ESPN TV Show with Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is Sold Out

Published by Shawn C.

The biggest boxing match of the year airs live on ESPN Saturday,
December 9 from
the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. *Top Rank on ESPN* will
drop gloves just after 9 p.m. ET with a full slate of marquee fights on
ESPN, ESPN Deportes on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App following the
live presentation of the *2017 Heisman Trophy Ceremony*. Calling the fight
for ESPN will be Joe Tessitore and Mark Kriegel, with guest analyst Tim
Bradley, reporter Bernardo Osuna and on-location contributor Stephen A.
Smith. ESPN Deportes’ coverage includes play-by-play from Pablo Viruega and
analyst Delvin Rodriguez.

Two of the top ten pound-for-pound fighters in the world collide for the
WBO Junior Lightweight World Title as champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (9-1-0, 7
KO) defends his belt against the unbeaten WBA Super Bantamweight world
champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0-0, 11 KO). Saturday’s fight marks the
first time in boxing history that two-time Olympic Gold Medal winners will
face each other at the professional level. Rigondeaux won Gold at the 2000
Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games while Lomachenko won Gold at the 2008
Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games. The International Boxing Hall of
Fame will enshrine both pairs of gloves used in Saturday’s bout.

*Lomachenko* *Rigondeaux*
*Age* 29 37
*Record* 9-1 17-0*
*KO* 7 11
*Height* 5’6’’ 5’4”
*Reach* 65” 68”
*Stance* Southpaw Southpaw
*Last fight ruled No Contest after unintentional late KO

Three additional fights round out Saturday’s TV card with marquee
appearances by rising stars Shakur Stevenson, Chris Diaz and Mick Conlan.
ESPN3 airs Top Rank undercards available in English and Spanish beginning
at 7:30 p.m. ET.

ESPN’s official coverage of fight week kicked off Tuesday, December 5 with
five Top Rank athletes on the Bristol campus for a Car Wash featuring a
live *SportsCenter* appearance for Lomachenko. The final press conference
streamed live on ESPN3 Thursday, December 7 and the weigh-in airs live on
ESPN2 Friday, December 8 at 2 p.m. ET. Also available on fight night Saturday,
December 9 will be a five-box mosaic offering *Around the Ring* streaming
live on ESPN3 and the ESPN App with enhanced views of the ring as well as
access to both fighter locker rooms and corner cameras.