NEW YORK - (יוני 12, 2019) – Undefeated lightweight prospect Yeis Solano will face a new opponent in former Argentine Lightweight Champion Elias Damian Araujo in an eight-round bout that will open a ShoBox: הדור החדש tripleheader on Friday, יוני 21 חי על ההצגה מתחילה ב 10 p.m. ET/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, איווה.
באירוע המרכזי, southpaw Sebastian Fundora (12-0, 8 קוס) of Coachella, קליפורניה., faces Hector Zepeda (17-0, 4 קוס) from Tijuana, Mexico in a 10-round super welterweight bout. בשיתוף התכונה, מישל ריברה (15-0, 10 קוס) from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic takes on Mexico’s Rene Tellez Giron (13-0, 7 קוס) בהתקף קל שמונה עגול. The event is promoted by Sampson Boxing in association with Paco Presents. כרטיסים, החל משעה $10, מוצעים כעת למכירה וזמינים ב www.WinnaVegas.com.
Solano, (14-0, 10 קוס), is not concerned about the last minute opponent change. “It doesn’t matter who I fight. I trust my team and my skills,"הוא אמר. “I don’t worry about who is across from me. I would have beaten the first guy and I will beat this guy too. I don’t train to beat one fighter specifically. I train to beat all fighters and I make adjustments in the ring. Some fighters get upset when the opponent changes. Not me. Even if my team says they want me to fight a different guy at the weigh-in, my job stays the same.”
Solano is a hard punching 26-year-old from Monteria, Colombia who started boxing at the age of seven; he amassed an amateur record of 118-12. He’s a former WBA Fedebol Lightweight Champion and in 2012 placed third in the Colombia National Games. בקרב האחרון שלו, he scored a five-round stoppage over Jesus Manuel Sandoval in October 2018. He is currently training at Compton Boxing Gym in Compton, קליפורניה., and is trained by Jose Ponce, SR. and his son Jose Ponce, ג 'וניור.
“אני מתרגש למאבק הזה,” said Araujo, who is making his United States debut. “My style is aggressive. I have fought four southpaws. I know how to fight them – I like fighting them.
“I checked out videos of Solano. I think he is going to come to fight. He’s training out of Compton, קליפורניה, so he’s going to come more than ready, כמו גם. These are the ingredients for a good show.”
Araujo (19-1, 7 קוס) replaces fellow compatriot Jose Romero, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Nicknamed “El Macho,” Araujo, a 31-year-old southpaw from Venado Tuerto, סנטה פה, ארגנטינה, won the interim WBC Latino Lightweight Title with a unanimous decision over Jonathan Jose Eniz in October 2016. He successfully defended it twice before losing it to Javier Jose Clavero in an immediate rematch last June. He trains in Coachella with Freddy Fundora, father and trainer of main eventer Sebastian Fundora. In his last outing in January, Araujo stopped veteran Pablo Rodriguez in four rounds.
Barry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. המפיק הוא גורדון הול עם ריצ'רד Gaughan הייצור וריק פיליפס בימוי.
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