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Quigley vs. Tapia Weigh-in Photos - LOS ANGELES - Renowned ring announcer and television personality Michael Buffer will serve as the VIP guest for the action-packed March 23rd ESPN show at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino headlined between Middleweight contenders Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) and Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) for the vacant NABF Middleweight title. Photos by Lisa Baker.
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The long awaited debut of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN is nearly here. On Thursday, March 23, Irish middleweight contender Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) will showcase his skills against the hard-punching Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) in a 10-round main event battle for the vacant NABF middleweight title. In the co-main event, Coachella's Randy "El Matador" Caballero (23-0, 14 KOs) will campaign to become a two-division world champion as he combats for the NABF super bantamweight title against Jesus "Estrella" Ruiz (35-7-5, 24 KOs) in a 10-round affair; and making her pro-debut on the national TV broadcast, 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist and highly decorated amateur Marlen Esparza will participate in a four-round flyweight fight against Rachel Sazoff (0-2).
LOS ANGELES - Ahead of his anticipated clash, Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) hosted a media workout in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 15 to discuss his upcoming bout against Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) for the vacant NABF Middleweight title on Thursday, March 23rd at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA.
LOS ANGELES - One of Ireland's hottest exports is Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs), who has made Los Angeles his home in pursuit to become a world champion. In one of his biggest steps toward the major goal, Quigley not only will jump start the highly anticipated Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN series this Thursday, March 23rd, but will make his first play for a title in his career as he battles Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) for the NABF Middleweight Title broadcast live on ESPN.
Launching its highly anticipated collaboration with a bang, Golden Boy Promotions and ESPN today announced the card for the first broadcast of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN, featuring rising prospects, former world champions and former Olympians. ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes will broadcast the fights live from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California starting at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
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 - Former IBF middleweight world champion David Lemieux (35-3, 32 KOs) easily battered Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) for a fourth round stoppage win.
David Lemieux vs. Glen Tapia 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.
An interesting crossroads battle featuring former middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-3) and Glen Tapia (23-2) will take place Saturday evening in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. The bout will support the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan pay-per-view main event.