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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Ҳафт. 13, 2021) – International Boxing Hall of Famer and former three-division world championМарко Антонио Баррера will return to the ring for the first time in more than a decade when he squares off against former two-time world titleholderDaniel Ponce de Leonрӯзи шанбе, Nov 20, 2021, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, New Мексика.
Come celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday five days early as these two legendary fighters square off in a six-round welterweight clash and headline an electrifying, eight-fight Tapia Promotions card.
Баррера (67-7, 44 KOs) makes his dramatic comeback four years after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Ranked by No. 43 among the greatest boxers of all time by ESPN, the “Baby Faced Assassin” has captured world titles across three weight divisions and earned 43 consecutive victories at the onset of his illustrious pro career.
Never one to shy away from an opponent, the pride of Guadalajara, Карнатака, Мексика, has battled many of the sweet science’s finest including fellow Hall of Famers Erik Morales (се маротиба), Johnny Tapia, and Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as future IBOFer Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Naseem Hamed, and Amir Kahn.
De Leon (45-7, 35 KOs), аз Чихуахуа, Мексика, will make his dramatic return to the famed squared circle for the first time in more than seven years. Fighting out of Huntington Park, Calif., дар 2000 Mexican Olympic team member opened his career with 24 ғалабаҳои пай дар пай, аз ҷумла: 23 бо нокаут.
A former two-division world champion, De Leon claimed the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight title in October 2005 and made six successful defenses. Nearly seven years after earning his first world title, the southpaw slugger garnered a second with an eight-round technical decision over Jhonny Gonzalez in September 2012 to claim the World Boxing Council (WBC) тоҷи featherweight.
In the first of two exciting co-features, undefeated super featherweight contenderAbel Mendoza(30-0, 23 KOs) hopes to keep his perfect record intact and ascend to the upper echelon of the 130-pound division when he takes on fellow El Paso, Техас, brawlerAntonio Escalante (29-11, 20 KOs) дар як бархӯрди 10-даври.
The second co feature pitsJosh “Pitbull” Torres (23-7-2, 14 KOs), returning to Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino against once-beatenSteven “Manos de Oro” Villalobos (15-1-1, 11 KOs) in a welterweight showdown.
Rounding out the card will be a found-round, 270-pound battle royale pitting Streetbeefs standoutsCody Beck ваJohnathon Rice making their pro debuts, undefeated up-and-comersClinton Chavez(Albuquerque, N.M.), Javier Fernandez(Сан Антонио, Техас) ваAngel Chavez(Sacramento, Calif.) against opponents to be named, ваLuis Angel Jimenez of El Paso in his initial pro bout.
Чиптаҳоиfor the thrilling eight-fight extravaganza promoted by Tapia Promotions start at $75 and are on sale exclusively viaHTTPS://innofthemountaingods.com