Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata will be screened live on FITE TV & ESPN+
Live coverage from Laval, Canada, begins at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT / 12am GMT
WBC light flyweight world champion Kim Clavel will battle WBA queen Jessica Nery Plata this Friday, Jan. 13, at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec. It was scheduled for December 1, 2022, but had to be postponed due to Clavel coming down with the flu.
Undefeated champ Clavel hopes to make history to become the sport’s only Canadian-born unified world champion.
Kim, 31, won her WBC crown last year on July 29 in Montreal, defeating titleholder Yesenia Gomez by a 10-round wide unanimous decision at the Casino de Montreal. She became the second woman and the eighth GYM world champion. Local hero Clavel won the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2020 ESPY Awards after putting her boxing career on hold to return to nursing during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experienced Mexican Jessica won her title by dethroning former Argentine champion Yesica Bobb in Panama via split decision in a real pick'em fight where her relentless pressure and workrate just gave her the edge with the judges.
TV Channel / Live Stream
America: Clavel-Plata and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT / 12am GMT.
Canada: FITE, Bell, Shaw.
UK:FITE TV for $19.99 PPV / ESPN+
Main event ringwalks (approx): 10pm ET / 3am GMT (Saturday).
In other streaming action:
Mazlum Akdeniz (17-0, 8 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental Americas 140-pound belt against Mexican veteran Cristian Bielma (19-4-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder.
Welterweight prospect Marie Pier Houle (7-0-1, 2 KOs) looks to extend her winning streak to six against Marisol Moreno (6-3) in an eight-rounder.
Former Canadian amateur standout Eric Basran (2-0, 1 KO) will take on Juan Carlos Ramirez Garcia (4-2) in a six-round lightweight tilt.
Featherweight prospect Caroline Veyre (1-0), who represented Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, makes her second professional appearance against Estefania Gonzalez Franco in a six-rounder.
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Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata fight preview, predictions, betting odds
