A look at how you can watch all the action on Saturday from what should be an amazing fight between Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares
Since its inception, the folks from Premier Boxing Champions have been bringing us some spectacular boxing action on free television, something that we’ve all been clamoring for for quite some time. Well on Saturday night, we might see the best bout of them all yet, as Leo Santa Cruz takes on Abner Mares.
As far as the 126-pound division goes, this is most certainly the biggest fight that they could have put on, which makes it really no shock that people are so looking forward to seeing these two take on one another on Saturday night. As Mares himself explained, people have been waiting for something like this for a good while now, and on Saturday, they’re finally getting it.
“I’ve been looking forward to this fight for many years; many years fans have been excited,” Mares said via ESPN.com. “I’ve been wanting to fight. I’ve been calling out Leo this whole year, called him out on radio shows, in person. And it’s finally here. I’m really, really excited to fight.”
Cruz, one of the most colorful personalities in the entire sport of boxing, comes into this one with an overall record of 30-0-1 with 17 KOs, while Mares comes in looking to hand him the first defeat of his career with a record of 29-1-1 with 15 KOs.
Yes, the wait for these two to throw some punches at each other in the ring has finally come to an end, and here’s how you can watch all the action live on Saturday night.
Date: Aug. 29
Start Time: 10 PM ET
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Arena: Staples Center
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN app
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