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CANCUN, Мексика (Квітня 19, 2017) – The second installment of the 2017 “Cancun Boxing” серія, presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing in association with Neon Sports & Розваги, транслюватиметься завтра ніч (Четвер ніч, Квітня 20) in North America, починаючи з 10 p.m. І / 7 p.m. PT, on CBS Sports Network.
The event took place this past April 8th at Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex, Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort, which hosts all series events.
Триразовий чемпіон світу Cristian “Diamente” Mijares (55-8-2, 26 КО) and former super flyweight titlist Tomas “Gusano” Rojas (48-14-1, 32 КО) squared off in the 10-round main event in a showdown between a pair of veteran Mexican featherweights.
Mijares vs. Rojas was a rematch of their March 12, 2004 fight in Mexico, in which Mijares won a 12-round unanimous decision for the Mexico super flyweight championship. They had a combined pro record of 103-22-3 (58 КО), along with four world titles in two divisions, upon entering the ring last Saturday evening.
The reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) чемпіон у напівлегкій вазі, Mijares is rated No. 4 and positioned for another world title shot with a victory over Rojas. Mijares is a three-time world super flyweight champion who is 11-5 в боях титул чемпіона світу.
The 35-year-old boxer has defeated a Who’s Who of lower weight division boxers during his decade-plus professional career, у тому числі Reynaldo Lopez, Хорхе Арсе,Chatchai Sasakul, Francisco Arce, Juan Alberto Rosas, Джонатан Перес,Alexander Valdez, Рафаель Маркес, Johnny Soto, Teppei Kikui, Jose Navarro,Alexander Munoz і Katsushige Kawashima.
WBC No. 18-rated Rojas is a former WBC super flyweight champion and the reigning WBC Americas featherweight titlist. Rojas, 36, was the WBC super flyweight world champion from September 20, 2010 в серпні 19, 2011.
His most notable wins have been against Kohei Коно, Noburo Mashiro, Juan Jose Montes, Everado Morales і Evans Mbamba.
In the eight-round co-feature event, undefeated Mexican bantamweight prospect Аарон “Ghost” Alameda (18-0, 10 КО) stepped up in class to fight battle-tested Edgar “Потужність” Jimenez (22-12-2, 16 КО), Мексики.
The 24-year-old Alameda was relatively untested, in terms of facing high-quality opposition, while Jimenez is a proven upset specialist having taken a 10-round majority decision over 28-0 Ivan Morales в 2015.
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