On Saturday night, Showtime Boxing will televise its last show, and the event will take place at The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. WBA super middleweight champion David Morrell (9-0, 8 KOs) will take on Sena Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs) in a matchup that doesn’t appear to serve as any threat to the Cuban champion.
Morrell made quick work of Yamaguchi Falcao in April, which gave the 25-year-old champion only one round of fighting this year. Although he has consistently called out interim WBC champion David Benavidez, there doesn’t appear to be too much interest in that fight just yet, even though Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Boxing, has said in a few interviews that he has a signed contract for the two to fight. Morrell is the division's future but will have to wait a little longer before getting the big fight he craves.
In his PBC on FS1 debut, the highly touted Cuban amateur @OsvaryJ picked up right where he left off, knocking out Quinton Rankin in his 2nd professional bout by RD2 KO.
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) December 11, 2023
Morrell returns to the ring this Saturday on @ShowtimeBoxing. #MorrellAgbeko pic.twitter.com/mlCQXmvD22
Agbeko is 31, and a fighter matched up with Morrell to give him some rounds. Although he won his October fight by second-round TKO last year, he went the distance with Isaiah Steen, and nine rounds with Winfred Harris Jr. Agebko has only allowed six of his wins to go the distance. He may try to take advantage of the less experienced Morrell to win the fight and get the WBA title.
DAVID MORRELL VS. SENA AGBEKO PREDICTION
Morrell is coming into his own, and it’s only fitting that the future closes Showtime’s doors as we head into 2024. It will take some rounds for Morrell to break down Agbeko, but he will stop him around the eighth round.
Who will come out on 🔝?
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) December 12, 2023
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DAVID MORRELL VS. SENA AGBEKO BETTING ODDS
Per BetOnline.ag, David Morrell is the favorite at -3300, and Sena Agbeko is the underdog at +1200.
David Morrell: TKO/KO -475; Decision +300
Draw: +2500
Sena Agbeko: TKO/KO +1800; Decision +2500
DAVID MORRELL VS. SENA AGBEKO FIGHT DATE, START TIME
- Date: Saturday, December 16
- Time: 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET/ 8:00 p.m. PT
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
🚨 On Saturday 12/16, WBA 168-lb World Champ @OsvaryJ will battle KO artist @SenaAgbeko, live on @ShowtimeBoxing from @ArmoryMn.#MorrellAgbeko fight night and ticket details: https://t.co/2DNkEzAosr pic.twitter.com/quo90v1Ofy
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) December 8, 2023
WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS DAVID MORRELL VS. SENA AGBEKO?
- U.S.: Showtime
- UK: TBA
DAVID MORRELL VS. SENA AGBEKO FIGHT CARD
- David Morrell vs. Sena Agbeko; Super middleweight
- Chris Colbert vs. Jose Valenzuela; Lightweight
- Julio Cesar Martinez vs. Angelino Cordova; For Martinez's WBC world flyweight title
- Robert Guerrero vs. Andre Berto; Welterweight
- Alberto Puello vs. Ector Madera; Super lightweight
- Kyrone Davis vs. Cruse Stewart; Middleweight
- Michael Angeletti vs. Angel Antonio Contreras; Bantamweight
- Shawn McCalman vs. Cristian Olivas; Super middleweight
- Joseph Spencer vs. Marcelo Fabian Bzowski; Middleweight
- Charles Harris Jr. vs. Marlin Sims; Lightweight
- Lawrence King vs. Alex Theran; Light heavyweight
- Jose Chollet vs. Lyle McFarlane; Super lightweight
- John Easter vs. TBA; Super middleweight
