(ESPN Press Room) – Top Rank Boxing on ESPN presented by AutoZone: Beterbiev vs. Smith will be presented live this Saturday, January 13, at 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ from Videotron Centre in Quebec, Canada.
In the main event, WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev will defend his crown against former world champion Callum Smith.
Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs), who resides in Montreal, is boxing’s only current world champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio. He has made seven title defenses since capturing the IBF strap in November 2017. Smith (29-1, 21 KOs), from Liverpool, England, and the WBC’s mandatory challenger, has won two bouts by stoppage since dropping a decision in a 2020 title unification fight against Canelo Alvarez.
In the undercard action, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. ET exclusively on ESPN+, Australian Jason “Mayhem” Moloney (26-2, 19 KOs) will defend his WBO bantamweight world title against Mexican-American challenger Saul Sanchez (20-2, 12 KOs), who enters his first world title challenge.
Calling the action will be: ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, Hall of Famer, Timothy Bradley, Jr., Mark Kriegel, and Bernardo Osuna.
Fight Card
Light Heavyweight Championship – Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith (WBC, WBO, IBF Titles)
Super Middleweight – Christian Mbilli vs. Rohan Murdock
Bantamweight Championship – Jason Moloney vs. Saul Sanchez (WBO Title)
Light Heavyweight – Imam Khataev vs. Michal Ludwiczak
Super Featherweight – Leila Beaudoin vs. Elizabeth Chavez Espinoza
Super Middleweight – Wilkens Mathieu vs. Jose Arias Alvarez
Light Heavyweight – Mehmet Unal vs. Dragan Lepei
Welterweight – Christopher Guerrero vs. Sergio Garcia Herrera
Super Middleweight – Moreno Fendero vs. Victor Hugo Flores
Watch Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith Unified Light Heavyweight Championship Live Stream on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT on ESPN+.
