THIS WEEKEND’S BOXING & MMA ON ESPN PLUS – (12/7/2019)

*For Immediate Release & Publish

Boxing/MMA Enthusiasts, 

Each week Real Combat Media will send you the upcoming fights on the ESPN PLUS App . ESPN Plus App is an app that will work on your smart TV or mobile devices, where you can purchase a monthly subscription for just $4.99 a month or sign up to a 7-day free trial to watch the best in boxing and MMA events each week.

The ESPN PLUS App is home to Top Rank Championship Boxing, Frank Warren UK Boxing and all of the UFC major events including the Dana White Contender Series, UFC PPV with all the behind the scenes content of your favorite UFC Fighters. If you have already purchased the ESPN PLUS App , you can use this as a weekly guide to organize your viewing schedule.

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ESPN PLUS BOXING

Presser Notes and Quotes: Emanuel Navarrete and Jerwin Ancajas Set for World Title Defenses in Puebla

Navarrete-Francisco Horta and Ancajas-Miguel Gonzalez to headline ESPN+ stream Saturday beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.

PUEBLA, Mexico (Dec. 5, 2019) — When it came time for the traditional post-press conference face-off, Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete smiled. He is excited to be home.

Navarrete (29-1, 25 KOs) will make his fourth WBO junior featherweight world title defense of 2019 Saturday against Francisco “Panchito” Horta (20-3-1, 10 KOs) from the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico (ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). Navarrete, who hails from San Juan Zitlaltepec, Distrito Federal, Mexico, won the world title from Isaac Dogboe last December and since taken the mantle as boxing’s most active world champion.

In the co-feature, Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas will make the eighth defense of his IBF junior bantamweight world title against Miguel Gonzalez. In the opening bout on the ESPN+ stream, three-time world title challenger Miguel Marriaga will battle Alfredo Mejia Vargas in an eight-rounder at featherweight.

The fighters went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference. This is what they had to say.

Emanuel Navarrete

“We are friends outside the ring, but I am sorry: Horta will pay for all the sacrifices that I have made during training camp. I am going to take it all out this Saturday on ‘Panchito.'”

“I’m just a few days away from completing my first year as world champion. I have to defend this belt that has cost me so much sacrifice, and I will not let anyone take it away from me. I can assure you that I will knock Horta out. That’s what I always try to do every time I get in the ring. He is the challenger, and I’m the champion, but I’m on the hunt. I’m going after Horta!”

Francisco Horta

“I think that a lot of people talk about Emanuel — and he deserves it — but that doesn’t worry me. I know what I have to do to come out victorious on Saturday.”

“I’m going to do my job, and I’m going to come out with my hand raised. On Sunday, everyone will know who I am.”

Jerwin Ancajas

“I’m excited to fight here in Mexico. We prepared very hard, and I’m looking forward to a great fight with Gonzalez.”

“I am one of the longest-reigning champions in boxing, and I don’t plan to end my reign yet. I will remain a world champion for a long time.”

Miguel Gonzalez

“I am prepared to do what I have to do to bring the world title to Chile. If I have to box, I will box. If I have to fight, I will fight. That title goes with me.”

ESPN+, Saturday, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Francisco Horta, 12 rounds, Navarrete’s WBO junior featherweight world title

Jerwin Ancajas vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 12 rounds, Ancajas’ IBF junior bantamweight world title

Miguel Marriaga vs. Alfredo Mejia Vargas, 8 rounds, featherweight

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ESPN PLUS MMA

Main Card features Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Prelim and Main fights live and on ESPN; Early Prelims on ESPN+

Early Prelims beginning at 5:45 p.m. ET; Pre- and Post Show exclusively on ESPN+

ESPN+ available on the ESPN App, ESPN.com and connected TV devices.

UFC Fight Night on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik in
Washington, D.C. airs on ESPN this Saturday, December 7, with Early Prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 5:45 p.m. ET from Capital One Arena. The main event brings the Octagon back to Washington, D.C. for the first time in eight years for a hard-hitting heavyweight matchup between Alistair Overeem (45-17-0) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (9-0-0). UFC Live returns to ESPN2 on Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET, providing fans with exclusive takes on the biggest news, stars and stories tailored to UFC Fight Night. In addition, every single fight on the card will be available for individual fight-by-fight replay on ESPN+.

The Washington, D.C. event will be dubbed “Fight Like Hell” Night in honor of ESPN’s Stuart Scott. ESPN and UFC will dedicate the fight to the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund, which supports groundbreaking minority cancer research. An iconic SportsCenter anchor, Scott was an avid UFC fan and even trained mixed martial arts during his cancer treatments. “Fight Like Hell” Night will also feature Stuart Scott-related content all throughout the night.

The main card event features a heavyweight throw down between former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and Suriname’s Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Rozenstruik will be making a quick turnaround after his UFC 244 win over former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski on November 2, however he’s already 3-0 with three knockouts to start his UFC career and shows no signs of slowing down. Overeem is coming into the fight with two straight wins and heaps of experience looking to stop Rozenstruik’s roll.

The co-main event features a strawweight matchup between top-10 contenders as unbeaten Marina Rodriguez (12-0-1) takes on Cynthia Calvillo (8-1-0)

9PM Main Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Co-Main Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Undercard Stefan Struve vs. Ben Rothwell
Undercard Aspen Ladd vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Undercard Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong
Undercard Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon

7 p.m. Feature Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means
Undercard Billy Quarantillo vs. Chris Fishgold
Undercard Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles
Undercard Joseph Solecki vs. Matt Wiman

5:45 p.m. Feature Livinha Souza vs. Virna Jandiroba
Undercard Makhumud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith