Italian contender Francesco Grandelli will sq. off towards Spain’s Cristobal Lorente within the 12-round essential occasion for Lorente’s European Union featherweight crown this Friday, Dec. 13, at the Palazzetto Dello Sport Carbonia in Carbonia, Italy.
Grandelli-Lorente and undercard bouts will stream reside and solely within the U.S. on ESPN+ beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Grandelli (18-3-2, 4 KOs) rebounded from his 2023 loss to Mauro Forte with a call win over Emiliano Salvini that July and a second-round stoppage of then-unbeaten Stefan Voda in December. The 30-year-old returns residence following a call defeat versus Scotsman Nathaniel Collins on enemy turf in Might. Lorente (19-0-1, 8 KOs) is an eight-year professional coming off a breakout efficiency towards Forte, defeating him by way of 12-round majority choice in July to assert the European Union title.
In different streaming motion from Carbonia, Italy, Fabio Turchi (23-3, 16 KOs) vs. Viktar Chvarkou (5-18, 3 KOs), 6 Rounds, Cruiserweights. Patrick Cappai (11-0, 2 KOs) vs. Tasha Mjuaji (17-12-3, 5 KOs), 6 Rounds, Featherweights. Stefano Lai (5-0, 1 KOs) vs. Sebastiano Argiolas (4-1, 3 KOs), 6 Rounds, Junior Middleweights.
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