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 “De grote” 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. Product” Stiverne and mandatory challenger and knockout sensation Deontay “The Bronze Bomer” Wilder op Zaterdag, Jan. 17 in het MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“I’m excited to welcome the talented Cesar ‘The Great’ Quiñonez to Golden Boy Promotions,” zei Oscar De La Hoya, Oprichter en voorzitter van 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” in 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 “antitankgeweer” 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. Met een amateur record van 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 “Het kind” Dib. He hopes to make an explosive entrance in his professional debut at the MGM Grand Garden Arena next Saturday nacht.

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“TERUG NAAR GLORIE”: STIVERNE VS. WILDERE, een 12-round strijd voor de WBC zwaargewicht kampioenschap plaatsvindt Stiverne's Zaterdag, Jan. 17 in het MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, wordt mede bevorderd door Don King Productions en Golden Boy Promotions. In the 12-round co-feature, ongeslagen WBC Super bantamgewicht wereldkampioen Leo Santa Cruz verdedigt tegen Jezus Ruiz en ongeslagen Amir I voldoet aan Fidel Maldonado Jr. in een 10-ronde super lichtgewicht bout. Het evenement vindt plaats in het MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., en wordt live uitgezonden op Showtime^® (10:00 p.m. EN/ 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast will also be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). Voorlopige periodes zal live worden uitgezonden op Showtime EXTREME (8:00 p.m. EN/PT, vertraagd op de West Coast).

Tickets voor het evenement hebben nu een aanbieding en geprijsd op $500, $350, $250, $125 en $50, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen. Tickets are limited to eight (8) per person with a limit of four (4) bij de $50 price range. Voor het opladen via de telefoon met een creditcard, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are also available at www.mgmgrand.com of www.ticketmaster.com.