CANCUN, México (
Xullo 6 2017) –
The third installment of the 2017 “
Cancun Boxing” serie,
presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing in association with Neon Star Sports & Diversión,
will air this Saturday night (
Xullo 7)
in North America, a partir de
8 p.m. E /
5 p.m. PT,
on CBS Sports Network.
An encore presentation will follow at 12 p.m. E.
The event took place this past June 3rd at Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex,
Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort,
which hosts all series events.
Former IBF/WBO Minimumweight World Champion Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez, JR. (22-4-1, 14 Kos) fought late replacement Rolando “El Duende” Gusman (15-3, 9 Kos), of Argentina, in the 12-round WBC Flyweight World Title Eliminator. Rodriguez’ orixinais adversario, “Lil” Oscar Cantu (14-1, 1 KO), was injured in a car accident only days before the scheduled event.
Rodriguez, 23, won his first world title in 2014, stopping previously unbeaten Merlito Sabillo (23-0-1), the defending WBO minimumweight title fight in Mexico, no 10thredondo. Later that same year, Rodriguez successfully defended his WBO crown with a 12-round unanimous decision over IBF minimumweight title holder Katsunari Takayama (27-6) to become unified world champion. Rodriguez vacated both titles in late 2014.
The 23-year-old Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged WBA Light Flyweight World Champion Donnie Nietes (35-1-4), the reigning IBF flyweight world champion, dropping a 12-round unanimous decision.
Rodriquez, 2-1 en loitas polo título mundial, é 2-3 vs. past world champions, including the only knockout loss of his career, en 2015, para Romano “Chocolalito” Rodriguez (35-0), the future “Pound-4-Pound King” from Nicaragua.
Gusman is a former Interim WBO Latino Super Flyweight and WBA International bantamweight title challenger.
The eight-round co-feature is a female featherweight rematch between Mexican rivals Jack Calvo (10-2-1, 1 KO) e Yesenia “La Nina” Gomez (13-4-1, 6 Kos). The two fought to a six-round draw this past April on a Cancun Boxing card.
The televised opener is an eight-round, non-title fight between a pair of Mexican lightweights, WBC Latino champion Francisco “Paquito” Rojo (19-2, 12 Kos) and Mexican Pacific Coast titlist Xesús “Kiligua” Velazco (13-9-2, 5 Kos).
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, vídeo e provedores de telecomunicacións e vía satélite na canle DirecTV 221 e Dish Canle Rede 158. Para obter máis información, incluíndo un calendario de programación completa e como obter CBS Sports Network, ir a
www.cbssportsnetwork.com
INFORMACIÓN
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