The World Boxing Organization (וובאָ) will oversee seven headline bouts around the world this weekend, two of which are for world titles.
Starting Friday, יוני 8, אין Verona, ניו יארק, WBO number one ranked Junior Featherweight Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 קאָס) will defend his NABO 122 lbs title against José “צוקער” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 קאָס) 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, סטאַרטינג בייַ 9:00 פּ.ם. (מזרח צייט). ESPN2 will air the fights at 12:30 אַ.ם. ET/9:30 פּ.ם. פּט. and ESPN Deportes will air the fights the following day at 9:00 פּ.ם. און / 6:00 פּ.ם. פּט.
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, Steve Albert, Jim Gray and Lorraine Chargin.
אויף שבת, יוני 9 אין ארגענטינע, Facundo Galovar (10-2-1, 7 קאָס), of Tucumán, and Rolando Mansilla (13-5-1, 5 קאָס), of Entre Ríos, will face off for the vacant WBO Latino Super Middleweight belt in a scheduled 10 קייַלעכיק באַוט. 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 קאָס) faces Likit Chane (16-6, 10 קאָס), from Thailand, for the vacant WBO Oriental 122 lbs belt, and local Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 קאָס), וואס איז ראַנגקט קיין. 9 דורך די וובאָ, battles Laryea Gabriel Odoi (20-3-2, 14 קאָס), פון גאַנאַ, 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 קאָס), פון מאַנטשעסטער, will seek to reign in a second division, when he clashes with Texan Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16קאָס) 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, ריספּעקטיוולי, 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 פּ.ם. ET/1:30 פּ.ם. פּט.
Another WBO world title fight will be staged this Saturday in Las Vegas, נעוואַדאַ. Here, welterweight campion Jeff Horn, of Australia, will face WBO Super Champion and former Lighweight and Junior Welterweight champion Terence Crawford, פון אָמאַהאַ, נעבראסקא.
For Horn (18-0-1, 12 קאָס), it will be the second defense of the title he won by beating legendary WBO Super Champion, מאַני פּאַקקוויאַאָ.
With a victory over Horn, קראָפערד (32-0-0, 23 קאָס) would join Oscar De La Hoya (130 לבס, 135 לבס, 160 לבס), מיגועל קאָטטאָ (140 לבס, 147 לבס, 154 לבס), דזשאָרגע אַרסע (108 לבס, 115 לבס, 122 לבס) and Fernando Montiel (112 לבס, 115 לבס, 118 לבס) as the only three divisions champions of the entity.
אויך אויף די קאָרט, WBO Latino Lightweight Champion and ranked No. 5 by this sanctioning body, Antonio Moran (23-2, 16קאָס), from Mexico, is heading for his second title defense, when he faces former Jr. Lightweight Champion, and WBO 14th ranked Jose “Sniper” פּעדראַזאַ (23-1, 12קאָס), פון פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, in scheduled 10 round match.
Horn-Crawford and Pedraza-Moran will be broadcast live via ‘ESPN+’ App, starting at9:30 פּ.ם. און / 6:30 פּ.ם. פּט. The event is promoted by Top Rank.