LEGENDARY FIGHTERS REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT, BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOXERS WITH THE SIGNING OF CESAR “THE GREAT” QUIÑONEZ

QUIÑONEZ SET TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT ON THEJAN. 17 Gold Cup VS. DEONTAY WILDER UNDERCARD

LOS ANGELES (Tammikuu. 9) – Golden Boy Promotions has teamed up with Fernando Vargas to sign exciting new junior welterweight fighter Cesar “Suuri” Quiñonez.

Quiñonez is the first fighter from former world champion Fernando “Feroz” Vargas’ boxing gym Feroz Fight Factory to turn professional, and is managed by the late singer Jenni Rivera’s manager Pete Salgado. Quiñonez is now set to make his professional debut on the undercard of the highly anticipated heavyweight battle between current WBC Heavyweight World ChampionBermane “B. Tuote” Stiverne and mandatory challenger and knockout sensation Deontay “The Bronze Bomer” Wilder päällä Lauantai, Tammikuu. 17 MGM Grand Las Vegas.

“I’m excited to welcome the talented Cesar ‘The Great’ Quiñonez to Golden Boy Promotions,” sanoi Oscar De La Hoya, Perustaja ja puheenjohtaja Golden Boy Promotions. “The Golden Boy family continues to grow with the addition of up and coming talent with great potential like Cesar Quiñonez. I’m proud to have his debut on Tammikuu 17 at the MGM Grand be under the Golden Boy Promotions banner.”

Fernando Vargas has had much success with Feroz Fight Factory transitioning into the professional boxing world with Quiñonez at the helm. The former world champion also has a history with Oscar De La Hoya, fighting the “Golden Boy” sisään 2002 for a title unification bout in the super welterweight division. Vargas also fought against Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Kampus, Raul “El Diamante” Marquez, Ronald “Winky” Wright and Ike “kevyt sinko” Quartey.

“I’m excited for my future as a trainer and I also look forward to working with Oscar and Golden Boy Promotions,” Said Vargas. “I have a lot of great talent that I know will become world champions in the years to come!”

“It is truly a blessing to be signed by Golden Boy Promotions,” said Quiñonez. “I am very excited they’ve given me this opportunity to display my talents alongside my trainer Fernando Vargas. I’ve always looked up to Fernando growing up watching him fight, he is a great trainer. I’ve learned many things from him and we are ready to show the world what we can do.”

Quiñonez of Las Vegas has been making himself known in the boxing world since he first joined Feroz Fight Factory in 2013. With an amateur record of 74-4 and four national titles, Cesar has had the opportunity to work directly with Vargas and sparring with four-time female world champion Hollie Dunaway and former world champion Billy “The Kid” Dib. He hopes to make an explosive entrance in his professional debut at the MGM Grand Garden Arena ensi lauantaina yö.

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“TAKAISIN GLORY”: Stiverne VS. WILDER, 12-kierroksen taistelussa Stiverne n WBC Heavyweight Championship tapahtumassa Lauantai, Tammikuu. 17 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegasissa, on yhteistyötä edistetään Don King Productions ja Golden Boy Promotions. Vuonna 12-kierroksen co-ominaisuus, lyömätön WBC Super kääpiösarjalainen maailmanmestari Leo Santa Cruz puolustaa vastaan Jeesus Ruiz ja voittamaton Amir I täyttää Fidel Maldonado Jr. in 10 kierroksen huippukevyet bout. Tapahtuma MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegasissa, Nev., ja Air Live Showtime^® (10:00 p.m. JA/ 7:00 p.m. PT). Televisiointi on saatavilla myös espanjaksi kautta johdetun ääniohjelmantoiston (SAP). Alustavat jaksoja televisioidaan suorana Showtime EXTREME (8:00 p.m. JA/PT, viivästynyt länsirannikolla).

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