Emiliano Fernando Vargas and Abdullah Mason Headline Haney – Loma ESPN+ Undercard

05/20/2023 - No comments

Two young lightweights, both 19 years old, will be back in action on the ESPN+ undercard of the PPV main event that features Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko fighting for the undisputed lightweight crown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Emiliano Fernando Vargas, an unbeaten local talent from Las Vegas, will face a yet-to-be-announced opponent in a four-round contest, while Abdullah Mason, a southpaw from Cleveland, will take on Desmond Lyons in a six-round bout.

The undercard bouts, including Vargas’ comeback and Mason-Lyons, will be streamed live on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

The stream will lead up to a two-fight ESPN broadcast that showcases the vacant WBO junior bantamweight world title clash between former world champion Andrew Moloney from Australia and undefeated former WBO flyweight champion Junto Nakatani from Japan. Moloney-Nakatani and the return of middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh will be aired live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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The Haney vs. Lomachenko main card will be streamed live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the exclusive digital distributor of the event in the United States, starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The PPV price is $59.99 across all distributors, and it will also be available via cable and satellite pay-per-view providers.

The PPV undercard features a 10-round junior lightweight co-feature between two-division world champion Oscar Valdez and Adam “BluNose” Lopez in a rematch of their 2019 encounter.

In the PPV opener, rising lightweight Raymond “Danger” Muratalla will face hard-hitting Namibian contender Jeremia Nakathila in a 10-round showdown.