Raul Curiel vs. Jordan Panthen: How to watch, date, ringwalks, undercard, prediction, odds

Tonight - Friday, Januay 16 - Golden Boy stages its first fight card of 2026, with a main event that has suffered a late twist.

Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel were meant to be meeting in a long-awaited rematch, however Rocha was forced to pull out due to illness. 

Curiel's manager Frank Espinoza told The Ring: "Raul and Alexis had a faceoff at the events center on Wednesday around 5.00pm. Then Alexis Rocha got sick while he was in the process of cutting weight [afterwards] and went to the hospital, we were told."

Jordan Panthen now steps in, having suffered his one and only career loss last time out, for a 158-pound catchweight clash.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Curiel vs. Panthen 

Curiel vs. Panthen fight date, start time

Curiel vs. Panthen will take place on  Friday, January 16   at the Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs ,  Palm Desert , with the whole card set to be shown live on DAZN .

DAZN's live coverage will begin at 8pm ET , with the ringwalks for the main event are scheduled for 11pm ET . These timings are subject to change.

• Date : Friday, January 16
• Time : 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 1am GMT (Saturday)
• Curiel vs. Panthen main event ringwalks (approx) : 11pm ET / 8pm PT / 4am GMT (Saturday)

Curiel vs. Panthen fight card

• Raul Curiel vs Jordan Panthen ; 158-pound catchweight 
• Manuel Flores vs. Jorge Chavez ; Super bantamweight
• Joel Iriarte vs. Jireh De Los Santos ; Welterweight
• Rusian Abdulaev vs. Eduardo Abreu ; Super lightweight
• Cayden Griffiths vs. Lesther Espino ; Welterweight

How to watch Curiel?

Curiel vs. Panthen the whole fight card is live on DAZN worldwide via a DAZN subscription.

If you are not currently a DAZN member, then monthly and annual subscription options are available to watch over 185 fights a year across boxing, bare knuckle boxing, MMA and kickboxing.

An Annual Super Saver subscription  is a one-off payment of £119.99 / $224.99 for 12-months access (£15.99 / $20.99 per month if paying in monthly instalments). 

A Monthly Flexible pass, which can be cancelled at any time, is £25.99 / $30.99 per month. For prices in your country and to sign up,  click here .

You can watch the fight via the DAZN App, available on smart TVs, phones, tablets, streaming devices, games consoles and web browsers.

If you do not have the App already then just follow these instructions....

• Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
• On a laptop or PC,  visit www.DAZN.com/home
• Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
• Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google or Facebook options
• You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
• Then find the XXXX page and click 'buy now'

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DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription package includes a minimum of 12 PPV's a year, on top of the regular 185 fight nights offering.  That means you would not need to purchase PPVs individually at an extra cost. 

U.S. customers can sign up for Ultimate Tier now for  $44.99 per month.  UK customers can subscribe for 24.99 per month .

Based on buying 12 PPV's per year, having a Ultimate Tier subscription instead can save £320 / $535 a year**. 

**Savings calculated by comparing 12 months of DAZN Monthly Flex plus 12 pay-per-view events per year against 12 months of DAZN Ultimate at launch price.

Where is the Curiel vs. Panthen fight?

The fight is set to be held at the   Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs , in Palm Desert , California . 

The arena has a capacity of 11,000.