Netflix and Most Helpful Promotions (MVP) introduced that Italy’s Armando Casamonica (14-0, 3 KOs) has joined the preliminary card of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Serrano vs. Taylor 2 mega-event on Friday, November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Casamonica will go head-to-head in a 10-round light-weight bout with Canada’s Lucas “Prince” Bahdi (17-0, 15 KOs), a high light-weight contender who additionally boasts Italian heritage. Casamonica steps in after Corey Marksman was compelled to withdraw with an harm. The preliminary card of Paul vs. Tyson begins at 5:30pm ET / 4:30pm CT and can stream stay on Most Helpful Promotions’ YouTube and Netflix Sports activities YouTube. It’s also possible to see extra on struggle evening at Tudum. Paul vs. Tyson and Taylor vs. Serrano 2 will air stay globally on Netflix on Friday, November 15 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET and is anticipated to be the largest boxing occasion in trendy historical past. Followers should buy tickets now at seatgeek.com.
Born into the Casamonica Clan, essentially the most feared household in Rome and all through the Lazio area, Armando has determined to pursue his household’s legacy of dynasty by way of violence within the boxing ring. With generations of household historical past to check, Armando has realized the strategies and strategies of the Casamonica Clan and translated that into the artwork of boxing. Hitting, dodging and dancing are the humanities that he has realized however his avenue smarts and deadly killer intuition are inherited. Armando grew to become the brand new Italian tremendous light-weight champion in Could of 2024, and gained his first title protection in October bringing his skilled file to 14-0. In Casamonica custom, will probably be the primary of many belongings he’ll search to amass and management in any respect prices.
“It’s an immense honor to characterize my household and our legacy on the largest stage in boxing,” mentioned Armando Casamonica. “Boxers dream of nights like this—preventing below the lights at AT&T Stadium, in entrance of hundreds of thousands of followers world wide, together with my followers at house in Italy, on Netflix. Thanks to MVP for this chance, I’m bringing the whole lot I’ve bought to this struggle, and Lucas Bahdi higher be prepared as a result of historical past meets future on Friday, November fifteenth.”
Lucas “Prince” Bahdi (17-0, 15 KOs) involves the ring by means of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The 30-year-old high contender, who can be half Italian, has gone undefeated since making his skilled debut in mid-2019, successful his first 11 fights by knockout. Bahdi had unanimous choice wins in opposition to Diego Fabian Eligio and Diego Andrade Chavez in 2022 earlier than resuming his knockout streak. In Could 2023, Bahdi defeated Jesus Amparan to assert the IBF North American Light-weight title. Bahdi is a top-ranked light-weight by each the IBF and WBA and most just lately, proved himself among the many greatest title contenders within the light-weight division when he scored a knockout of the yr contender win over H2O Sylve on the principle card of Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry in July 2024.
“Undefeated fighters at all times struggle onerous to guard their data and I anticipate that Armando Casamonica will do this, however I’m additionally undefeated and can struggle even tougher than him,” mentioned Lucas Bahdi. “ I can’t wait to placed on a present on Friday, November 15.”
“That is precisely the type of matchup that represents MVP’s imaginative and prescient— international fighters with extraordinary expertise and tales that encourage,” mentioned Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of MVP. “Armando Casamonica brings not solely expertise but additionally a robust connection to his heritage that can resonate with followers throughout Italy and past. And with Lucas Bahdi, we’ve got a fighter who is able to reign in his weight class. It’s a conflict of cultures, delight, and uncooked expertise that’s going to gentle up the evening.”
The Paul vs. Tyson important occasion will characteristic the 8-round heavyweight battle between worldwide celebrity Jake “El Gallo” Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) vs. The Baddest Man on the Planet Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs). Within the co-main occasion, undisputed tremendous light-weight champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) will put all her tremendous light-weight belts on the road in opposition to boxing trailblazer and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Actual Deal” Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) in a 10-round girls’s championship struggle, essentially the most anticipated girls’s boxing rematch in historical past. Additionally on the principle card would be the 12-round males’s championship struggle for the WBC welterweight title between reigning champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) vs. Abel Ramos (28-6-2, 22 KOs) and a 6-round tremendous middleweight struggle between India’s primary boxer and MVP’s first worldwide signee Neeraj Goyat (18-4-2, 8 KOs) vs. Brazil’s multi-talented celebrity Whindersson Nunes (2-2-1, 1 KO mixed boxing file). Headlining the preliminary card can be MVP’s tremendous middleweight powerhouse and the WBO’s #1 contender Shadasia “The Candy Terminator” Inexperienced (14-1, 11 KOs) vs. the WBO’s #2 contender Melinda “The Whip” Watpool (7-0, 2 KO) in a ten spherical girls’s championship struggle contested at 168 lbs for the vacant WBO tremendous middleweight world title. Becoming a member of Inexperienced and Watpool on the preliminary card, can be an 8 spherical featherweight struggle between two standout prospects, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington Jr. (13-0, 8 KOs) and Australian motion fighter Dana “Lethal” Coolwell (13-2, 8 KOs).
