LEGENDARY FIGHTERS REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT, BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOXERS WITH THE SIGNING OF CESAR “THE GREAT” QUIÑONEZ

QUIÑONEZ SET TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT ON THEJAN. 17 BERMANE STIVERNE VS. DEONTAY WILDER UNDERCARD

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 9) – Pwomosyon Boy Golden has teamed up with Fernando Vargas to sign exciting new junior welterweight fighter Cesar “Great a” Quiñonez.

Quiñonez is the first fighter from former world champion Fernando “Feroz” Vargas’ boxing gym Feroz Fight Factory to turn professional, and is managed by the late singer Jenni Rivera’s manager Pete Salgado. Quiñonez is now set to make his professional debut on the undercard of the highly anticipated heavyweight battle between current WBC Heavyweight World ChampionBermane “B. Pwodwi” Stiverne and mandatory challenger and knockout sensation Deontay “The Bronze Bomer” Wilder sou Samdi, Jan. 17 nan Grand nan mgm nan Las Vegas.

“I’m excited to welcome the talented Cesar ‘The Great’ Quiñonez to Golden Boy Promotions,” di Oscar De La oya, Fondatè ak Prezidan Pwomosyon Boy Golden. “The Golden Boy family continues to grow with the addition of up and coming talent with great potential like Cesar Quiñonez. I’m proud to have his debut on Janvye 17 at the MGM Grand be under the Golden Boy Promotions banner.”

Fernando Vargas has had much success with Feroz Fight Factory transitioning into the professional boxing world with Quiñonez at the helm. The former world champion also has a history with Oscar De La Hoya, fighting the “Golden Boy” nan 2002 for a title unification bout in the super welterweight division. Vargas also fought against Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campus, Raul “El Diamante” Marquez, Ronald “Winky” Wright and Ike “Bazouka” Quartey.

“I’m excited for my future as a trainer and I also look forward to working with Oscar and Golden Boy Promotions,” Di Vargas. “I have a lot of great talent that I know will become world champions in the years to come!”

“It is truly a blessing to be signed by Golden Boy Promotions,” said Quiñonez. “I am very excited they’ve given me this opportunity to display my talents alongside my trainer Fernando Vargas. I’ve always looked up to Fernando growing up watching him fight, he is a great trainer. I’ve learned many things from him and we are ready to show the world what we can do.”

Quiñonez of Las Vegas has been making himself known in the boxing world since he first joined Feroz Fight Factory in 2013. With an amateur record of 74-4 and four national titles, Cesar has had the opportunity to work directly with Vargas and sparring with four-time female world champion Hollie Dunaway and former world champion Billy “Kid an” Dib. He hopes to make an explosive entrance in his professional debut at the MGM Grand Garden Arena pwochen Samdi lannwit.

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“RETURN nan tout bèl pouvwa”: STIVERNE VS. WILDER, yon batay 12-wonn pou WBC lour Championship ap pran plas Stiverne a Samdi, Jan. 17 nan mgm Grand Jaden Arena a nan Las Vegas, se ko-ankouraje pa Don wa Productions ak Pwomosyon Boy Golden. In the 12-round co-feature, envenku WBC Super bantamweight Mondyal Champion Leo Santa Cruz defan kont Jezi Ruiz ak undefeated Amir mwen satisfè Fidel Maldonado Jr. nan yon 10-wonn super ki lejè bout. Evènman an pral pran plas nan mgm Grand Jaden Arena a nan Las Vegas, Nev., epi yo pral nan lè ap viv sou chotim^® (10:00 p.m. AK/ 7:00 p.m. PT). Difuze nan ap disponib tou nan lang Panyòl via pwogram odyo segondè (SAP). Epizod Preliminè yo pral televize ap viv sou chotim EXTREME (8:00 p.m. AK/PT, reta nan Kòt Lwès la).

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