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Zuffa Boxing 11 start time, fight card, predictions and where to watch Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton
Confirmed
In Short: The 10-round heavyweight bout between Johnny Fisher and Michael Pirotton will serve as the main event for Zuffa Boxing 11 at London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday.
Fisher, 27, comes in with a 14-1 record and 12 knockouts, while Pirotton, a 6-foot-5 Belgian fighter, boasts a 12-2 record with six knockouts.
The event marks Zuffa Boxing's second visit to the United Kingdom, following its debut in Las Vegas in January and a June event in Bournemouth.
Fisher, known as 'The Romford Bull,' will fight in east London sixteen months after his last appearance there, where he was stopped by Dave Allen.
Pirotton, who has never been knocked down in fourteen professional fights, will make his debut in England.
The fight is expected to start between 9:45pm and 10:15pm, with Sky Sports coverage beginning at 7pm.
Fisher's opponent, Pirotton, has sparred with several big-name fighters and has a reputation for keeping his opponents at a distance.
Former world champion Chris Billam-Smith, who sparred with Fisher, noted, 'Johnny's fit and strong as always, but I'm concerned about this fight.
Johnny Nelson, another former world champion, added, 'Pirotton, we don't know enough about him, but if he boxes defensively, Fisher will hunt him down.
Cheavon Clarke, a former British champion, expressed confidence in Fisher, saying, 'I'm voting for Johnny, and I'm sure he'll come prepared.
The co-feature of the evening pits Craig Richards, who has challenged for a world title and is on a three-fight winning streak, against Radivoje Kalajdzic, who recently won his best fight to date.
What this adds
The full case for each fighter, including their records and fight histories, is available on the boxing hub.
The event is the first Zuffa Boxing card built around a British heavyweight, highlighting Fisher's need to prove himself.
Background
Ciryl Gane will defend his undisputed heavyweight title against Josh Hokit, while Kayla Harrison faces Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight belt in New York.
What's confirmed
- Fisher, 27, comes in with a 14-1 record and 12 knockouts, while Pirotton, a 6-foot-5 Belgian fighter, boasts a 12-2 record with six knockouts.
- The event marks Zuffa Boxing's second visit to the United Kingdom, following its debut in Las Vegas in January and a June event in Bournemouth.
- Fisher, known as 'The Romford Bull,' will fight in east London sixteen months after his last appearance there, where he was stopped by Dave Allen.
- Pirotton, who has never been knocked down in fourteen professional fights, will make his debut in England.
- The fight is expected to start between 9:45pm and 10:15pm, with Sky Sports coverage beginning at 7pm.
- Fisher's opponent, Pirotton, has sparred with several big-name fighters and has a reputation for keeping his opponents at a distance.
- Former world champion Chris Billam-Smith, who sparred with Fisher, noted, 'Johnny's fit and strong as always, but I'm concerned about this fight.
- Johnny Nelson, another former world champion, added, 'Pirotton, we don't know enough about him, but if he boxes defensively, Fisher will hunt him down.
- Cheavon Clarke, a former British champion, expressed confidence in Fisher, saying, 'I'm voting for Johnny, and I'm sure he'll come prepared.
- The co-feature of the evening pits Craig Richards, who has challenged for a world title and is on a three-fight winning streak, against Radivoje Kalajdzic, who recently won his best fight to date.
What's still developing
- The 10-round heavyweight bout will serve as the Zuffa Boxing 11 main event as the 27-year-old Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) brings his exciting style and rabid following to the ring against Pirotton (12-2, 6 KOs), a 6-foot-5 native of Belgium, who is coming off back-to-back stoppage wins.
- One of the more fun signings for Zuffa Boxing in its first year as a promotion will headline Saturday's return as "The Romford Bull" Johnny Fisher takes on Michael Pirotton inside London's Copper Box Arena.
- In June, Zuffa Boxing 07 emanated from the coastal British town of Bournemouth when cruiserweights Chris Billam-Smith and Ryan Rozicki put on a rousing slugfest.
- Pirotton, his background pedigree is nothing to be sniffed at.
- From what I have seen of Pirotton, he's quite negative, he keeps it long.
- Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Pirotton's never been put down, he's sparred with a lot of big-name fighters.
- A heavyweight back in the arena where he suffered his only defeat, a Belgian who has never been off his feet, and three ten-rounders underneath.
- Zuffa Boxing’s eleventh card is its first built around a British heavyweight, and it has chosen one with something to prove.
- Michael Pirotton does not carry much power, but no one has put him down in fourteen professional fights, so Fisher will have to earn the stoppage rather than be handed it.
- The full case for each man, the tale of the tape and the timeline of Fisher’s two fights with Allen are on the boxing hub.
- Both involve middleweights, one of them an all-British domestic fight, the other an unbeaten prospect against an opponent with one loss.
- ▮ a call with clear evidence behind it ▮ a close one that could fall either way Fisher by stoppage, somewhere between the fourth and the seventh Fisher, 14-1 with twelve stoppages, has not boxed since December.