Live on NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports App
9:00 P.M. AND / 6:00 P.M. PT
Twitch Prelims Start at 6:30 P.M. 及/ 3:30 P.M. PT
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 事件, 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 /下午6時. 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 as阿爾貝托·馬查多 (22-2, 18 科斯) 里奧彼德拉斯的, 波多黎各, 戰鬥Angel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro (17-1-1, 13 科斯) 蒂華納, 墨西哥, 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 科斯), of Las Marias, 波多黎各, clashes with three-time world title challengerIsrael ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 科斯) of Los Cabos, 墨西哥, 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, 墨西哥. 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 科斯), of Moate, 愛爾蘭, who will look to avenge his pro debut setback againstMarco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 科斯), of Turlock, 加利福尼亞州.
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 在墨西哥. 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, 得克薩斯州.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, 它開始於 6:30 P.M. 及/ 3:30 P.M. PT, three-time world title challengerMaricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 科斯), 洛杉磯, 加利福尼亞州. 面對反對Alma Ibarra (7-1, 4 科斯) 蒙特雷, 墨西哥.
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 科斯), 聖胡安, 波多黎各, 戰鬥吉爾伯托門多薩 (17-9-3, 8 科斯) of Modesto, 加利福尼亞州.
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, 頂級不敗前景Edwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin(9-0, 8 科斯) will fight in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteran赫克托馬倫哥 (7-14-4, 4 科斯) 阿雷西博的, 波多黎各.
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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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