ESPN3 will present exclusive live coverage in the U.S. of the 12-round WBA Super Bantamweight title bout between Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KOs) and Yoandris Salinas (20-0-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The card, from London’s O2 Arena, will also include the professional debut of British Heavyweight and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua.
“ESPN3 provides a great opportunity to provide boxing fans with easy access to world-class fights that previously would not have been shown in the United States,” said Brian Kweder, senior director of programming and acquisitions at ESPN. “We are happy to feature this world title matchup on ESPN3.”
Schedule:
Date
Time (ET)
Match
Location
Networks
Sat, Oct. 5
3:30 p.m.
Anthony Joshua (pro debut) vs. Emanuele Leo (8-0, 3 KOs), 6–rounds, Heavyweights
WBA Junior Featherweight Title: Scott Quigg (26-0-1, 19 KOs) vs. Yoandris Salinas (20-0-1, 13 KOs), 12-rounds, Super Bantamweights
O2 Arena, London
ESPN3
*Schedule subject to change
About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and Apple TV. The network is currently available to more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational and on-base military networks.
