Pedro Taduran defends IBF minimumweight title vs unbeaten Brandon Moreno in Albuquerque

Pedro Taduran will defend his IBF minimumweight (105-pound) title against undefeated Spanish mandatory challenger Brandon Moreno on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to FightNews, FIGHTMAG and MiddleEasy. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds and headlines the early Wynn Records Network portion of a Salita Promotions and Legacy Boxing show that later shifts to DAZN for Abraham Perez vs Yankiel Rivera.

This Brandon Moreno is the Madrid boxer (16-0, 5 KOs), not UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Salita Promotions and Wynn Records positioned the title fight as the first men's world championship bout on the new Wynn Records Network platform, with a Philippines-friendly pricing push for domestic fans.

Broadcast and card structure

According to FightNews and the Salita Promotions announcement cited by MiddleEasy, Taduran vs Moreno streams on Wynn Records Network beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. MT. A separate four-fight DAZN Big Time Boxing main card then starts at 8 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. MT from the same Albuquerque venue, headlined by hometown interim WBA flyweight titleholder Abraham Perez (15-0, 7 KOs) making a first defense against Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera (8-1-1, 4 KOs).

FightNews also listed early Wynn Records support bouts including undefeated super middleweight prospect Da'Velle Smith vs Bruno Polo Ruiz, a Josh Torres vs Jose Luis Sanchez welterweight rematch, and Jose Nieves in a six-round promotional debut. The later DAZN portion, per MiddleEasy and ESPN's boxing schedule, also features Atif Oberlton vs Deon Nicholson and Pryce Taylor vs Tsotne Rogava among other matchups.

Taduran's title run and the Collazo context

Taduran (20-4-1, 14 KOs), a southpaw from the Philippines and the country's only current men's world champion per FightNews, reclaimed the IBF belt with a ninth-round TKO of Ginjiro Shigeoka in 2024, then retained it in a 2025 rematch and subsequent defenses including a seventh-round knockout of Gustavo Perez Alvarez in Temecula, California, in April. Promoters and FightNews frame Saturday as his fourth defense of the current reign.

MiddleEasy notes the American date followed earlier plans for a Spain venue that fell through, with Taduran preparing at Knuckleheads Boxing Gym in Las Vegas after camp work in the Philippines. The assignment comes days after Oscar Collazo vacated the WBO minimumweight title on November 2, elevating Ryusei Matsumoto to full champion — a separate sanctioning body's belt from the IBF strap Taduran is defending, though FightNews said Taduran had been targeting a Collazo unification into 2027.

Moreno's first world title shot

Moreno, 33, is the IBF's No. 4-rated 105-pounder and mandatory challenger. FightNews and FIGHTMAG say he is making his first fight outside Spain as a professional and aims to become Spain's first world champion since Kiko Martinez held the IBF featherweight title in 2022. He has held regional hardware including the WBC Latino belt and most recently won a unanimous decision over Reyneris Gutierrez in Madrid in June.

"I'm very excited that I am making my second appearance in the United States defending my IBF World Title against my mandatory challenger Brandon Moreno," Taduran said in the FightNews release. Moreno called the opportunity "a dream come true" and said Saturday would be "my big night," adding that he wants to bring a title back to Spain.

Salita Promotions president Dmitriy Salita said the Albuquerque card pairs the Filipino champion with an unbeaten mandatory while also showcasing prospects such as Smith and Nieves. Tickets are listed via Ticketmaster; Wynn Records Network viewing is available at watch.wynnrecordsnetwork.com and connected TV/mobile apps, with the DAZN main card following later the same night.