Saunders-Akavov, Lebedev-Gassiev, more: Boxing fight times and TV schedule for December 2-3

Friday, December 2

Match (RUS), 12:00 pm ET, Denis Shafikov vs Richard Commey. This is an eliminator, with the winner set to face Robert Easter for his lightweight belt. It’s a really good matchup, two top contenders. Shafikov has fallen just short at the highest level so far, and Commey gave Easter a really good fight last time out.

UniMás, 10:00 pm ET, Jose Ramirez vs Issouf Kinda.

TyC Sports (ARG), 10:00 pm ET, Juan Carlos Reveco vs Diego Luis Pichardo Liriano.

Estrella TV, 11:00 pm ET, Abraham Lopez vs Sergio Lopez, Oscar Negrete vs Raul Hidalgo.

Saturday, December 3

Match (RUS), 10:00 am ET, Denis Lebedev vs Murat Gassiev, Eduard Troyanovsky vs Julius Indongo. Two interesting fights here, with Lebedev defending his cruiserweight title against Gassiev, and Troyanovsky defending his junior welterweight title against Indongo, an undefeated fighter from Namibia.

BoxNation (UK), 2:00 pm ET, Billy Joe Saunders vs Artur Akavov, Jack Catterall vs Diego Gonzalo Luque. Hey! Maybe this fight will actually happen! What a bunch of trouble to get Saunders vs BoxRec’s No. 31 middleweight.

TyC Sports (ARG), 10:00 pm ET, Debora Anahi Dionicius vs Michelle Preston.

Televisa (MEX), 11:00 pm ET, Marcos Villasina Jr vs Jorge Luis Rodriguez.

Azteca (MEX), 11:35 pm ET, Edivaldo Ortega vs Eduardo Ramirez, Jorge Paez Jr vs Johnny Navarrete.