Jessica McCaskill will defend her WBA welterweight title in opposition to Lauren Value, headlining a Boxxer card right now in Cardiff, Wales.
The present will stream dwell on Peacock from 2:30 pm ET in the USA, and likewise airs on Sky Sports activities in the UK.
McCaskill (12-3-1, 5 KO) hasn’t truly gained a struggle in almost two years, going 0-1-1 in her final two bouts, the loss at 140 lbs to Chantelle Cameron in late 2022, after which a draw final 12 months with Sandy Ryan in a welterweight unification, which was a extremely controversial consequence.
Value (6-0, 1 KO) has the house subject benefit in Wales, and gained gold for Crew Nice Britain on the Tokyo Olympics. She’s been dominant to this point as a professional, however McCaskill has been a mode problem for a lot of superior pure boxers over time, and that is Value’s massive step up.
Additionally on the cardboard: Rhys Edwards (15-0, 4 KO) takes on Thomas Patrick Ward (34-1-1, 5 KO) in a 10-round featherweight bout, and Mark Jeffers (17-0, 4 KO) faces Darren Johnston (8-0, 2 KO) in a 10-rounder at tremendous middleweight. Plus Hughie Fury (27-3, 15 KO) returns to motion, preventing for the second time in three weeks after being out of the ring since 2021. He’ll be dealing with Germany’s Patrick Korte (21-3-1, 18 KO) in an eight-round heavyweight struggle.
