LEGENDARY FIGHTERS REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT, BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOXERS WITH THE SIGNING OF CESAR “THE GREAT” QUIÑONEZ

QUIÑONEZ SET TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT ON THEJAN. 17 Gold Cup VS. DEONTAY WILDER UNDERCARD

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 9) – Golden Boy Promotions has teamed up with Fernando Vargas to sign exciting new junior welterweight fighter Cesar “Den Store” Quiñonez.

Quiñonez is the first fighter from former world champion Fernando “Feroz” Vargas’ boxing gym Feroz Fight Factory to turn professional, and is managed by the late singer Jenni Rivera’s manager Pete Salgado. Quiñonez is now set to make his professional debut on the undercard of the highly anticipated heavyweight battle between current WBC Heavyweight World ChampionBermane “B. Produkt” Stiverne and mandatory challenger and knockout sensation Deontay “The Bronze Bomer” Wilder på Lördag, Jan. 17 på MGM Grand i Las Vegas.

“I’m excited to welcome the talented Cesar ‘The Great’ Quiñonez to Golden Boy Promotions,” sade Oscar De La Hoya, Grundare och VD för Golden Boy Promotions. “The Golden Boy family continues to grow with the addition of up and coming talent with great potential like Cesar Quiñonez. I’m proud to have his debut on Januari 17 at the MGM Grand be under the Golden Boy Promotions banner.”

Fernando Vargas has had much success with Feroz Fight Factory transitioning into the professional boxing world with Quiñonez at the helm. The former world champion also has a history with Oscar De La Hoya, fighting the “Golden Boy” i 2002 for a title unification bout in the super welterweight division. Vargas also fought against Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campus, Raul “El Diamante” Marquez, Ronald “Winky” Wright and Ike “Bazooka” Quartey.

“I’m excited for my future as a trainer and I also look forward to working with Oscar and Golden Boy Promotions,” Said Vargas. “I have a lot of great talent that I know will become world champions in the years to come!”

“It is truly a blessing to be signed by Golden Boy Promotions,” said Quiñonez. “I am very excited they’ve given me this opportunity to display my talents alongside my trainer Fernando Vargas. I’ve always looked up to Fernando growing up watching him fight, he is a great trainer. I’ve learned many things from him and we are ready to show the world what we can do.”

Quiñonez of Las Vegas has been making himself known in the boxing world since he first joined Feroz Fight Factory in 2013. With an amateur record of 74-4 and four national titles, Cesar has had the opportunity to work directly with Vargas and sparring with four-time female world champion Hollie Dunaway and former world champion Billy “The Kid” Dib. He hopes to make an explosive entrance in his professional debut at the MGM Grand Garden Arena nästa lördag natt.

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“TILLBAKA TILL GLORY”: Stiverne VS. VILDARE, en 12-runt kamp för Stiverne s WBC Heavyweight Championship äger rum Lördag, Jan. 17 på MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas, är co-främjas av Don King Productions och Golden Boy Promotions. I 12-rundan co-funktion, obesegrad WBC Super Boxning världsmästare Leo Santa Cruz försvarar mot Jesus Ruiz och obesegrad Amir I möter Fidel Maldonado Jr. i en 10-runda super lätt match. Evenemanget kommer att äga rum på MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas, Nev., och kommer luft leva på SHOWTIME^® (10:00 p.m. OCH/ 7:00 p.m. PT). Den telecast kommer också att finnas på spanska via sekundärt ljud programmering (SAP). Preliminära skjutningarna kommer att sändas i TV live på SHOWTIME EXTREME (8:00 p.m. OCH/PT, fördröjd på västkusten).

Biljetter till evenemanget finns på försäljning och kostar $500, $350, $250, $125 och $50, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive. Biljetter är begränsade till åtta (8) per person med en gräns på fyra (4) vid $50 prisklass. För att ladda via telefon med en större kreditkort, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are also available at www.mgmgrand.com eller www.ticketmaster.com.