Световната боксова организация (WBO) will oversee seven headline bouts around the world this weekend, two of which are for world titles.
Starting Friday, Юни 8, във Верона, Ню Йорк, WBO number one ranked Junior Featherweight Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 Нокаута) will defend his NABO 122 lbs title against José “Захар” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 Нокаута) in a 10-round duel. The bout is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and will go on stage at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in the aforementioned city.
The fight will be televised live on ESPN3, като се започне от 9:00 p.m. (Източно време). ESPN2 will air the fights at 12:30 А.М. И / 9:30 p.m. PT. and ESPN Deportes will air the fights the following day at 9:00 p.m. И / 6:00 p.m. PT.
De La Hoya-Salgado will take place during the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend, where “Dr. Ironfist” Vitali Klitschko, Erik “El Terrible” Moráles, and Ronald “Winky” Wright will be exalted, along with other important boxing figures such as Peter Kohl, стив Albert, Jim Gray and Lorraine Chargin.
В събота, Юни 9 в Аржентина, Facundo Galovar (10-2-1, 7 Нокаута), of Tucumán, and Rolando Mansilla (13-5-1, 5 Нокаута), of Entre Ríos, will face off for the vacant WBO Latino Super Middleweight belt in a scheduled 10 кръгла пристъп. The card will take place at the Club Atlético Central Córdoba in San Miguel, as part of an event promoted by Argentina Boxing Promotions.
Also on Saturday, but in the Philippines, two WBO Jr. Featherweight title bouts will take place, when local pugilist Jeo “Santino” Santisima (15-2, 13 Нокаута) faces Likit Chane (16-6, 10 Нокаута), from Thailand, for the vacant WBO Oriental 122 lbs belt, and local Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 Нокаута), който се класира Не. 9 от WBO, battles Laryea Gabriel Odoi (20-3-2, 14 Нокаута), на Гана, for the vacant Inter-Continental Junior Featherweight title. Both fights are scheduled for 12 rounds in an event promoted by ALA Promotions at the Maasin City Complex.
In England, the former WBO Lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 Нокаута), от Манчестър, will seek to reign in a second division, when he clashes with Texan Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16Нокаута) за свободната корона на WBO за младши в средна категория. The duel will be the main event of a card presented by Queensberry Promotions. The fight will be held at Manchester Arena. Flanagan and Hooker are ranked in the first and second positions, съответно, at the Junior Welterweight division.
During his reign in the Lightweight division, Flanagan successfully defended the title five times.
The fight will be televised by BT Sports, on Showtime Boxing’s Facebook page, as well as in Showtime Sports’ YouTube Channel and Panama Cable Onda Sports beginning at4:30 p.m. И / 1:30 p.m. PT.
Another WBO world title fight will be staged this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Тук, welterweight campion Jeff Horn, на Австралия, will face WBO Super Champion and former Lighweight and Junior Welterweight champion Terence Crawford, на Omaha, Nebraska.
For Horn (18-0-1, 12 Нокаута), it will be the second defense of the title he won by beating legendary WBO Super Champion, Мани Пакиао.
With a victory over Horn, Crawford (32-0-0, 23 Нокаута) would join Oscar De La Hoya (130 паунда, 135 паунда, 160 паунда), Мигел Кото (140 паунда, 147 паунда, 154 паунда), Хорхе Арсе (108 паунда, 115 паунда, 122 паунда) and Fernando Montiel (112 паунда, 115 паунда, 118 паунда) as the only three divisions champions of the entity.
Също така в картата, WBO Latino Lightweight Champion and ranked No. 5 by this sanctioning body, Antonio Moran (23-2, 16Нокаута), from Mexico, is heading for his second title defense, when he faces former Jr. Шампион в лека категория, and WBO 14th ranked Jose “Sniper” Педраса (23-1, 12Нокаута), от Пуерто Рико, in scheduled 10 round match.
Horn-Crawford and Pedraza-Moran will be broadcast live via ‘ESPN+’ App, starting at9:30 p.m. И / 6:30 p.m. PT. Събитието се популяризира от Top Rank.