Younger Brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Will Also Be In Action from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

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CARSON, CALIF. (April 10, 2015) — Interim WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 KOs), of Tolima, Kolumbien, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “El Chucky” Blumen (22-0, 1 NC, 16 KOs), von Guadalajara, Mexiko, in the 12-round main event live on Showtime Verpacken auf SHOWTIME EXTREME (8 p.m. UND/PT) auf Samstag, April 18 bei StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

Headlining the card, popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) wird seine Showtime Championship Boxingdebut when he meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOs) weiterleben SHOW TIME (10 p.m. UND/ 7 p.m. PT).

In the 10-round co-feature of Showtime Championship Boxing, Top- 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KOs) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo(25-2, 18 KOs).

Opening the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast, Omar “El Businessman” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 KOs), younger brother of Chavez, Jr. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.., konfrontiert sein wird Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 KOs) in an eight-round super welterweight fight. Zeit erlaubt, unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (5-0, 4 KOs), brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana will also be featured in the featured in the telecast against an opponent to be named.

The action continues featuring a clash of middleweight contenders when Fernando Guerrero (26-3, 19 KOs) erfüllt Abraham Han (23-2, 14 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight match. Mehr, young undefeated prospects face tough challenges when Wes Nofire (16-0, 12 KOs) annimmt Joell Godfrey (17-13-1, 6 KOs) in six-round heavyweight action, Jordan Shimmell (18-0, 15 KOs) Gesichter Carlos Reyes (7-6-1, 5 KOs) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout and Anthony Flores (6-0, 5 KOs) Schlachten William Hughes (4-2, 3 KOs) in a six-round welterweight contest.

Auch gekennzeichnet, Jessie Roman (17-2, 9 KOs) und 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from MongoliaTugstogt Nyambayar (1-0, 1 KO) in getrennten Schüben.

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 und $25, zuzüglich Steuern, Gebühren und Leistungsentgelte, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

Die aggressive gesinnten, 30-jahre alt Escandon captured the crown in his last start via a 12-round split decision over Canadian southpaw Tyson Cave last Dezember. 11. Escandon was making his United States debut and triumphed in a tight fight by the scores of 117-111, 115-113 und 113-115.

Escandon was a top amateur -he represented Colombia in the 2004 Olympische Spiele- before turning professional in June 2006. Twenty of his initial 21 fights took place in his native Colombia while he’s also fought in Argentina and Panama. His lone defeat came in his first attempt at the interim WBA title on a split 12-round decision to Nehomar Cermenoon Aug. 10, 2013, in Panama. .

Blumen, 28, macht seinen 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States. Ein Profi seit August 2008, Blumen’ erste 20 fights took place in Mexico. He’s never gone more than seven full rounds although three of his fights have been scheduled for 10.

Known in Mexico for his show stopping-knockouts, the heavy-handed Flores registered three devastating knockouts in 2013, the biggest of which was a brutal second-round stoppage of longtime Mexican contender Rodolfo Hernandez in February of that year.

Flores recorded a seventh-round TKO in his last start over Mario Macias last November. 21 in Tulsa.

Omar Chavez, 25, the youngest son of Julio Sr. and three years younger than Julio Jr., will be making his U.S. und 2015 Debüt. All his fights have been in Mexico, where he turned pro at the tender age of 16 im Dezember 2006. He was victorious in his first 28 bouts before losing a 10-round split decision to Jorge Paez Jr., the son of popular former world champion, Jorge “Maromero” Paez, im Dezember 2011. Paez also outpointed Chavez across 10 rounds in July 2012, this time unanimously.

After the rematch with Paez, the 5-foot-8 Chavez won four consecutive times, including a 10-round decision over Daniel Sandoval im Mai 2014 to win the NABO 154-pound crown. But Chavez lost his last fight on a shocking 10-round decision to Ramon Alvarez, brother of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, an Sept.. 27, 2014.

The 36-year-old Gutierrez is hoping to bounce back after suffering consecutive defeats. Fighting out of Miami by way of Colombia, Gutierrez has been battle-tested over the years having faced the likes ofJoshua Clottey, Vanes Martirosyan und Luis Carlos Abregu.

Maidana, 22, is nine years younger than Marcos. A pro since June 21, 2014, he has won his last four fights by knockout, all within two rounds.

An exciting, come-forward crowd-pleaser (like his big brother), Maidana will be making his third start at StubHub. He won a decision his first time out and by a first-round knockout over Phillip Sorianothe second time around.

A terrific amateur, Maidana was the Pan American Youth Championships Bronze Medalist and World Youth Championships Silver Medalist in 2010.

A former world title contender, Krieger is looking to bounce back from losing to David Lemieux in 2014. With victories over Ishe Smith, Gabriel Rosado and Derrick Findley, the 28-year-old from the Dominican Republic but fighting out of Salisbury, Md. is eager to redeem himself and get back into the hunt for another world title opportunity.

A 30-year-old former kickboxing champion, Han, of El Paso, Texas, Profi wurde in 2007 and quickly adapted his skills to the boxing ring. Er gewann sein erstes 19 pro fights before losing a hard-fought bout with Glen Tapia in 2013. He rebounded to win four straight bouts before suffering a split-decision defeat to Sergio Mora his last time out.

An undefeated heavyweight prospect fighting out of Miami by way of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Nofiremakes his debut in California when he looks for win number 17. The 28-year-old will battle the 34-year-old Godfrey out of East Saint Louis, Schlecht.

A former amateur standout who became the first heavyweight to win four Michigan Golden Gloves titles, Shimmell will attempt to remain undefeated and entertain the crowd with his seventh straight knockout against Reyes, 37, von Phoenix, Ariz. Zuletzt, the 26-year-old stopped Phil Williams in the fifth round in Dec. 2014.

A young prospect fighting out of Santa Ana, Calif., Römer will look to bounce back from losses in two of his last three fights after starting his career with 16 Siegen. The 23-year-old will be fighting at StubHub for the first time.

Eine heiße Weltergewicht Aussicht, der 24-Jährige Blumen will look to represent his hometown of Los Angeles when he takes on the 37-year-old Hughes out of Tacoma, Wäsche. Opening the card is the 22-year-old 2012 Olympic Silver medalist out of Mongolia, Nyambayar who battles an opponent to be determined.

Brian Custer will call the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara ist eine 12-Runden-Kampf, die auf StubHub Center in Carson stattfindet, Calif. und wird auf Showtime ausgestrahlt (10 p.m. UND/7 p.m. PT). Die Showtime Championship Boxing Fernsehsendung werden ebenfalls verfügbar sein auf Spanisch über Sekundär-Audio-Programmierung (SAP).

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