CANCUN, Μεξικό / LAS VEGAS (Ιούνιος 2, 2016) — Famed promoter Pepe Gomez has partnered with Neon Star Media to bring its monthly “Cancun Boxing” series to CBS Sports Network.
The first event, “Knockout’s On Fire,” θα λάβει μέρος αυτό το Σάββατο νύχτα (Ιούνιος 4) from Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex in Cancun, Μεξικό. Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort will play host to all events in the series.
“Cancun Boxing” is presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing.
Broadcast times and details on CBS Sports Network to follow.
Hall-of-Famer announcers Jim “JR” Ross και Al Bernstein, αντίστοιχα, will handle blow-by-blow and color commentary.
“Neon Star Media is excited to partner with Pepe Gomez whose wealth of knowledge and expertise will bring entertaining and quality match-ups to viewers on CBS Sports Network each month from the magnificent Grand Oasis Cancun,” είπε Μάικ Γκάρουου, Chief Strategy Officer. “This series will be very synergistic to the current ‘Knockout Night at the D’ series held in Las Vegas. It will allow fans watching on CBS Sports Network to become more familiar with fighters competing on each series, month after month, thereby creating greater opportunities and exposure for these dedicated athletes of the sweet science.”
The first event will feature Mexico’s 3-time world super flyweight champion Cristian “El Diamante” Mijares (53-8-2, 26 KOs) who takes on his fellow countryman, αήττητο Andres “Jaguarito” Gutierrez, in the 12-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Featherweight Championship.
WBC No. 8 rated Mijares (απεικονίζεται στα αριστερά), 34, is a former IBF, WBA Super and WBC super flyweight world champion. The future Hall of Fame candidate is 11-5 in world title fights with key victories over Chatchai Sasakul, Jorge Arce και Katsushige Kawashima (δυο φορές).
The 22-year-old Gutierrez (pictures to right), Δεν έχει αξιολογηθεί. 6 από το WBC, turned pro at 15. The hot prospect has collected numerous title belts, including WBC Silver and Caribbean Boxing Federation super bantamweight, Διεθνής Ομοσπονδία Πυγμαχίας (IBF) bantamweight, and WBC FECARBOX and World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro featherweight.An 8-round showdown between dangerous Mexican and Filipino rivals, Edgar “Ισχύς” Jimenez (21-11-2, 15 KOs) και Jovylito “J-Flash” Aligarbes (12-3, 6 KOs), has all the makings of a real firefight. The 23-year-old Jimenez is a former FECARBOX bantamweight and Mexican flyweight champion who, two fights ago, took a 10-round decision from 28-0 Ivan Morales. The highlight of Aligarbes’ pro career to date is stopping Angelito Merin in the second round of their WBC Youth World super flyweight title fight in 2013.
Former WBA female bantamweight champion Irma “Torbellino” Γκαρσία (13-1-, 2 KOs) πληροί Miriam “La Patrona” Άβιλα (5-6, 2 KOs) σε έναν αγώνα 10 γύρων. Garcia defeated Magali Rodriguez by 10-round majority decision to capture the WBA World bantamweight championship in 2013, but she never defended her title. She is the reigning WBC International bantamweight champion, Δεν έχει αξιολογηθεί. 5 in the world by the WBC. Avila is a former Mexican featherweight champion.
In a battle of typically tough Mexican welterweights, Γιάννης “Southpaw” Alvarez (23-5, 16 KOs) meets former World Boxing Federation (WBF) πρωταθλητής Χοσέ “Έμβολο” Lopez (25-4-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-round bout that promises to be a knockdown, drag-out war. Alvarez, ένα southpaw, is riding a 10-fight win streak.
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