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STEVENSON, PARKER GET NEW OPPONENTS

Two of the fights on Saturday’s stacked cards saw late replacements as fight night approached. The Shakur Stevenson – Floyd Schofield match saw Schofield bow out with in illness and Stevenson will now face Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs).

Also, the heavyweight clash between IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker dropped out when Dubois fell ill. Replacing Dubois will be Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs). Bakole last fought on the Riyadh show in California last August, blasting out Jared “Big Baby” Anderson in two rounds and has won 10 straight fights since his only loss in 2018.

WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY FIGHTS

Official weights for Saturday’s TV fights:

WBA/IBF Super Lightweight Title on DAZN
REGIS PROGRAIS – 140
JOSH TAYLOR – 139.75

WBO Featherweight Title on ESPN+
SHAKUR STEVENSON – 126
JOET GONZALEZ – 125.2

SHOWTIME
ERICKSON LUBIN – 152.25
NATHANIEL GALLIMORE – 152.75

ROBERT EASTER JR. – 140.5
ADRIAN GRANADOS – 141.5