Dennis McCann is seen as one of the best prospects in British boxing but he faces his toughest test to date when he goes in with Ionut Baluta this week.
The underrated Romanian upset Andrew Cain earlier this year and he'll be looking to do the same to McCann.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of McCann vs. Baluta.
McCann vs. Baluta fight date, start time
- Date: Friday, August 18
- Time: 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. ET
The event is set to get underway at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is McCann vs. Baluta?
- U.S.: TBA
- UK: TNT Sport
TNT Sport will broadcast the fight in the UK, while a U.S. broadcaster has not been announced at the time of writing.
Where is the McCann vs. Baluta fight?
The fight will take place at York Hall in London.
Dennis McCann record and bio
- Nationality: British
- Date of birth: January 8, 2001
- Height: 5' 7"
- Reach: N/A
- Total fights: 14
- Record: 14-0 (8 KOs)
Ionut Baluta record and bio
- Nationality: Romanian
- Date of birth: December 19, 1993
- Height: 5' 10"
- Reach: 73"
- Total fights: 20
- Record: 16-4 (4 KOs)
McCann vs. Baluta fight card
- Dennis McCann vs. Ionut Baluta; Super bantamweight
- Nathaniel Collins vs. Raza Hamza; For Collins' British featherweight title
- Ryan Garner vs. Juan Jesus Antunez; Super featherweight
- Raven Chapman vs. Lila dos Santos Furtado; Featherweight
- Umar Khan vs. Kevin Trana; Featherweight
- Khalid Ali vs. Nikola Stoyanov; Light middleweight
- Joel Kodua vs. Eligio Palacios; Light middleweight