galvan (8-8-1, 2 KOs), 8 rounds, light heavyweights...
 
Luis Santana (10-0, 4 KOs) vs. Cristian Bielma (19-6-2, 7 KOs), 8 rounds, lightweights...
 
Mehmet Unal (6-0, 5 KOs) vs. Jaime Hernandez Lopez (10-10, 4 KOs), 8 rounds, light heavyweights...
 
Wilkens Mathieu (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Grzegorz Mardyla (1-0-1, 1 KO), 6 rounds, super middleweights...
 
Moreno Fendero (1-0) vs. Cristian Lopez Lozano (2-2), 4 rounds, middleweights.