The World Boxing Organization (WBO) will oversee seven headline bouts around the world this weekend, two of which are for world titles.

 

 

 

Starting Friday, יוני 8, בוורונה, ניו יורק, WBO number one ranked Junior Featherweight Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 קוס) will defend his NABO 122 lbs title against José “סוכר” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 קוס) בדו קרב בן 10 סיבובים. 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, החל משעה 9:00 p.m. (שעון החוף המזרחי). ESPN2 will air the fights at 12:30 a.m. ו / 9:30 p.m. PT. and ESPN Deportes will air the fights the following day at 9:00 p.m. ו / 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, סטיב אלברט, Jim Gray and Lorraine Chargin.

 

 

 

ביום שבת, יוני 9 בארגנטינה, Facundo Galovar (10-2-1, 7 קוס), of Tucumán, and Rolando Mansilla (13-5-1, 5 קוס), of Entre Ríos, will face off for the vacant WBO Latino Super Middleweight belt in a scheduled 10 התקף עגול. 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 קוס) faces Likit Chane (16-6, 10 קוס), from Thailand, for the vacant WBO Oriental 122 lbs belt, and local Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 קוס), שמדורג אין. 9 על ידי WBO, battles Laryea Gabriel Odoi (20-3-2, 14 קוס), של גאנה, 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 קוס), ממנצ'סטר, will seek to reign in a second division, when he clashes with Texan Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16קוס) for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight crown. 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, בהתאמה, 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. ו / 1:30 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Another WBO world title fight will be staged this Saturday in Las Vegas, נבדה. כאן, welterweight campion Jeff Horn, של אוסטרליה, will face WBO Super Champion and former Lighweight and Junior Welterweight champion Terence Crawford, של אומהה, נברסקה.

 

 

 

For Horn (18-0-1, 12 קוס), it will be the second defense of the title he won by beating legendary WBO Super Champion, מני Pacquiao.

 

 

 

With a victory over Horn, קרופורד (32-0-0, 23 קוס) would join Oscar De La Hoya (130 קילו, 135 קילו, 160 קילו), מיגל קוטו (140 קילו, 147 קילו, 154 קילו), חורחה Arce (108 קילו, 115 קילו, 122 קילו) and Fernando Montiel (112 קילו, 115 קילו, 118 קילו) as the only three divisions champions of the entity.

 

 

 

גם על הכרטיס, WBO Latino Lightweight Champion and ranked No. 5 by this sanctioning body, אנטוניו מורן (23-2, 16קוס), ממקסיקו, is heading for his second title defense, when he faces former Jr. Lightweight Champion, and WBO 14th ranked Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (23-1, 12קוס), מפורטו ריקו, in scheduled 10 round match.

 

 

 

Horn-Crawford and Pedraza-Moran will be broadcast live via ‘ESPN+’ App, starting at9:30 p.m. ו / 6:30 p.m. PT. The event is promoted by Top Rank.