Luis Nery

Former two-weight world champion Luis Nery looks to take a step towards another world title shot when he takes on Armenia's Azat Hovhannisyan.

Keith Thurman goes up against Mario Barrios in a scheduled 12-round welterweight bout from Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.

IBF welterweight world Champion Errol Spence Jr. (24-0, 21 KOs) will defend his belt against four-division world champion and current WBC lightweight titlist Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs), who will move up two weight divisions to go for a world title in a fifth division in a meeting between two of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound best in the world.

Naoya "The Monster" Inoue defends his undisputed junior featherweight world title against former two-division world champion Luis "Pantera" Nery at the Tokyo Dome.

Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman Date: Sat, Jul 20 • 11:00 PM GMT+2 Location: Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Shinsuke Yamanaka vs. Luis Nery took place on August 15, 2017, at Shimadzu Arena in Kyoto, Japan, promoted by Teiken Promotions. This boxing showcase features Shinsuke Yamanaka defending his WBC Bantamweight title against Luis Nery in a 12-round main event. Yamanaka, with a record of 27-0-2 (19 KOs), enters on a 13-fight title defense streak, while Nery, an undefeated 23-0 (17 KOs), aims to claim his first world championship. The undercard includes Kenshiro Teraji vs. Ganigan Lopez for the WBC Light Flyweight title and Daigo Higa vs. Nobuo Nashiro for the WBC Flyweight title.

Luis Nery is fighting for the first time since his sixth-round stoppage loss to Naoya Inoue last May for the undisputed junior featherweight championship. The Kameda fight is Nery’s first in his hometown since October 2022, when he stopped David Carmona in three rounds. Kameda, of Osaka, Japan, is riding an 8-0-1 streak but is fighting for the first time outside of his home country. The 26-year-old Kameda is four years younger than Nery, a former WBC bantamweight and junior featherweight titleholder.

Luis Nery is set to face the challenge of Jesus Ruiz on Saturday 1st October 2022 at Plaza Monumental in Tijuana.