ESPN+ set for boxing marathon from France and Mexico

Two separate boxing cards, from France and Mexico, will stream live on ESPN+ on Saturday.

The marathon will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET from Canopee Westfield Forum des Halles in Paris, where junior middleweight Bakary Samake, 16-0 (8 KOs), will meet Australian veteran Wade Ryan, 22-11-1 (8 KOs), in a 12-round fight.

Samake, a third-year pro, has scored unanimous decisions over Ahmed El Mousaoui and Julio Alamos in 2024. Ryan, a southpaw, is 2-0-1 in his past three fights and held Takeshi Inoue to a 12-round draw in March. Notably, Ryan knocked down Tim Tszyu in 2017 before losing a unanimous decision.

Additional Paris undercard bouts include: Mustapha Zaouche, 15-0 (5 KOs), vs Gregorio Marcano, 14-7-1 (12 KOs) in a super middleweight eight-rounder; Victor Yoka, 5-0 (2 KOs), vs Ali Yammouni, 14-17 (4 KOs) in a junior middleweight six-rounder; Morad Maizou, 2-0-1 (1 KO), vs Cesar Ignacio Paredes, 17-13-1 (5 KOs) in a junior lightweight six-rounder; and Pavel Yasmany Echaide Planche, 0-1, vs Julien Dimna, 0-3, in a welterweight six-rounder.

The action shifts at 9 p.m. ET to Plaza de Toros Calafia in Mexicali, Mexico, as former titleholder Elwin Soto, 21-3 (13 KOs), takes on Moises Caro, 11-3-3 (5 KOs), in a 10-round junior flyweight bout.

Soto held a junior flyweight belt from 2019-2021, making three successful defenses. Caro is coming off a disputed split decision loss to Miguel Nieblas Avendano in June.

Additional Mexicali undercard bouts include: Erik Robles, 15-2 (9 KOs) vs Misael Gracia, 15-5-3 (10 KOs) in a junior featherweight 10-rounder; Miguel Nieblas, 11-3 (6 KOs) vs Erick Gutierrez, 7-1 (3 KOs), in a flyweight eight-rounder; Alex Guillen, 8-1 (6 KOs), vs Abimael Cruz, 10-3-1 (8 KOs), in a junior welterweight eight-rounder; Andres Garcia, 6-0 (3 KOs), vs Jose Navarro Montanez, 6-1 (2 KOs), in a lightweight six-rounder.