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Santa Cruz vs. Avalos, Mares vs. Gutierrez Weigh-in Photos Gallery - Fighters entering the ring for Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes tripleheader event went face-to-face at the final press conference Thursday before they compete at StubHub Center. Photos by Andy Samuleson/PBC.
Fighters entering the ring for Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes tripleheader event went face-to-face at the final press conference Thursday before they compete at StubHub Center. Photos by Erick Ramirez/Ringstar. PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes is headlined by three-division champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz defending his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos, while four-time world champion Abner Mares defends his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez. Televised coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with unbeaten rising contender Eddie Ramirez taking on former world champion Antonio DeMarco.
Undefeated rising junior welterweight contender Eddie Ramirez (17-0, 11 KOs) will step up and take on former world champion Antonio DeMarco (32-6-1, 23 KOs) in a 10-round match to open the television broadcast of the Premier Boxing Champions card on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, Oct. 14 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Two-time world champion Antonio DeMarco snapped a 14-month layoff to win a wide and clear unanimous decision over the willing and enduring Luis Solis, whom he sent to the canvas in the second round. DeMarco finished the fight with a convincing 99-89 verdict on the official cards of the three scoring judges.
100% cheerfully recovered, former World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight world champion Antonio "Tony" DeMarco returns to boxing this Saturday by facing Yucatecan Luis "Muecas" Solís at Tecate Municipal Gymnasium in Baja California, with TV Azteca - Casa del Boxeo - broadcasting the card throughout Mexico.
Charismatic fighter Jorge "Maromerito" Paez will return to the ring on Saturday, December 3 at the Los Mochis Centennial Sports Center in Sinaloa - where he will face Johnny "Vaquero" Navarrete.
Former world champion Antonio DeMarco and welterweight contender Jorge 'Maromerito' Paez have been scheduled for a doubleheader on November 19 in Chiapas, south of Mexico, in an evening being promoted by Zanfer Promotions. Both boxers hope to relaunch their careers.
Omar Figueroa never manages to make things easy on himself in any given fight, with his most recent ring appearance no exception. The unbeaten boxer from Weslaco, Texas was given all that he can handle from Antonio DeMarco in a spirited matchup of former lightweight champions last Saturday evening at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. At the end of 12 fiercely contested rounds, most in attendance and viewers watching live on NBC expected a closely scored affair though cautiously awaitng a Texas-sized decision. It didn't quite come to that, with scores of 115-113 (twice) and 116-112 landing in his favor.
SAN ANTONIO - Undefeated Omar "Panterita" Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 KOs) won an intense slugfest over former world champion Antonio DeMarco (31-6-1, 23 KOs) in primetime Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from the AT&T Center in San Antonio.<br /><br />Figueroa earned the unanimous decision in an action-packed battle that saw the south Texas-native throw over 1000 punches across 12 rounds. Figueroa dominated the first six rounds of the fight, throwing numerous combinations and taking minimal damage from his opponent.
SAN ANTONIO - Undefeated Omar "Panterita" Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 KOs) won an intense slugfest over former world champion Antonio DeMarco (31-6-1, 23 KOs) in primetime Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from the AT&T Center in San Antonio.<br /> <br />Figueroa earned the unanimous decision in an action-packed battle that saw the south Texas-native throw over 1000 punches across 12 rounds. Figueroa dominated the first six rounds of the fight, throwing numerous combinations and taking minimal damage from his opponent.<