U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson, Brooklyn-born Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, are among the undercard boxers on the Top Rank show scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 29th at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Oklahoma. The bill is topped by the ten-round WBC 130-pound title eliminator between Robson Conceição and Xavier Martinez, and a ten-round co-feature in the same weight class featuring Mexican grinder Rene Tellez Giron and Puerto Rico's Luis Melendez. Conceição-Martinez and Giron-Melendez will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
The following undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT:
Johnson (1-0, 1 KO), a 23-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, will take on fellow unbeaten Xavier Madrid (3-0, 1 KO) in a four-round welterweight tilt. Johnson advanced to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics and turned pro last November with a fourth-round stoppage over Antonius Grable.
Middleweight Ali Walsh (3-0, 2 KOs), who grabbed international headlines last year, looks to continue his unbeaten run in a four-rounder against Jeremiah Yeager (1-1-1, 1 KO).
Carrington (1-0), the latest young talent from the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, makes his Top Rank debut against fellow unbeaten Steven Brown (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round featherweight bout.
Light heavyweight Dante “Free Smoke” Benjamin Jr., a one-time U.S. amateur standout from Cleveland, Ohio, makes his professional debut in a four-rounder against Herman Rendon (2-0). Benjamin signed a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank last year.
Tulsa-born heavyweight Jeremiah Milton (3-0, 3 KOs) hopes to thrill the hometown fans when he takes on the well-traveled Jason Bergman (27-20-2, 18 KOs) in a six-rounder. Milton and Bergman fought on the same Top Rank-promoted card in Tulsa last April, with Milton notching a first-round knockout and Bergman losing an eventful three-round shootout against Trey Lippe Morrison.
Junior lightweight Pink Tyson (11-2, 2 KOs) looks to make it three consecutive wins when she fights the durable Carla Torres (6-6) in an eight-rounder.
Featherweight Haven Brady Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs) will see action in a six-rounder against an opponent to be named.
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