Sam Goodman v Cesar Veca: Live updates, results and how to watch

News.com.au

14-05-2025

The Sam Goodman comeback card has been rocked with a fight day pull out, leaving rising Sydney star Ahmad Reda without an opponent for tonight's event at the Hordern Pavilion.
The popular Reda was due to fight Newcastle's Patrick Lilly on the undercard, but Lilly pulled out of the bout late on Tuesday night after a disagreement over weight.
Initially the bout was scheduled to take place at 60.5kg, but Reda's team informed event promoters No Limit that he wouldn't be able to get that low on short notice.
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After missing weight by 1.2kg on Tuesday afternoon, Reda and Lilly's team agreed to fight at 61kg instead, with Reda to forfeit 30 per cent of his purse.
In dramatic scenes, Reda used a sauna at the Sydney Football Stadium for two hours and eventually tipped the scales at 60.89kg.
'That was the best he could do,' Reda's manager, Pete Mitrevski said.
'We shook hands with the coach on 61kg, and he went to the Football Stadium and sat in a sauna for two hours.
'He came back looking like a jockey, but he made the weight.
'Then we found out at 10pm last night that they've gone back up to Newcastle.'
As of Wednesday morning, No Limit was still searching for a replacement opponent for Reda to keep him on the card.
A win over Lilly would have seen the 22-year-old lock in an Australian lightweight title fight with dangerous Brisbane-based boxer Billy Polkinghorn.
The winner of that fight would have likely fought Harry Garside, who makes his professional boxing comeback tonight.
The fight is a pay-per-view and can be bought on Main Event of Kayo Sports here.
What time are Harry Garside and Sam Goodman fighting?
Expect Harry Garside to step into the ring against Charlie Bell at around 9pm.
Goodman will fight Vaca any time from 9:30 to 10pm.