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Hard-Hitting Former World Champion Brandon Rios Battles
Mexico’s Aaron Herrera in the Main Event
Más! Undefeated Mario Barrios Faces Jose Luis Rodriguez While
Hard-Hitting Prospect Jose Miguel Borrego Takes on Lancaster’s
Kevin Watts
Cobertura televisado comienza en 10:30 p.m. Y/7:30 p.m. PT
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LANCASTER, TAL COMO. (Mayo 25, 2017) – El ex campeón del mundo Brandon “Bam Bam” Ríos (33-3-1, 24 KOs) regresa al ring para asumir la de México Aaron Herrera (32-6-1, 21 KOs) in the main event of a Special Edition of Liga de Campeones de Boxeo en FS1 y FOX Deportes on Domingo, Junio 11 from The Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
La cobertura televisada comienza en 10:30 p.m. Y/7:30 p.m. PT después de que el México vs. USA World Cup qualifier on FS1 and FOX Deportes and will feature unbeatenMario Barrios (18-0, 10 KOs) en un concurso de peso ligero súper a 10 asaltos en contra de México Jose Luis Rodriguez (23-8-1, 13 KOs) y el invicto prospecto Jose Miguel Borrego (11-0, 10 KOs) elevar al cuadrado-off contra el una vez derrotado Kevin Watts (11-1, 4 KOs) en un niño de ocho asaltos en peso superligero.
“This is my first fight in Southern California in almost five years and I can’t wait to put on a show for those fans who have supported me throughout my career,” said Rios. “I’ve always given the fans a great show and I’m planning on picking up right where I left off and being better than ever when I get back in the ring. I’ve been training for a while in preparation for a great victory on June 11 on FS1 and FOX Deportes.”
“This is a terrific opportunity for me to face a fighter the caliber of Brandon Rios,” dijo Herrera. “He’s had a great career and fought many champions and I look forward to giving him everything I have. Fighting Rios is a great test for me and I’ll be ready to pass on Junio 11.”
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, que está promovido por Promociones TGB, tienen un precio de $30 y están a la venta. Para comprar boletos, visite el sitio web de Pioneer Event Center: www.uavpec.com
“Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes has come to epitomize all-action, fan-friendly matches, and this card fits perfectly into that mold,” dijo Tom Brown, Presidente de Promociones TGB. “Brandon Rios is never in a boring fight. After a long layoff, I expect him to come out firing against Aaron Herrera and I don’t expect Herrera, a rugged Mexican brawler, to back down. I’m also excited to see the progress of Mario Barrios, who is moving up to 140 libra, and Jose Miguel Borrego, a dangerous power puncher. It promises to be another fantastic night of boxing for those at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California and those watching the PBC on FS1.”
Después de una carrera amateur estelar, Ríos, an all-action brawler, went unbeaten in his first 27 pro fights before he stopped Miguel Acosta in 2011 to win a lightweight world title. The 31-year-old added victories over Richar Abril, Urbano Antillon and John Murray before winning two out of three fights in a trilogy against Mike Alvarado. The Oxnard, California-native has challenged top welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley and will look to work his way towards another world title show in the 147-pound division.
Fighting out of Yucatan, México, Herrera enters this fight on a three-bout knockout streak since October 2016. The 28-year-old was unbeaten in his first 24 pro fights including 16 knockouts before challenging for a regional title in 2013. He fights in the U.S. por cuarta vez en Junio 11 when he takes on Rios.
A tall fighter for his division at more than six feet, the 21-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance and followed it up in 2016 with three more victories, including a 12-round decision over Devis Boschiero in July. The San Antonio native began his 2017 campaign with a stoppage victory over Yardley Suarez on the Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia undercard in Brooklyn in March. He continues his campaign at 140-pounds when he enters the ring on Junio 11.
The 30-year-old Rodriguez enters this fight on a three bout winning streak including a third round TKO win in April in his last bout. Fighting out of Nuevo Leon, México, Rodriguez will make his U.S. debutar en Junio 11 having won seven of his last eight contests with his only defeat coming via a 10-round decision against unbeaten Felix Verdejo last April.
Con tan sólo 19 años de edad, Borrego has burst onto the scene displaying big knockout power as he made his U.S. debut in February with a first round stoppage and followed it by stopping John Delperdang in the seventh-round of a televised contest this April. Fighting out of Aguascalientes, México, Borrego will fight in California for the first time since turning pro in 2015.
Born in Lancaster, California and fighting out of Los Angeles, Watts turned pro in 2013 and picked up victories over previously unbeaten Maximilliano Becerra plus once-beaten fighters Michal Chudecki and Manuel Damairias Lopez before suffering his first loss last September to unbeaten prospect Eddie Ramirez. The 25-year-old who has fought professionally since 2013 will look to get back in the win column in his hometown on Junio 11.
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