Berchelt-Nakathila undercard lineup
Welterweight U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson and Puerto Rican junior featherweight contender Carlos “Purin” Caraballo will see action on the Miguel Berchelt-Jeremiah Nakathila undercard Saturday, March 26 in the Events Center at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Johnson (2-0, 1 KO) will face an opponent to be named in a six-rounder, while Caraballo (14-1, 14 KOs) hopes to bounce back from his first career defeat against Luis Fernando Saavedra (9-6, 3 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
Berchelt-Nakathila and a 10-round featherweight battle between Jose Enrique Vivas and Eduardo Baez will be televised live on ESPN. Undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+.
In other undercard action:
Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas (19-2, 9 KOs) will fight an opponent to be named in an eight-round junior welterweight tilt. Vargas was one of the division’s rising contenders until a stunning first-round KO loss to Jose “Chon” Zepeda last October in New York City.
Featherweight Haven Brady Jr. (5-0, 3 KOs), the one-time U.S. amateur star, aims to notch his second victory of 2022 against veteran Jose Argel (8-2, 2 KOs).
Light heavyweight prospect Dante Benjamin Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), fresh off a first-round knockout in his professional debut, will face fellow unbeaten Kevin Johnson (2-0, 1 KO).
Arturo Cardenas (2-0, 2 KOs), a junior featherweight knockout artist who trains out of the world-famous Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside, California, will fight Juan Hernandez Martinez (2-0) in a four-rounder.
Adrian Serrano, a 17-year-old lightweight, will make his pro debut in a four-rounder against Estevan Partida (0-1).
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