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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (سات. 13, 2021) – International Boxing Hall of Famer and former three-division world championمارکو انتونیو Barrera will return to the ring for the first time in more than a decade when he squares off against former two-time world titleholderDaniel Ponce de Leonہفتہ کے روز, نومبر 20, 2021, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, نیو میکسیکو.
Come celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday five days early as these two legendary fighters square off in a six-round welterweight clash and headline an electrifying, eight-fight Tapia Promotions card.
Barrera (67-7, 44 کوس) makes his dramatic comeback four years after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Ranked by No. 43 among the greatest boxers of all time by ESPN, the “Baby Faced Assassin” has captured world titles across three weight divisions and earned 43 consecutive victories at the onset of his illustrious pro career.
Never one to shy away from an opponent, the pride of Guadalajara, جیلیسکو, میکسیکو, has battled many of the sweet science’s finest including fellow Hall of Famers Erik Morales (تین بار), Johnny Tapia, and Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as future IBOFer Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Naseem Hamed, and Amir Kahn.
De Leon (45-7, 35 کوس), چہواہوا کے, میکسیکو, will make his dramatic return to the famed squared circle for the first time in more than seven years. Fighting out of Huntington Park, کیلیفورنیا., the 2000 Mexican Olympic team member opened his career with 24 مسلسل فتوحات, شامل 23 ناک آؤٹ کے ذریعے.
A former two-division world champion, De Leon claimed the vacant World Boxing Organization (ڈبلیو بی او) super bantamweight title in October 2005 and made six successful defenses. Nearly seven years after earning his first world title, the southpaw slugger garnered a second with an eight-round technical decision over Jhonny Gonzalez in September 2012 to claim the World Boxing Council (WBC) کا ہلکا پھلکا تاج.
In the first of two exciting co-features, undefeated super featherweight contenderAbel Mendoza(30-0, 23 کوس) hopes to keep his perfect record intact and ascend to the upper echelon of the 130-pound division when he takes on fellow El Paso, ٹیکساس, brawlerAntonio Escalante (29-11, 20 کوس) 10 راؤنڈ جھڑپ میں.
The second co feature pitsJosh “Pitbull” Torres (23-7-2, 14 کوس), returning to Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino against once-beatenSteven “Manos de Oro” Villalobos (15-1-1, 11 کوس) in a welterweight showdown.
Rounding out the card will be a found-round, 270-pound battle royale pitting Streetbeefs standoutsCody Beck اورJohnathon Rice making their pro debuts, undefeated up-and-comersClinton Chavez(Albuquerque, N.M.), Javier Fernandez(سان انتونیو, ٹیکساس) اورAngel Chavez(Sacramento, کیلیفورنیا.) against opponents to be named, اورLuis Angel Jimenez of El Paso in his initial pro bout.
ٹکٹfor the thrilling eight-fight extravaganza promoted by Tapia Promotions start at $75 and are on sale exclusively viaHTTPS://innofthemountaingods.com