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

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Full Undercard Featuring Mix Of Exciting Veterans & Rising Prospects

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CARSON, Калифорнија. (Април 10, 2015) — Interim WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Оскар ESCANDON (24-1, 16 КО), of Tolima, Колумбија, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “El Chucky” Цвеќиња (22-0, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави, 16 КО), Гвадалахара, Мексико, in the 12-round main event live on Showtime бокс на Showtime EXTREME (8 вечер. И/Португалија) на Сабота, Април 18 во StubHub центар во Карсон, Калифорнија.

Headlining the card, popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight world champion Хулио Цезар Чавез, Џуниор. (48-1-1, 32 КО) ќе го направи својот Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО боксdebut when he meets dangerous brawler Анджеј Fonfara (26-3, 15 КО) во живо на Showtime (10 вечер. И/ 7 вечер. Португалија).

In the 10-round co-feature of Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО бокс, На врв 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Амир јас (16-0, 14 КО) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Валтер Кастиљо(25-2, 18 КО).

Opening the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast, Омар “El Businessman” Чавез (32-3-1, 22 КО), younger brother of Чавез, Џуниор. and son of legendary Хулио Цезар Чавез Sr., ќе се соочи Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 КО) in an eight-round super welterweight fight. Дозволено време, unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “ТНТ” Maidana (5-0, 4 КО), 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 Фернандо Гереро (26-3, 19 КО) ги исполнува Abraham Han (23-2, 14 КО) in a 10-round middleweight match. Повеќе, young undefeated prospects face tough challenges when Вес Nofire (16-0, 12 КО) носи на Joell Godfrey (17-13-1, 6 КО) in six-round heavyweight action, Јордан Shimmell (18-0, 15 КО) лица Carlos Reyes (7-6-1, 5 КО) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout and Ентони Флорес (6-0, 5 КО) битки William Hughes (4-2, 3 КО) in a six-round welterweight contest.

Исто така, опремен, Џеси римски (17-2, 9 КО) и 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from MongoliaTugstogt Nyambayar (1-0, 1 КО) во одделни напади.

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На агресивни ум, 30-годишниот Escandon captured the crown in his last start via a 12-round split decision over Canadian southpaw Tyson Cave last Декември. 11. Escandon was making his United States debut and triumphed in a tight fight by the scores of 117-111, 115-113 и 113-115.

Escandon was a top amateur -he represented Colombia in the 2004 Олимписки игри- 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, во Панама. .

Цвеќиња, 28, е со правење на 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States. Про од август 2008, Цвеќиња’ Првиот 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 Ноември. 21 во Тулса.

Omar Chavez, 25, the youngest son of Julio Sr. and three years younger than Julio Jr., will be making his U.S. и 2015 деби. All his fights have been in Mexico, where he turned pro at the tender age of 16 во декември 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, Хорхе “Maromero” Paez, во декември 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 Мај 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 Саул “Canelo” Алварез, на септември. 27, 2014.

The 36-year-old Гутиерез 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 и Луис Карлос 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, Воинот 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, Тексас, се сврте про 2007 and quickly adapted his skills to the boxing ring. Тој го освои својот прв 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, Оклахома, Nofiremakes his debut in California when he looks for win number 17. The 28-year-old will battle the 34-year-old Годфри out of East Saint Louis, Лошо.

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 Рејес, 37, на Феникс, Аризона. Неодамна, the 26-year-old stopped Phil Williams in the fifth round in Dec. 2014.

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

A hot welterweight prospect, the 24-year-old Цвеќиња will look to represent his hometown of Los Angeles when he takes on the 37-year-old Hughes out of Tacoma, Измијте. Opening the card is the 22-year-old 2012 Olympic Silver medalist out of Mongolia, Nyambayar who battles an opponent to be determined.

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

Чавез Џуниор. наспроти. Fonfara е 12-круг рунда која се одвива на StubHub центар во Карсон, Калифорнија. и ќе воздух на Showtime (10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија). На Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО бокс предавам на телевизија, исто така, ќе бидат достапни на шпански преку средно аудио програмирање (САП).

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