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Last May on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan undercard at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Frankie Gomez won a clear-cut ten round unanimous decision over veteran Mauricio Herrera. But the undefeated welterweight contender has not fought since. In fact, he hasn't been at the Wild Card Boxing Club to train with Freddie Roach in months.
On May 7th, Frankie Gomez blanked Mauricio Herrera over ten rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was featured as part of the Saul Alvarez-Amir Khan HBO Pay-Per-View undercard. He's now in the process of training again at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.
It's been about two months since trainer Freddie Roach has seen Frankie Gomez, who on May 7th conclusively defeated Mauricio Herrera as part of the Saul Alvarez-Amir Khan undercard at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Noted trainer Freddie Roach was a busy man this past weekend as he worked two corners at the T-Mobile Arena on the Saul Alvarez-Amir Khan HBO pay-per-view undercard from Las Vegas.
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - Undefeated Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (21-0, 13 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career with a dominating ten round unanimous decision over former WBA interim-junior welterweight champion Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (22-6) in a ten-round welterweight fight. All three judges had it 100-90 for Gomez.
Herrera vs. Gomez Live Scorecard - Later tonight, two of boxing's biggest stars, Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan, will collide from Las Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena. This mega-fight promises high-intensity action for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championship of Canelo, who Alvarez makes his first title defense of 2016.
Amir Khan unveiled his new middleweight physique by topping the scales at 155lbs ahead of his fight with WBC champion Saul Alvarez.
Canelo vs. Khan Weigh-In Photos - Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Amir 'King' Khan are set for Saturday's headliner at the newly erected T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both boxers came in exactly at the 155-pound catchweight limit for the HBO Pay-Per-View headliner (Saturday, 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT).
To date, Frankie Gomez' toughest opponent has been himself, whether troubles at the scales or with making weight. The unbeaten welterweight conquered at least one demon, coming in at the 146-pound catchweight mark for his 10-round clash with hard-luck contender Mauricio Herrera, who weighed 145.5-pounds.