The world title bout between Terri Harper and Natalie Zimmermann on Friday, Might 23 kicks off the fourth Struggle Weekend of the month. Two extra world titles are on the road on Saturday, Might 24, as Angelo Leo faces Tomoki Kameda and Pedro Taduran meets Ginjiro Shigeoka in a rematch.
Additionally on Saturday, Might 25, former champion Josh Taylor returns to the ring in opposition to Ekow Essuman. Plus, AEW Double or Nothing 2025 airs stay on Sunday, Might 25. So right here’s what’s on:
Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmermann
Terri Harper faces Natalie Zimmermann on Friday, Might 23 at Eco-Energy Stadium in Doncaster, England. The pair sq. off in a 10-round bout with Harper’s WBO light-weight title at stake.
Native three-weight champion Harper (15-2-2, 6 KOs) makes the primary protection of the belt she claimed in opposition to Rhiannon Dixon by unanimous choice final September. Unbeaten Zimmermann (13-0, 3 KOs) of Germany fights for her first main belt following two profitable outings final 12 months.
On the Harper vs Zimmermann undercard are two bouts at light-weight, as Maxi Hughes (28-7-2, 6 KOs) meets Archie Sharp (25-1, 9 KOs), and Reece Mould (20-3, 6 KOs) takes on Lewis Sylvester (15-1, 4 KOs). Plus, Tysie Gallagher (9-2) battles Ebonie Jones (6-0-1) at tremendous bantamweight, and Jimmy Joe Flint (15-2-2, 3 KOs) goes up in opposition to Haithem Laamouz (20-2, 9 KOs) at tremendous light-weight.
Harper vs Zimmermann airs stay on DAZN. The beginning time within the U.S. is 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT. The native begin time within the UK is 6:00 pm BST.
Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda
Angelo Leo faces Tomoki Kameda on Saturday, Might 24 at INTEX Osaka in Osaka, Japan. The competition headlines the “3150 x Lushbomu vol.6” occasion.
Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) of Albuquerque, New Mexico makes the primary protection of his IBF featherweight title that he claimed by knockout within the tenth spherical in opposition to Luis Alberto Lopez final August. Former WBO bantamweight champion Kameda (42-4, 23 KOs) of Japan appears to be like to change into champion in his second world class.
The co-main occasion is a championship rematch between present IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran (17-4-1, 13 KOs) and former champion Ginjiro Shigeoka (11-1, 9 KOs). Filipino Taduran dethroned Japan’s Shigeoka of their first struggle final July by TKO within the ninth spherical.
Leo vs Kameda airs stay on Abema TV in Japan. A VPN service, akin to ExpressVPN, is perhaps useful to stream from a distinct location. The U.S. broadcast is but to be confirmed, with ProBox TV doubtlessly to stream the struggle. The anticipated begin time is 4:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM PT.
Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman
Josh Taylor faces Ekow Essuman on the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, Might 24. The pair sq. off in a welterweight bout scheduled for 10 rounds. The vacant WBO Worldwide title is on the road.
Former undisputed tremendous light-weight champion Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs) of Scotland makes his 147-pound debut and appears to rebound from two defeats in opposition to Jack Catterall and Teofimo Lopez. Essuman (21-1, 8 KOs) of Botswana defeated Ben Vaughan by majority choice final November, to retain his WBO European belt and earn his second win in a row.
On the Taylor vs Essuman undercard, Nathaniel Collins (15-0, 7 KOs) faces Lee McGregor (15-1-1, 11 KOs) in an all-Scottish bout at featherweight. Aloys Youmbi (9-1, 8 KOs) of England and David Jamieson (13-3, 10 KOs) of Scotland conflict at cruiserweight. Unbeaten Slovak Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) meets Mike Balogun (21-1, 16 KOs) of Washington, D.C. at heavyweight. Native Aston Brown (7-0, 2 KOs) takes on Reece Porter (5-0, 3 KOs) at middleweight.
Taylor vs Essuman airs stay on DAZN. The beginning time within the U.S. is 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT. The native begin time within the UK is 7:00 pm BST.
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
The annual AEW Double or Nothing 2025 takes place at Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, Might 25. The match card is headlined by the Owen Hart Basis Males’s and Girls’s Tournaments Finals, as Will Ospreay faces “Hangman” Adam Web page, and Mercedes Mone takes on Jamie Hayter.
Additionally on the night time, The Damage Syndicate defend their AEW World Tag Staff Championship in opposition to The Sons of Texas. “Timeless” Toni Storm defends her AEW Girls’s World Championship in opposition to Mina Shirakawa. Plus, FTR’s Money Wheeler and Dax Harwood go up in opposition to Daniel Garcia and Nigel McGuinness in a Tag Staff match.
AEW Double or Nothing 2025 airs stay on PPV.com. The beginning time is 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.
Moreover, try the total record of upcoming occasions featured on FIGHTMAG Schedule. This week additionally consists of AEW Dynamite, happening on the Rio Rancho Occasions Heart in Albuquerque, NM, on Wednesday, Might 21, alongside a particular taping of AEW Collision.
