Ben Whittaker Fights Conor Wallace in Birmingham Boxing Match
On October 1, 2026, boxing fans face a crowded global schedule featuring British light heavyweight contender Ben Whittaker taking on Conor Wallace in Birmingham, England, and Mexico’s Jose Luis Russell Regalado squaring off against Rene Calixto in Hermosillo.
Ben Whittaker Headlines Birmingham Matchroom Card Against Conor Wallace
Whittaker enters the ring ranked as a top-four contender in three of the major sanctioning bodies. His opponent, Australian southpaw Conor Wallace, stands as the No. 2-ranked contender for both the IBF and WBO, creating a clear path for the winner to claim a title-contending frontrunner position.
The co-main event features British junior middleweight champion Bilal Fawaz defending his title against 26-year-old Eithan James. James holds a 12-2 record and carries a three-fight win streak into the ring following a knockout loss to Constantin Ursu in March 2025. The undercard spans nine bouts, featuring flyweights Sean Bruce and Hamza Uddin in a 12-round contest, alongside super featherweights Ibrahim Silaimaan and Sonny Hardy.
Jose Luis Russell Regalado and Rene Calixto Clash in Hermosillo
Concurrent with the action in the United Kingdom, Mexican boxing fans turn their attention to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, where Box Televisa broadcasts a stacked card headlined by Jose Luis Russell Regalado and Rene Calixto, according to Sports Illustrated. Calixto, holding a 24-2-1 record, returns following a unanimous decision loss to IBF flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki in June. His last four outings reflect a 1-2-1 record, with every setback occurring in world title fights.
Opposing Calixto is 19-1 Tijuana native Jose Luis Russell Regalado, who brings a 68 percent knockout rate compared to Calixto’s 42 percent mark. Regalado secured a seventh-round technical knockout over Mario Salvador Gutierrez Gomes in April. The co-main event in Hermosillo features a WBC women’s international super flyweight title bout between Fernanda Denisse Monge Amaro and Naylea Gil Sanabia. Amaro enters the matchup with an undefeated 3-0 record against Sanabia, who holds an 11-5-3 mark.
Zuffa Boxing 11 and Misfits Cards Offer Alternative Bouts
The co-main event featured former light heavyweight world title challenger Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic facing Craig ‘Spider’ Richards, with Kalajdzic coming off a knockout win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk from January.
Running concurrently in the United Kingdom, Queensberry Promotions staged its ‘Homestretch’ event featuring featherweights Liam Davies and Nathaniel Collins for the EBU European 126-pound title. Later in the rotation, Misfits Boxing hosted a card at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida, broadcast on DAZN. That event featured former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo facing actor Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton in a six-round welterweight bout after Nurideen ‘Deen the Great’ Shabazz withdrew, alongside Tony Ferguson defending the MFB middleweight title against Mahmoud Sebie.
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