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Los Angeles – March 12, 2021 – Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020, announced a stacked undercard today for its March 18 උත්සවය, the next fight night of the boxing outfit’s three-event residency in Puerto Rico. The three-fight main card will begin at 9 ප.ව.. පට / 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 (Olympic Center) in Salinas.
The six-fight event is headlined by another chapter in the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry asඇල්බර්ටෝ Machado (22-2, 18 Kos) of Rio Piedras, පෝටෝ රිකෝ, සටන්Angel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro (17-1-1, 13 Kos) Tijuana පිළිබඳ, මෙක්සිකෝ, 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 Kos), of Las Marias, පෝටෝ රිකෝ, clashes with three-time world title challengerIsrael ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 Kos) of Los Cabos, මෙක්සිකෝ, in a ten-round bantamweight bout.
The 28-year-old Martinez looks to stay in the win column following a second-round knockout of Yeison Vargas in February 2020 in San Juan, P.R. His last four victories have come by knockout.
Following a hard-fought twelve-round decision loss to pound-for-pound great Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in October 2020, the 24-year-old Gonzalez defeated Samuel Gutierrez just two months later in December 2020 in San Lucas, මෙක්සිකෝ. Martinez has also challenged world champions Khalid Yafai and Jerwin Ancajas for their title belts in the last three years.
A six-round light heavyweight fight will round out the main card on NBC Sports Network featuringIrish’ Joe Ward, (2-1, 2 Kos), of Moate, අයර්ලන්තය, who will look to avenge his pro debut setback againstMarco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 Kos), of Turlock, කැලිපෝර්නියාවේ.
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 මෙක්සිකෝවේ. 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, ටෙක්සාස්.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, ට ආරම්භ වන 6:30 ප.ව.. සහ / 3:30 ප.ව.. පී.ටී., three-time world title challengerMaricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 Kos), ලොස් ඇන්ජලිස්, කැලිපෝර්නියාවේ. faces off againstAlma Ibarra (7-1, 4 Kos) of Monterrey, මෙක්සිකෝ.
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 Kos), සැන් ජුවාන් පිළිබඳ, පෝටෝ රිකෝ, සටන්ගිල්බර්ටෝ මෙන්ඩෝසා (17-9-3, 8 Kos) of Modesto, කැලිපෝර්නියාවේ.
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, ඉහළ තුන් වේලම අපේක්ෂාවEdwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin(9-0, 8 Kos) will fight in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteranහෙක්ටර් Marengo (7-14-4, 4 Kos) ඇරිසිබෝහී පිළිබඳ, පෝටෝ රිකෝ.
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About Ring City USA
Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.
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