НЬЮ-ЙОРК - (Червень 12, 2019) – Undefeated lightweight prospect Yeis Solano will face a new opponent in former Argentine Lightweight Champion Elias Damian Araujo in an eight-round bout that will open a ShoBox: Нове покоління tripleheader on Friday, Червень 21 жити на SHOWTIME в 10 p.m. ET/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Айова.
У головній події, southpaw Sebastian Fundora (12-0, 8 КО) of Coachella, Каліфорнія., faces Hector Zepeda (17-0, 4 КО) з Тіхуани, Mexico in a 10-round super welterweight bout. У со-функція, Мішель Рівера (15-0, 10 КО) from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic takes on Mexico’s Rene Tellez Giron (13-0, 7 КО) у вісім круглих легкий бій. The event is promoted by Sampson Boxing in association with Paco Presents. Квитки, починаючи з $10, продаються зараз і доступні за адресою www.WinnaVegas.com.
Solano, (14-0, 10 КО), is not concerned about the last minute opponent change. “It doesn’t matter who I fight. I trust my team and my skills,"Він сказав. “I don’t worry about who is across from me. I would have beaten the first guy and I will beat this guy too. I don’t train to beat one fighter specifically. I train to beat all fighters and I make adjustments in the ring. Some fighters get upset when the opponent changes. Not me. Even if my team says they want me to fight a different guy at the weigh-in, my job stays the same.”
Solano is a hard punching 26-year-old from Monteria, Colombia who started boxing at the age of seven; he amassed an amateur record of 118-12. He’s a former WBA Fedebol Lightweight Champion and in 2012 placed third in the Colombia National Games. У своєму останньому бою, he scored a five-round stoppage over Jesus Manuel Sandoval in October 2018. He is currently training at Compton Boxing Gym in Compton, Каліфорнія., and is trained by Jose Ponce, Sr. and his son Jose Ponce, Молодший.
“Я радий за цей бій,” said Araujo, who is making his United States debut. “My style is aggressive. I have fought four southpaws. I know how to fight them – I like fighting them.
“I checked out videos of Solano. I think he is going to come to fight. He’s training out of Compton, Каліфорнія, so he’s going to come more than ready, також. These are the ingredients for a good show.”
Araujo (19-1, 7 КО) replaces fellow compatriot Jose Romero, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Nicknamed “El Macho,” Araujo, a 31-year-old southpaw from Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Аргентина, won the interim WBC Latino Lightweight Title with a unanimous decision over Jonathan Jose Eniz in October 2016. He successfully defended it twice before losing it to Javier Jose Clavero in an immediate rematch last June. He trains in Coachella with Freddy Fundora, father and trainer of main eventer Sebastian Fundora. In his last outing in January, Araujo stopped veteran Pablo Rodriguez in four rounds.
Баррі Томпкинс викликатиме дій з боку рингу з боксом історик Стів Farhood і колишній чемпіон світу Рауль Маркес, яка виступає в якості експертів-аналітиків. Виконавчий продюсер є Гордон зал з Річардом Гога виробництва і Рік Філліпс режисури.
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