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ALBUQUERQUE, N.m. (Syv. 13, 2021) – International Boxing Hall of Famer and former three-division world championMarco Antonio Barrera will return to the ring for the first time in more than a decade when he squares off against former two-time world titleholderDaniel Ponce de Leonpå lørdag, November 20, 2021, på Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Kasino i Mescalero, New Mexico.
Come celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday five days early as these two legendary fighters square off in a six-round welterweight clash and headline an electrifying, eight-fight Tapia Promotions card.
Barrera (67-7, 44 KOS) makes his dramatic comeback four years after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Ranked by No. 43 blandt de største boksere gennem tiderne af ESPN, the “Baby Faced Assassin” has captured world titles across three weight divisions and earned 43 på hinanden følgende sejre i begyndelsen af sin berømte pro-karriere.
Aldrig en til at vige tilbage fra en modstander, Guadalajaras stolthed, Jalisco, Mexico, has battled many of the sweet science’s finest including fellow Hall of Famers Erik Morales (tre gange), Johnny Tapia, og Juan Manuel Marquez, samt fremtidige IBOFer Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Naseem Hamed, og Amir Kahn.
Af Løve (45-7, 35 KOS), Chihuahua, Mexico, vil gøre sin dramatiske tilbagevenden til den berømte kvadratiske cirkel for første gang i mere end syv år. Fighting out of Huntington Park, Calif., den 2000 Mexicansk olympisk holdmedlem åbnede sin karriere med 24 sejre i træk, Herunder 23 af knockout.
En tidligere verdensmester i to divisioner, De Leon gjorde krav på den ledige World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super bantamvægt titel i oktober 2005 og lavede seks vellykkede forsvar. Næsten syv år efter at have opnået sin første verdenstitel, southpaw slugger fik et sekund med en otte-runders teknisk afgørelse over Jhonny Gonzalez i september 2012 at gøre krav på World Boxing Council (WBC) fjerlette krone.
In the first of two exciting co-features, undefeated super featherweight contenderAbel mendoza(30-0, 23 KOS) hopes to keep his perfect record intact and ascend to the upper echelon of the 130-pound division when he takes on fellow El Paso, Texas, brawlerAntonio Escalante (29-11, 20 KOS) i en 10-round sammenstød.
The second co feature pitsJosh “Pitbull” Torres (23-7-2, 14 KOS), returning to Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino against once-beatenSteven “Manos de Oro” Villalobos (15-1-1, 11 KOS) in a welterweight showdown.
Rounding out the card will be a found-round, 270-pound battle royale pitting Streetbeefs standoutsCody Beck ogJohnathon Rice making their pro debuts, undefeated up-and-comersClinton chavez(Albuquerque, N.M.), Javier Fernandez(San Antonio, Texas) ogAngel Chavez(Sacramento, Calif.) against opponents to be named, ogLuis Angel Jimenez of El Paso in his initial pro bout.
Billetterfor the thrilling eight-fight extravaganza promoted by Tapia Promotions start at $75 and are on sale exclusively viahttps://innofthemountaingods.com