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Twitch-prelims beginnen bij 6:30 p.m. EN / 3:30 p.m. PT
Los Angeles - maart 12, 2021 - Ring City USA, de nieuwe sportmedia-startup die in november met zijn boksserie op donderdagavond debuteerde 2020, announced a stacked undercard today for its March 18 evenement, the next fight night of the boxing outfit’s three-event residency in Puerto Rico. The three-fight main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on NBC Sports Network in the United States and Puerto Rico, and on Twitch for fans outside of the U.S, live from Albergue Olimpico (Olympisch centrum) in Salinas.
The six-fight event is headlined by another chapter in the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry asAlberto Machado (22-2, 18 KO) of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, veldslagenAngel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro (17-1-1, 13 KO) van Tijuana, Mexico, in a ten-round lightweight bout. Machado was previously slated to fight undefeated prospect Hector Tanajara who was forced to withdraw due to illness.
In the evening’s co-main event from Puerto Rico, Jose ‘Chiquro’ Martinez, (21-1-2, 14 KO), of Las Marias, Puerto Rico, clashes with three-time world title challengerIsraël ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 KO) van Los Cabos, Mexico, in een bantamgewicht gevecht van tien ronden.
De 28-jarige Martinez lijkt in de winstkolom te blijven na een knock-out van Yeison Vargas in de tweede ronde in februari. 2020 in San Juan, P.R. Zijn laatste vier overwinningen kwamen door knock-out.
Na een zwaarbevochten besluit van twaalf ronden, verlies voor de grote Romeinse "Chocolatito" Gonzalez in oktober. 2020, De 24-jarige Gonzalez versloeg Samuel Gutierrez slechts twee maanden later in december 2020 in San Lucas, Mexico. Martinez heeft de afgelopen drie jaar ook wereldkampioenen Khalid Yafai en Jerwin Ancajas uitgedaagd voor hun titelgordels..
Een zes-ronden licht zwaargewicht gevecht rondt de hoofdkaart op NBC Sports Network afDe Ierse Joe Ward, (2-1, 2 KO), van Moate, Ierland, die zijn pro-debuut tegenvaller zal wrekenMarco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 KO), of Turlock, Calif.
Fighting at Madison Square Garden on October 5, 2019, Ward suffered a severe knee injury in the second round which delivered Delgado a technical knockout victory. Ward has bounced back with two first round knockouts taking place in December 2020 in Mexico. Since the victory over Ward, Delgado has continued his winning ways with a six-round decision over previously undefeated Burley Brooks in December 2020 in Arlington, Texas.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, die begint aan 6:30 p.m. EN / 3:30 p.m. PT, three-time world title challengerMaricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 KO), Los Angeles, Calif. confronteert zich metAlma Ibarra (7-1, 4 KO) of Monterrey, Mexico.
In the last three years, Cornejo has twice come up short against unified Super Middleweight World Champion Franchon Dezurn-Crews in her quest to win a world championship. Sandwiched between the two world title fights, Cornejo was victorious in a tremendous performance against veteran Erin Toughill on January 27, 2019 in front of her legion of hometown fans in Los Angeles.
A winner of her first seven fights, Ibarra looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought ten-round decision loss to undefeated WBA Interim Junior Middleweight Champion Raquel Miller on November 23, 2019.
In an eight-round flyweight battle, former world champion and knockout artistAngel ‘Tito’ Acosta, (21-2, 21 KO), van San Juan, Puerto Rico, veldslagenGilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 KO) van Modesto, Calif.
The 30-year-old Acosta made three successful defenses of his world title before losing to Elwin Soto in June 2019. In his last fight in October 2019, Acosta stopped Raymond Tabugon in the fifth round. The upset-minded Mendoza hits the ring following a hard-fought decision loss to top undefeated Mexican prospect Sergio Rios Jimenez.
Rounding out the card in a six-round junior lightweight battle, top ongeslagen vooruitzichtEdwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin(9-0, 8 KO) will fight in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteranHector Marengo (7-14-4, 4 KO) van Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Ring City, dat in 2020 werd gelanceerd, is het nieuwste sportmediaplatform van boksen. Samenwerken met verschillende promotors en talenten, de nieuwe boksserie legt de nadruk op competitieve matchups die de vechters echt testen en de vechtfans prikkelen. Ring City biedt geweldige gevechten in de ring en boeiende schouderprogrammering buiten de ring. Ring City is het testterrein waar aanstormend talent hun strepen kan verdienen en zichzelf kan lanceren in het hogere segment van het bokssterrendom.
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