CANCUN, Мексика / Лас-Вегас (Липня 18, 2016) – The next edition of “Cancun Boxing,” presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing in association with Neon Star Media, транслюватиметься П'ятниця, Липня 22 на 9:30 p.m. І / 6:30 p.m. PT на CBS Sports Network from Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex in Cancun, Мексика. Encore presentations are scheduled forСубота, Липня 23 на 11 p.m. І / 8 p.m. PT і Субота, Липня 30 на 2 a.m. І / 11 p.m. PT.

Hall-of-Famer announcers Jim “JR” Ross і Аль Бернштейна handle blow-by-blow and color commentary, відповідно, from ringside.

Подія, which took place June 4, 2016, is the first in the “Cancun Boxing” series that will air on CBS Sports Network in 2016. Grand Oasis Cancun and Hotel Complex, Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort, will play host to all events in the series.

Mexico’s 3-time world super flyweight champion Cristian “El Diamante” Mijares (53-8-2, 26 КО) took on his fellow countryman, непереможеним Andres “Jaguarito” Гутьєррес (34-0-1, 24 КО), in the 12-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Featherweight Championship. The outcome was controversial and now American viewers can be the judge.

WBC top 10 rated Mijares (фото зліва), 34, is a former IBF, WBA Super and WBC super flyweight world champion. The future Hall of Fame candidate is 11-5 in world title fights with key victories over Chatchai Sasakul,Хорхе Арсе і Katsushige Kawashima (двічі).

The 22-year-old Gutierrez (pictures to right), за рейтингом Немає. 6 за версією WBC, turned pro at 15. The hot prospect has collected numerous title belts, including WBC Silver and Caribbean Boxing Federation super bantamweight, Міжнародна федерація боксу (IBF) найлегша вага, and WBC FECARBOX and World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro featherweight.

In a battle of typically tough Mexican welterweights, Джон “Лівша” Альварес (23-5, 16 КО), a southpaw who was riding a 10-fight win streak into his June 4^ї match up, met former World Boxing Federation (WBF) чемпіон Хосе “Поршень” Лопес (25-4-2, 15 КО) in a scheduled 8-round bout.

Also airing is a scheduled 8-round showdown between dangerous Mexican and Filipino rivals, Edgar “Потужність” Jimenez (21-11-2, 15 КО) і Jovylito “J-Flash” Aligarbes (12-3, 6 КО). The 23-year-old Jimenez is a former FECARBOX bantamweight and Mexican flyweight champion who, two fights ago, took a 10-round decision from 28-0 Ivan Morales. The highlight of Aligarbes’ pro career to date is stopping Angelito Merin in the second round of their WBC Youth World super flyweight title fight in 2013.

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