Unbeaten Welterweights Cody Crowley & Gabriel Maestre Square Off For Interim WBA World Championship

Thrilling Unbeaten Welterweight Contender Eimantas Stanionis Faces Former World Champion Luis Collazo in Co-Essential Occasion

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Former Two-Division World Champion Devon Alexander Battles

Luke Santamaría To Open the Broadcast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

FOX PBC Combat Evening begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and options hard-hitting rising welterweight contender Eimantas Stanionis in a 10-round duel towards former world champion Luis Collazo. Kicking off the printed, former-two division world champion Devon Alexander “The Nice” will return to motion for a 10-round welterweight showdown towards Luke Santamaría.

Representing his native Ontario, Canada, Crowley (19-0, 9 KOs) returns to the ring after a September 2020 conquer Josh Torres. Crowley’s 2019 run noticed him win a Canadian tremendous welterweight title with a 12-round choice over Stuart McLellan in February, earlier than efficiently defending that title with a dominant choice over Mian Hussain in October. The 28-year-old returned to struggle within the U.S. for the primary time since 2016 in his conquer Torres, after seven of his first eight professional fights got here within the U.S.

A two-time Olympian for his residence nation of Venezuela, Maestre (3-0, 3 KOs) had an intensive newbie run that included victories over Brian Castano, Carlos Adames, Alexander Besputin, Oscar Molina and Brian Ceballo. The 34-year-old turned professional in 2019 with a pair of spectacular triumphs, stopping beforehand unbeaten Jeovanis Barraza earlier than incomes a TKO over veteran contender Diego Chaves. August 7 will mark Maestre’s U.S. debut professionally.

“I’m very completely happy to make my U.S. debut on August 7,” stated Maestre. “This can be a great alternative for me. I’ve the possibility to point out the entire world what class I’m in and that I’m a fantastic boxer. I’m excited to start this journey within the U.S. on my approach to turning into a world champion.”

Stanionis (13-0, 9 KOs) has earned a sequence of eye-catching victories as he has climbed up the ranks from prospect to contender, most just lately incomes a career-best 12-round choice over Thomas Dulorme in April. The 26-year-old from Lithuania, who now lives and trains in California, regarded spectacular as he picked up three strong wins in 2019, beating Samuel Figueroa by way of unanimous choice and scoring early stoppages towards Julio Cesar Sanchez and Evincii Dixon. The undefeated welterweight continued to place the division on discover with back-to-back dominating primary occasion performances in November and December 2020, when he notched ninth-round knockouts over Justin DeLoach and Janer Gonzalez respectively.

“I wish to show that I’m going to be the following nice welterweight champion, so I do know that I’ve to look spectacular and are available out victorious towards Luis Collazo on August 7,” stated Stanionis. “Collazo has confronted the most effective of the most effective, so this will probably be a fantastic likelihood for me to point out the place I stack up. I all the time prefer to carry an thrilling struggle for the followers, and this struggle on FOX goes to be no completely different.”

An skilled veteran within the welterweight division, Collazo (39-8, 20 KOs) has confirmed a stiff take a look at over time for prime welterweights equivalent to Keith Thurman, Shane Mosley, Amir Khan, Andre Berto and Ricky Hatton, to call a number of. The Brooklyn, New York-native was a world champion in 2005 and has sprung upsets on rising contenders with memorable knockouts of Victor Ortiz and Sammy Vasquez. After triumphing over Bryant Perrella in 2018, Collazo defeated Samuel Vargas in March 2019 and most just lately misplaced a technical choice to Kudratillo Abdukakhorov in October 2019.

“I’m keen and excited to be again preventing on FOX,” stated Collazo. “As a fighter, we look ahead to that decision letting you understand whenever you’re preventing and I can’t look ahead to this one. I consider this will probably be my final outing, so I’m going to carry all the things I’ve acquired come August 7.”

Alexander (27-6-1, 14 KOs) makes his return after a June 2019 defeat to Ivan Redkach stunted a earlier comeback try that noticed Alexander go 1-1-1 in fights over a 10-month stretch. Earlier than that stretch, a interval of inactivity noticed him search therapy for an habit to painkillers and finally show an inspiration in returning to ship thrilling fights towards Andre Berto, Victor Ortiz and Walter Castillo. The St. Louis, Missouri native had a powerful run at tremendous light-weight and unified titles in that division earlier than scoring victories over Marcos Maidana, Lucas Matthysse and finally Randall Bailey to seize a welterweight championship.

“I’m very excited and anxious to get again in there after a while off,” stated Alexander. “This struggle means all the things to me, so I’m going into this struggle with my again towards the wall. I’m treating this like a world title struggle. I’ve a chip on my shoulder as a result of I do know for a truth lots of people are writing me off. They’re about to be in for a giant shock. I can’t wait to regain my footing again in boxing as probably the greatest within the division. It’s been approach too lengthy. Plus, August 7 is my mother’s birthday, so that offers me even further motivation to get her a win on her birthday.”

The 32-year-old Santamaría (11-2-1, 7 KOs) steps into the ring to make his FOX debut after dropping a call to prime welterweight prospect Paul Kroll final October. Santamaria had beforehand scored an August conquer veteran contender Mykal Fox that noticed him drop Fox in spherical one in all their battle on FS1. The Backyard Grove, California native additionally owns a call over Willie Jones and a break up draw towards Marquis Taylor in his 2019 contests. Santamaría was unbeaten in 10 fights since his first loss earlier than going through Kroll, along with his solely different defeat coming by way of a four-round choice in his third professional bout in 2015.