The World Boxing Organization (WBO) will oversee seven headline bouts around the world this weekend, two of which are for world titles.
Starting Friday, Јуни 8, во Верона, Њујорк, WBO number one ranked Junior Featherweight Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 КО) will defend his NABO 122 lbs title against José “Шеќер” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 КО) 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, со почеток во 9:00 вечер. (Источно време). ESPN2 will air the fights at 12:30 изутрина. ET/9:30 вечер. Португалија. and ESPN Deportes will air the fights the following day at 9:00 вечер. И / 6:00 вечер. Португалија.
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 Алберт, Jim Gray and Lorraine Chargin.
Во саботата, Јуни 9 во Аргентина, Facundo Galovar (10-2-1, 7 КО), of Tucumán, and Rolando Mansilla (13-5-1, 5 КО), of Entre Ríos, will face off for the vacant WBO Latino Super Middleweight belt in a scheduled 10 круг рунда. 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 КО) faces Likit Chane (16-6, 10 КО), from Thailand, for the vacant WBO Oriental 122 lbs belt, and local Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 КО), кој е рангиран Не. 9 од страна на WBO, battles Laryea Gabriel Odoi (20-3-2, 14 КО), 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 КО), од Манчестер, will seek to reign in a second division, when he clashes with Texan Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16КО) 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, соодветно, 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 вечер. И / 1:30 вечер. Португалија.
Another WBO world title fight will be staged this Saturday in Las Vegas, Невада. Овде, welterweight campion Jeff Horn, of Australia, will face WBO Super Champion and former Lighweight and Junior Welterweight champion Terence Crawford, од Омаха, Небраска.
For Horn (18-0-1, 12 КО), it will be the second defense of the title he won by beating legendary WBO Super Champion, Мани Pacquiao.
With a victory over Horn, Крафорд (32-0-0, 23 КО) would join Oscar De La Hoya (130 фунти, 135 фунти, 160 фунти), Мигел Cotto (140 фунти, 147 фунти, 154 фунти), Хорхе Arce (108 фунти, 115 фунти, 122 фунти) and Fernando Montiel (112 фунти, 115 фунти, 118 фунти) as the only three divisions champions of the entity.
Исто така, на картичката, WBO Latino Lightweight Champion and ranked No. 5 by this sanctioning body, Antonio Moran (23-2, 16КО), from Mexico, is heading for his second title defense, when he faces former Jr. Lightweight Champion, and WBO 14th ranked Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (23-1, 12КО), од Порторико, in scheduled 10 round match.
Horn-Crawford and Pedraza-Moran will be broadcast live via ‘ESPN+’ App, starting at9:30 вечер. И / 6:30 вечер. Португалија. The event is promoted by Top Rank.