Cancun BoxingThis Friday night at 11 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network

World-class boxers Francisco Rodriguez & Dante Jardon
In world-title implication fights
CANCUN, Mexico (Febrúar 9, 2017) – The first installment of the 2017 “Cancun Boxing” röð, presented by Pepe GomezCancun Boxing in association with Neon Star Sports & Entertainment, vilja loft á morgun nótt (Föstudagskvöld, Febrúar. 10) í Norður-Ameríku, byrja á 11 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. PT, on CBS Sports Network.
The event took place Feb. 4 at Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex, Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort, which hosts all series events.
The main event and co-feature showcased a pair of world-class Mexican fighters, former minimumweight world champion Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez and No.1 world rated lightweight DanteCrazyJardon, in critical matches that had immediate world title fight implications.
The main event was a scheduled 10-round flyweight bout between Rodriguez (20-4-1, 13 Kos) og Hajime Nagai (14-7-2, 4 Kos), of Japan. Rodriguez captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight title March 22, 2014 í Mexíkó, by way of a 10-round technical knockout over previously unbeaten Merlito Sabillo (23-0-1), who was making his third title defense.
Rodriguez dropped IBF minimumweight title-holder Katsunari Takayama (27-6) once en route to his 12-round unanimous decision victory August 9, 2014, í Mexíkó, in their unification match. Rodriguez later vacated both of his world minimumweight titles.
Rated as the No. 3 flyweight contender in the world by the WBO and No. 11 með IBF, auk nr. 9 as a light flyweight by the World Boxing Council (WBC), Rodriguez can position himself for a potential title shot against WBO reigning flyweight champion Zou Shiming (9-2, 2 Kos), the 2-time Olympic gold medalist from China, who is scheduled to fight an opponent to be determined Mars 6 í Macau.
Í 10-umferð samhliða lögun, WBC No. 1 contender Jardon (30-5, 23 Kos) defended his WBC International Silver lightweight title belt against his fellow Mexico City challenger, Francisco “PaquitoRojo (18-2, 11 Kos).
Jardon’s most notable victories have been over two-time world title challenger Miguel Roman (WDEC12) í þeirra 2012 vera enn, veröld titill Challenger Adrian Verduro (DQ2) and former world super featherweight titlist Gamlíels Diaz (KO8) í 2013, and two-time world champion Juan Carlos Salgado (DEC12) last March.
WBC Diamond title-holder and reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight world champion, Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 Kos), of Venezuela, er áætlað að berjast Sea. 24 in a rematch with former WBA champion Anthony Crolla (31-5-3-3, 13 Kos) í Manchester, United Kingdom.
If Jardon impressively defeated Rojo, he could be on the long list to fight Linares later this year, or now, as the No. 1 skylda Challenger, he could take on new WBC lightweight king Mickey Garcia (36-0, 30 Kos), the rising American star who recently knocked out defending WBC 135-pound division champion Dejan Zlaticanin (22-1, 15 Kos). Garcia was rated No. 2 to Jardon in the most recent WBC lightweight world ratings.
The televised action starts with an eight-round welterweight bout between John “Southpaw” Alvarez (24-7, 16 Kos) og undefeated horfur HenryBestia” Franco (8-0, 5 Kos). Portions of an eight-round bantamweight match follows, smáupphæð Francisco “PanchitoHorta (12-3-1, 6 Kos) móti Francisco “Relampago” Hernandez (6-1, 2 Kos).
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