During tonight’s SHOWTIME: SPECIAL EDITION, headlined by Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Reymart Gaballo and featuring the return of Jaron “Boots” Ennis, SHOWTIMEannounced its first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event of 2021. The event, which features six fighters with a combined record of 97-1, will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., days after the previously announced ShoBox event on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
In the main event on Jan. 23, SHOWTIMEwill deliver the long-awaited battle between undefeated junior featherweight stars Angelo Leo (20-0, 9 KOs) and Stephen Fulton (18-0, 8 KOs) for the WBO World Title that Leo captured in August when the two unbeaten 26-year-olds were originally set to meet.
The co-main event pits two undefeated super bantamweights, Raeese Aleem (17-0, 11 KOs) and Vic Pasillas (16-0, 9 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round fight. The telecast opener will feature rising prospect Rolando Romero (12-0, 10 KOs) against Justin Pauldo (14-1, 7 KOs) in a 12-round lightweight bout.
