יותר! 2016 Olympian Karlos Balderas, הוגו Centeno, ג 'וניור. and Ivan Redkach Appear in Separate Matches in Non-Televised Action
WBA Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz Defends Title Against Rafael Rivera in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on
FOX & ספורט FOX
לוס אנג'לס (פבואר 5, 2019) – Mexico’s Cesar Juarez battles former champion Ryosuka Iwasa of Japan in a 12-round IBF Super Bantamweight title elimination match and undefeated IBF Junior Flyweight Champion Carlos Licona of Mexico clashes with South Africa’s DeeJay Kriel in non-televised action presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, פבואר 16 at Microsoft Theater at L.A. לחיות בלוס אנג'לס.
Action will also see 2016 מתגורר בארה"ב. אולימפי Karlos Balderas (6-0, 5 קוס) in a special six-round lightweight attraction, לשעבר מתמודד התואר הוגו Centeno, ג 'וניור. (26-2, 14 קוס) פגישה Oscar Cortez (27-3, 14 קוס) in an eight-round middleweight bout and ג'ון Redkach (21-4-1, 16 קוס) dueling Tyrone Harris (26-13, 16 קוס) in an eight-round welterweight match. The Balderas fight is a swing bout for the FOX and FOX Deportes telecast that will air live if time permits.
Tickets for the show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Ringstar Sports, על מכירת החברה, and can be purchased at AXS.com.
Juarez (23-6, 17 קוס) has worked his way back into title contention since losing to Isaac Dogboe in a super bantamweight championship match last January. The 27-year-old from Mexico City fought three more times in 2018, scoring two stoppage victories and a unanimous decision over Jorge Sanchez most recently in September.
Iwasa (25-3, 16 קוס) won the IBF Super Bantamweight title with a TKO victory over Yukinori Oguni in 2017 and successfully defended it with a unanimous decision over Ernesto Saulong last March. The 29-year-old from Kashiwa, צ'יבה, Japan most recently lost the title by unanimous decision to T.J. Doheny in August.
Mexico’s Licona (14-0, 2 קוס) was very busy in 2018, fighting four times and winning the IBF Junior Flyweight title with a split decision over Mark Anthony Barriga on December 1. The 23-year-old from Mexico City, Mexico will be making his first title defense against the 23-year-old Kriel (14-1-1, 6 קוס). Fighting out of Johannesburg, דרום אפריקה, he will compete for the first time in the U.S. and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Xolisa Magusha in March.
Non-televised undercard action also features unbeaten prospect ז'וזה גומז (11-0, 4 קוס) מול Jorge Luis Guzman (5-2-1, 2 קוס) בהתקף נוצה סופר שישה-עגול, undefeated super featherweight prospect Jerry Perez (10-0, 7 קוס) פגישה Ivan Benitez (12-2, 4 קוס) in a four round match and a six-round super featherweight clash between Neri Ariel Romero (11-0, 7 קוס) ו Roxberg Patrick Riley (13-1, 7 קוס).
Rounding out the card is undefeated super lightweight prospect Julian Rodarte (14-0-1, 6 קוס) competing against מיגל מנדוזה (23-15-2, 22 קוס) במשחק שמונה-עגול, Philippine featherweight and former world champion Marlon Tapales (31-2, 14 קוס) stepping in for a 10-round attraction and the pro debut of Shon Mondragon in a four-round super bantamweight fight.
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ABOUT SANTA CRUZ VS. RIVERA
Leo Santa Cruz vs. Rafael Rivera is a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX
Deportes event that will see featherweight world champion ליאו סנטה קרוז לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ
מקסיקו של רפאל ריברה in the main event Saturday, פבואר 16 from Microsoft Theater
at L.A. לחיות בלוס אנג'לס.
סיקור טלוויזיוני מתחיל ב 8 p.m. p.m ET / 5. PT and features unbeaten former champion עומר פיגרואה מאבק להכות-קשה ג'ון מולינה Jr. and a matchup between unbeaten prospects Sebastien Fundora ו Donnie Marshall.
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