Ring City USA is back tonight from Salinas, Puerto Rico, featuring a renewal of the Mexico vs Puerto Rico rivalry in the 10-round lightweight main event, as Alberto Machado faces Angel Fierro.
Fights start at 6:30 pm ET streaming for free on Twitch (which is also how international viewers can watch the full card), and the main card goes live at 9 pm ET on NBCSN. We’ll have fight-by-fight results as they come in, plus live discussion and commentary in the comments section below.
Puerto Rico’s Machado is a former 130-pound titlist looking to become a contender at 135, while Fierro is on on pretty short notice and looking to make a big mark of his own with what would be an upset if he can pull off the win.
How to Watch Ring City USA: Machado vs Fierro
Date: Thursday, Mar. 18 | Start Time: 9:00 pm ET (Main) / 6:30 pm ET (Undercard)
Location: Albergue Olimpico – Salinas, Puerto Rico
TV: NBCSN | Streaming: Twitch (Undercard)
Online Coverage: BadLeftHook.com
The show will also feature bantamweights Jose Martinez and Israel Gonzalez in the co-feature, plus Irish light heavyweight Joe Ward looking to avenge his L against Marco Delgado, who got his hand raised when Ward suffered a knee injury in his pro debut.
The prelims portion will feature a return for Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo taking on Alma Ibarra, plus former flyweight titlist Angel “Tito” Acosta returning in a junior bantamweight bout, and prospects Jose Roman and Edwin Valentin in action.
Undercard (Twitch, 6:30 pm ET)
- Maricela Cornejo (13-4, 5 KO) vs Alma Ibarra (7-1, 4 KO), middleweights, 8 rounds
- Angel Acosta (21-2, 21 KO) vs Gilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 KO), junior bantamweights, 8 rounds
- Jose Roman (10-0, 5 KO) vs Roque Junco (10-7-1, 6 KO), welterweights, 8 rounds
- Edwin Valentin (9-0, 8 KO) vs Hector Marengo (7-14-4, 4 KO), lightweights, 6 rounds
Main Card (NBCSN, 9:00 pm ET)
- Alberto Machado (22-2, 18 KO) vs Angel Fierro (17-1-1, 13 KO), lightweights, 10 rounds
- Jose Martinez (21-1-2, 14 KO) vs Israel Gonzalez (26-4, 11 KO), bantamweights, 10 rounds
- Joe Ward (2-1, 2 KO) vs Marco Delgado (7-1, 5 KO), rematch, light heavyweights, 6 rounds