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NEW YORK – October 9, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced that the scheduled flyweight (125 фунты) showdown between six-division world boxing champion Аманда «The Real Deal» Серрано (0-0-1), and former Mexican national kickboxing champion Erendira “Aketzaly” Ordoñez (2-1), has been elevated to main event status for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza at the AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Штат Арызона., USA on Saturday, Кастрычнік. 13.
The previously announced bantamweight (135 фунты) Галоўнай падзеяй паміж Erik “El Goyito” Perez з Мантэрэя, Nuevo Leon, Мексіка і John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda з Манкато, Ад., ЗША, has been postponed due to a staph infection suffered by Castaneda.
The stacked, nine-bout Combate Americas event streams live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and the three-bout main card airs live on television in Spanish on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. І / 9 p.m. PT).
A previously announced, featured bantamweight contest between seasoned star Anthony “El Toro” Birchak (12-6) of Tucson and rising star Adam “The American Bully” Martinez (5-1) Каларада-Спрынгс, Кала., USA will serve as the new co-main event.
Also announced today was a featured welterweight (170 фунты) matchup between hard-hitting Fernando Gonzalez Trevino (3-1) Сан-Хасэ, Каліфорнія., USA via Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico and battle-tested David Michaud(13-4) Фенікс, Штат Арызона., USA via Sioux Falls, S.D., ЗША, as well as a lightweight (155 фунты) preliminary bout card matchup between professional debut opponents Levi Escobar (0-0) of Tucson and Andrew Valentin (0-0) Тампа, Штат Фларыда., ЗША.
Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and fighting out of Brooklyn, N.Y.. the 29-year-old Serrano will make her second-career MMA star on the heels of her latest feat in the boxing ring – capturing the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight Championship with a unanimous decision win over Yamila Esther Reynoso of Argentina on September 8.
In doing so, Serrano joined Мэнни Пакьяо і Оскар Дэ Ла Хойя as the only boxers in history to capture six world titles in six different weight classes.
The 22-year-old Ordoñez of Mexico City is a three-time San Shou-style kickboxing gold medalist, who holds a professional kickboxing record of 2-2, in addition to her MMA experience.
Па кошце ад $15, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. ЗША,” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets.
Doors at the AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol open at 6 p.m. PT on October 13, with the first preliminary bout will beginning at 7 p.m.
UPDATED “COMBATE AMERICAS: MEXICO VS. USA” FIGHT CARD
Flyweight Main Event:
Amanda Serrano vs. Erendira Ordoñez
Легчай вага - са-галоўная падзея:
Anthony Birchak vs. Adam Martinez
Featured Welterweight Bout:
Fernando Gonzalez Trevino vs. David Michaud
Preliminary Bout Card:
Найлёгкія вага: Juan Pablo Gonzalez vs. Mario Bautista
Найлёгкія вага: Arturo Guzman vs. Kasey Tanner
Полулегком вага: Andy Perez vs. Paris Stanford
Лёгкі: Levi Escobar vs. Joshua Valentin
Catchweight (130 фунты): Joe Madrid vs. Joao Camilo
Полулегком вага: Ivan Tena vs. Alim Muhammed