CANCUN, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ (ກຸມ​ພາ 9, 2017) – The first installment of the 2017 “Cancun Boxing” ໄລ​ຍະ​ການ, presented by Pepe Gomez’ Cancun Boxing in association with Neon Star Sports & ບັນ​ເທີງ, ຈະ​ອອກ​ອາ​ກາດ ມື້​ອື່ນ ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ (ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ, Feb. 10) in North America, ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ທີ່ 11 p.m. ແລະ / 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 Dante “Crazy” Jardon, 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) ແລະ Hajime Nagai (14-7-2, 4 KOs), of Japan. Rodriguez captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight title March 22, 2014 ໃນ​ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ, 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, ໃນ​ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ, 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 ໂດຍ IBF ໄດ້, ເຊັ່ນ​ດຽວ​ກັນ​ກັບ​ບໍ່​ມີ. 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 ມີ​ນາ 6 ໃນ Macau.

ໃນ 10 ຕະ​ຫຼອດ​ການ​ຮ່ວມ​ມື​ຄຸນ​ນະ​ສົມ​ບັດ, WBC No. 1 contender Jardon (30-5, 23 KOs) defended his WBC International Silver lightweight title belt against his fellow Mexico City challenger, Francisco “Paquito” Rojo (18-2, 11 KOs).

Jardon’s most notable victories have been over two-time world title challenger Miguel Roman (WDEC12) ໃນ​ຂອງ​ພວກ​ເຂົາ 2012 ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ, ທ້າ​ທາຍ​ຫົວ​ຂໍ້​ໂລກ Adrian Verduro (DQ2) and former world super featherweight titlist Gamaliel Diaz (KO8) ໃນ 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, ແມ່ນ​ໄດ້​ກໍາ​ນົດ​ເພື່ອ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ ທະ​ເລ. 24 in a rematch with former WBA champion Anthony Crolla (31-5-3-3, 13 KOs) ໃນ Manchester, ສະ​ຫະ​ປະ​ຊາ​ຊະ​ອາ​ນາ​ຈັກ.

If Jardon impressively defeated Rojo, he could be on the long list to fight Linares later this year, or now, as the No. 1 ສິ່ງ​ທ້າ​ທາຍ​ການ​ບັງ​ຄັບ, 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 “ຊ້າຍ” Alvarez (24-7, 16 KOs) ແລະ​ຄວາມ​ສົດ​ໃສ​ດ້ານ​ຕະ​ຫລອດ Henry “Bestia” Franco (8-0, 5 KOs). Portions of an eight-round bantamweight match follows, pitting Francisco “Panchito” Horta (12-3-1, 6 KOs) ເມື່ອ​ທຽບ​ກັບ Francisco “Relampago” Hernandez (6-1, 2 KOs).

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