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Fight Network Presents BKB: Rosado vs. Stevens LIVE this Saturday, April 4 at 10 p.m. ET T o r o n t o – F i g h t N e t w ork, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a stacked live edition of the popular Big Knockout Boxing series this Saturday, April 4 at 10 p.m. ET from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay, headlined by a BKB middleweight title fight as Philadelphia’s former WBO Intercontinental light middleweight champion Gabriel Rosado defends his title against Brooklyn’s former NABF middleweight kingpin Curtis Stevens. Fight Network’s broadcast of BKB: Rosado vs. Stevens will air live exclusively in Canada. The bill features four more title fights, as Chicago’s David Estrada takes on Russian Kurshid Abdullaev for the BKB junior middleweight title, California natives Javier Garcia and Jonathan Chicas throw down for the BKB welterweight title, San Jose native Anthony Johnson meets Colorado’s Joey Montoya for the BKB cruiserweight title, plus Las Vegas’ own Layla McCarter faces Australia’s Diana Prazak for the BKB women’s lightweight title. The star-studded bill also features Gabe Duluc vs. Antonio Canas, Jesus Soto Karass vs. Ed Paredes, Julian Pollard vs. Elijah McCall and Herbert Acevedo vs. William Hutchinson. Big Knockout Boxing is a revolutionary concept showcasing fights inside a pit with a 17-inch diameter, about half the size of a traditional boxing ring. With no ropes and no corners, there’s no choice but to engage. Quicker two-minute rounds leave no room for evasion strategies, plus sensors in the fighters’ gloves measure the speed and force of every punch they throw, so you can see the actual impact of every hook, jab and haymaker. The live broadcast of BKB: Rosado vs. Stevens at 10 p.m. ET will immediately follow an encore presentation of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night™: Mendes vs. Lamas Prelims from Fairfax, Virginia, which repeats at 8 p.m. ET following the live telecast at 11 a.m. ET. Also this Saturday, Enfusion Live 26 kickboxing emanates from The Hague, Netherlands live at 3 p.m. ET, headlined by a -60kg world championship showdown pitting Reda Narain against Tommy Dieckmann. For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit tv.fightnetwork.com and follow on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet..

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