CANCUN, מעקסיקא (יולי 6 2017) – The third installment of the 2017 “Cancun Boxing” סעריע, presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing in association with Neon Star Sports & פאַרווייַלונג, will air this Saturday night (יולי 7) in North America, סטאַרטינג בייַ 8 פּ.ם. און / 5 פּ.ם. פּט, on CBS Sports Network. An encore presentation will follow at 12 פּ.ם. און.
The event took place this past June 3rd at Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex, Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort, which hosts all series events.
Former IBF/WBO Minimumweight World Champion פֿראַנסיסקאָ “Chihuas” ראַדריגעז, דזשוניער. (22-4-1, 14 קאָס) fought late replacement Rolando “El Duende” Gusman (15-3, 9 קאָס), of Argentina, in the 12-round WBC Flyweight World Title Eliminator. ראַדריגעז’ אָריגינעל קעגנער, “ליל” Oscar Cantu (14-1, 1 קאָ), was injured in a car accident only days before the scheduled event.
ראַדריגעז, 23, won his first world title in 2014, stopping previously unbeaten Merlito Sabillo (23-0-1), the defending WBO minimumweight title fight in Mexico, אין די 10טהקייַלעכיק. Later that same year, Rodriguez successfully defended his WBO crown with a 12-round unanimous decision over IBF minimumweight title holder Katsunari Takayama (27-6) to become unified world champion. Rodriguez vacated both titles in late 2014.
The 23-year-old Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged WBA Light Flyweight World Champion Donnie Nietes (35-1-4), the reigning IBF flyweight world champion, dropping a 12-round unanimous decision.
Rodriquez, 2-1 אין וועלט טיטל פיגהץ, איז 2-3 ווס. past world champions, including the only knockout loss of his career, אין 2015, צו רוימער “Chocolalito” ראַדריגעז (35-0), the future “Pound-4-Pound King” from Nicaragua.
Gusman is a former Interim WBO Latino Super Flyweight and WBA International bantamweight title challenger.
The eight-round co-feature is a female featherweight rematch between Mexican rivals Jack Calvo (10-2-1, 1 קאָ) און Yesenia “La Nina” גאָמעז (13-4-1, 6 קאָס). The two fought to a six-round draw this past April on a Cancun Boxing card.
The televised opener is an eight-round, non-title fight between a pair of Mexican lightweights, WBC Latino champion פֿראַנסיסקאָ “Paquito” Rojo (19-2, 12 קאָס) and Mexican Pacific Coast titlist יאָשקע “Kiligua” Velazco (13-9-2, 5 קאָס).
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