Ētahi atu! 2016 Olympian Karlos Balderas , Hugo Centeno , JR. 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 & FOX Sports Los Angeles (February 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 , February 16 at Microsoft Theater at L.A . Ora i roto i te Los Angeles. Action will also see 2016 U.S. Häkinakina Karlos Balderas (6-0, 5 Koó) in a special six-round lightweight attraction , former title challenger Hugo Centeno , JR. (26-2, 14 Koó) whakaminenga Oscar Cortez (27-3, 14 Koó) in an eight-round middleweight bout and Ivan Redkach (21-4-1, 16 Koó) dueling Tyrone Harris (26-13, 16 Koó) 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 , kei runga i te hoko i teie nei, and can be purchased at AXS.com . Juarez (23-6, 17 Koó) 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 Koó) 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 , Chiba , Japan most recently lost the title by unanimous decision to T.J . Doheny in August . Mexico’s Licona (14-0, 2 Koó) 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 Koó). Fighting out of Johannesburg , Awherika ki te Tonga, 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 Jose Gomez (11-0, 4 Koó) e anga Jorge Luis Guzman (5-2-1, 2 Koó) i roto i te ono-a tawhio noa tekau mā super a'ee, undefeated super featherweight prospect Jerry Perez (10-0, 7 Koó) whakaminenga Ivan Benitez (12-2, 4 Koó) in a four round match and a six-round super featherweight clash between Neri Ariel Romero (11-0, 7 Koó) a Roxberg Patrick Riley (13-1, 7 Koó). Rounding out the card is undefeated super lightweight prospect Julian Rodarte (14-0-1, 6 Koó) competing against Miguel Mendoza (23-15-2, 22 Koó) i roto i te kēmu e waru-a tawhio, Philippine featherweight and former world champion Marlon Tapales (31-2, 14 Koó) stepping in for a 10-round attraction and the pro debut of Shon Mondragon in a four-round super bantamweight fight . # # # 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 Leo Santa Cruz tango i runga i Mexico o Rafael Rivera in the main event Saturday , February 16 from Microsoft Theater at L.A . Ora i roto i te Los Angeles. Haamata kapinga teata i 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and features unbeaten former champion Omar Figueroa whawhai pakeke-patu John Molina Jr. and a matchup between unbeaten prospects Sebastien Fundora a Donnie Marshall . Mō ētahi atu pārongo: toronga www.premierboxingchampions.com , Tuhingatp ://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage a www.foxdeportes.com , te whai i runga i TwitterPremierBoxing, @PBConFOX , FOXSports, FOXDeportes, TGBPromotions, @Ringstar and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions , www.facebook.com/foxsports awww.facebook.com/foxdeportes .
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