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Gabriela Fundora is also set to defend her flyweight title Golden Boy has unveiled the full undercard for Vergil Ortiz Jr’s August 10th showdown with Serhii Bohachuk. In addition to Gabriela Fundora’s previous revealed title defense against Daniela Asenjo, the show will see Charles Conwell and Kenneth Sims Jr return to action in separate bouts. Conwell (19-0, 14 KO), who kicked off his GBP tenure by mauling Nathaniel Gallimore in April, meets New England club fighter Khiary Gray (18-6, 13 KO) at 154. Gray is an experienced B-side with losses to Spike O’Sullivan and Bakhram Murtazaliev under his belt and just one fight since 2021; he’s doomed here, but this is also an extremely quick turnaround by Conwell’s standards, so whatever. The freshly signed Sims (20-2-1, 7 KO) ends a 16-month layoff against Jesus Perez (25-5, 18 KO) in his first fight since outlasting Batyr Akhmedov to earn the top spot in the WBA’s super lightweight rankings. Champ Isaac Cruz has a pending date with Jose Valenzuela and will presumably then have to face the winner of Ismael Barroso vs Andy Hiraoka, so this is a tolerable rust-shaking fight. Perez has never been stopped even when competing at 147, taking Alexis Rocha and Brian Norman Jr the distance, and is coming off a decision over JoJo Diaz.

Who wins Joyce vs Chisora? | Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images Who wins Saturday’s big heavyweight battle in London? Scott Christ (31-8) I think this fight could be ugly fun to watch if all works out, but it might also wind up just sad at the other end of possibilities. That leaves a big middle between those two points, which is where it likely settles, a fight that happens and not much is memorable about it. Chisora’s not much of a puncher at this level and fights in little bursts now, anyway, rarely putting together any sort of momentum. He doesn’t bring the pressure he used to, and if he tries, he’ll just be in the pocket for Joyce to pepper as he drains his own gas tank with the effort. He’s not going to land single shots that rattle Joyce the way Zhang could. Chisora will probably spend a lot of time trying to stay out of range, and he’s still more mobile than Joyce, quicker on his feet despite not exactly being fleet of foot. I expect we go deep into the fight, though; Chisora’s crafty and smart enough to make that happen, with the idea that the later it goes, he’ll have openings. But he won’t, because he doesn’t really fight in a way that creates any. Joyce is straight-ahead and simple, but Chisora also won’t want to mix it up much. Joyce gets a late stoppage, but this could go an increasingly ugly distance. Joyce TKO-10 Bet on Joyce vs Chisora and more boxing with DraftKings Sportsbook! Wil Esco (24-15) This is sort of a rock and a hard place kind of pick for me. On the one hand Joyce hasn’t really inspired much confidence as of late, perhaps as damaged goods, while Chisora’s best days are behind him as well. I don’t have much expectations for this fight either, as far as it being a fun action fight, because Chisora can’t really apply the sort of pressure he once could and Joyce isn’t going to set the ring on fire with his output either. I do, however, expect that Joyce will come into this fight in better physical condition than Chisora, and that alone might be enough of an edge for him to take a win on the scorecards after a slogging 12 rounds. I’m going to take Joyce to win a decision here, but I don’t say that with any firm confidence. Joyce UD-12 John Hansen (26-13) Any knock on Joyce for possibly being too old, slow, limited, washed, past it if he ever had the talent to hang with the best in the first place, or whatever else you can think of applied to Chisora first. I think the worst case for Joyce after the Zhang knockouts is that he’s entering a new phase as the next Derek Chisora. With Del Boy past 40 now and facing his potential 14th loss, someone has to be the UK’s slow, old, but durable guy who puts in a good effort, makes the people want to believe, but never quite has it against the actual top of the division. Chisora isn’t a new tripwire, he’s the Ghost of Christmas Future. Even if Joyce is already living in that future, he’s got enough to carry the day on Saturday. Joyce KO-7 Patrick Stumberg (27-12) There is no version of Joe Joyce that loses to this version of Derek Chisora. “Del Boy’s” entire strategy is to wade forward with his head down and sling heat, and while Joyce is far from his peak, Chisora is not and never will be a harder lad than Joyce. Even if Chisora did want to stay out of the pocket, he has neither the skill nor physical ability to exploit Joyce’s lack of speed and footwork. I’m not sold on Chisora having a puncher’s chance, either; it’s a leap to suggest that falling to one of the division’s top-two hitters in Zhilei Zhang means Joyce can’t take a shot from someone with two knockouts in the last six years. Joyce still has what it takes to brutalize a largely stationary target and Chisora lacks the thump to make him hesitant. “The Juggernaut” forces a mercy stoppage around the halfway point. Joyce TKO-6