Francisco Contreras: record, next fight and profile →
Lightweight contender Evens Pierre broke Francisco Contreras down Thursday night, winning by knockout in round seven at the Karibe Contention Center in Petionville, Haii. Pierre (30-1, 20 knockouts), who resides in nearby Port-au-Prince, mostly dominated the action from the opening bell. Pierre landed a shot to the body, dropping Contreras to the canvas. Referee Samuel Burgos counted Contreras out at 59 seconds.
Jorge Linares picked up his fourth straight win, making quick work of Francisco Contreras in their lightweight bout. A counter right hand put the visiting Dominican down towards the end of the opening round. The bell erroneously sounded despite the round having not yet come to an end, with the referee deeming Contreras (21-4, 16KO) unfit to continue.
According to promoter Pepe Gomez, junior welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano (22-1-1, 17KOs) will return on February 18th against Francisco Contreras (16-1, 13KOs). For Cano, the 22-year-old Mexican returns in his first fight since losing a blood a guts war with veteran Erik Morales last September. Contreras was stopped in his last fight in three rounds by Sharif Bogere in October. The fight is going to happen at the Arena Oasis in Cancun, Mexico.
In a sloppy, rough battle of undefeated Lightweights, 22-year old Ugandan Shairf Bogere (21-0, 13 KO) of Las Vegas, Nevada kept his perfect mark with some big right hands en route to a third round knockout of 27-year old Dominican Francisco Contreras (16-1, 13 KO) of Irvington, New Jersey, on Friday night at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last of the right hands caught Contreras in the back of the head and the defeated man would leave in medical duress.
By Ryan Burton Las Vegas, NV - The first fight on the undercard of the Sharif Bogere-Francisco Contreras ShoBox televised clash at Texas Station in Las Vegas was a junior welterweight bout between Ronald Rodriguez (1-1) and Alonso Loeza (0-2-1), with Rodriguez scoring a third round knockout in a wild bout that saw both men hit the canvas. The action started fast as both fighters fought at a furious pace. Loeza came up big in the second round, as Rodriguez was sent to the canvas hard but was able to beat the count. The action continued in the third round until Rodriguez landed a heavy left hand that spent Loeza to the canvas. Loeza barely beat the 10-count, but referee Russell Mora saw his wobbly legs and correctly waved the fight off at 0:31 of round three.
Francisco Contreras came to Las Vegas this week as an unknown underdog, despite his glossy record.
LAS VEGAS – In a battle of unbeatens, popular Sharif "The Lion" Bogere (20-0, 12 KOs) will defend his NABO lightweight title against hard-hitting Francisco Contreras (16-0, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main event tomorrow/Friday, Oct. 7, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME ® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
The 22-year-old Sharif Bogere (20-0, 12 KOs), who beat Ray Beltran on ShoBox last May 13, takes on young prospect Francisco Contreras (16-0, 13 KOs) of the Dominican Republic in defense of his belt in a 10-round affair at the Dallas Events Center at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas on ShoBox: The New Generation, Friday, Oct. 7, LIVE on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
LOS ANGELES - Following his exciting 10-round battle with Raymundo Beltran in May in a bout which marked his debut on the hit series ShoBox: The New Generation, NABO Lightweight Champion Sharif "The Lion" Bogere will return to the SHOWTIME® airwaves on Friday, October 7 to defend his title against fellow unbeaten Francisco Contreras at the Dallas Events Center at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a rare battle of young, undefeated prospects. Unbeaten Jermell Charlo takes on Francisco Santana in another compelling match-up of prospects on the rise.