(July 17, 2024) — After their first matchup ended in a draw, British middleweight champion Nathan Heaney and contender Brad Pauls will meet again this Saturday, July 20, in the 12-round main event from Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. Heaney and Pauls fought four months ago at the same venue in a highly pitched battle and look to break the deadlock.
 
Promoted by Queensberry Promotions, Heaney-Pauls II and additional undercard action will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. 
 
Heaney (18-0-1, 6 KOs), a six-year pro, notched his best win last November by capturing the British middleweight crown with a 12-round majority decision over former world title challenger Denzel Bentley. The 35-year-old is ranked No. 5 by the WBO and the WBA. Pauls (18-1-1, 10 KOs) entered the paid ranks in 2015 and went 16-0 before his first pro setback, a 10-round decision defeat to Tyler Denny in February 2023. He returned with a points verdict over Patryk Polasik last April and an eighth-round stoppage over Mitchell Frearson in September.
 
In other streaming action from Birmingham:
 
Ashley Lane (18-10-2, 3 KOs) vs. Andrew Cain (11-1, 10 KOs), 12 Rounds, Lane’s British and Commonwealth Bantamweight Titles
 
Chantelle Cameron (18-1, 8 KOs) vs. Elhem Mekhaled (17-2, 3 KOs), 10 Rounds, Vacant WBC Interim Junior Welterweight Title
 
Solomon Dacres (8-0, 2 KOs) vs. Michael Webster 2 (10-1, 6 KOs), 10 Rounds, Dacres’ English Heavyweight Title
 
Ezra Taylor (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Carlos Alberto Lamela (8-3, 5 KOs), 10 Rounds, Vacant WBC International Light Heavyweight Title
 
Owen Cooper (10-0, 4 KOs) vs. Ekow Essuman (19-1, 7 KOs), 10 Rounds, Cooper’s English and WBO European Welterweight Titles
 
Zach Parker (24-1, 17 KOs) vs. Jack Arnfield (26-3, 6 KOs), 10 Rounds, Light Heavyweights