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Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, NV - Later on in the main event of the evening former lightweight title challenger Sharif Bogere (30-1) will take on Arturo Reyes (19-8) in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. The Mayweather Promotions card has a total of 6 fights.
Fringe contender Dat Nguyen was undaunted fighting in his opponent's hometown and being a significant underdog Tuesday night. Nguyen came to fight, holding his ground and eventually stopping Miguel Flores in round six at the Silver Street Studios in Houston, Tex. With the win, Nguyen improves to 20-3, 7 KOs. Flores, who entered the bout unbeaten, suffers his first defeat as a pro and falls to 21-1, 9 KOs.
HOUSTON - Unbeaten super lightweight Darwin Price (11-0, 6 KOs) enters the ring against tough contender Hylon Williams (16-3-1, 3 KOs) while fast-rising prospect Brandon Figueroa (10-0, 7 KOs) meets Miami's Raul Chirino (10-4, 5 KOs) as part of an exciting night of action on Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, February 21 from Silver Street in Houston, Texas.
Sharif 'The Lion' Bogere (29-1, 20 KO's) is back in action after a flawless fifth round TKO victory against Luis Florez on September 16th. Bogere will face Hylon Williams (16-3-1, 3KO's) in a 10-round lightweight battle on December 2nd at Sam's Town Live in the main event. A win for Bogere will increase his win streak to seven and bring him one step closer to a title opportunity.
VERONA, NY -- Steve Martinez ended a 53-week hiatus with a second round knockout of Jorge Melendez in the evening's curtain raiser.
Luis Ortiz and Bryant Jennings are ripped and ready for the final HBO telecast of 2015. While a weight limit isn't in place for the heavyweight divisions, both fighters hit the scales during Friday's weigh-in ahead of their 12-round battle Saturday evening at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Ortiz (23-0, 20KOs) tipped the scales at a healthy 239 lbs. for his third fight of 2015. The unbeaten southpaw from Miami by way of Cuba makes the first defense of his secondary version of the heavyweight title. His most recent performance came just two months ago, knocking out Argentina's Matias Vidondo in three rounds this past October at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
VERONA, NEW YORK – Fighters featured on the December 19 HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows shared their final thoughts ahead of Saturdays fights at the final press conference today at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Former heavyweight world title contender Bryant “By – By†Jennings (19-1, 10 KOs) of Philadelphia was joined at the final press conference by his opponent Cuban heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong†Ortiz (23-0, 20 KOs), who will clash in the main event on the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast on Saturday for the WBA Interim Heavyweight World Title.
"El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17KOs) is ready to get his career back in order, starting with his return on Saturday night against Hylon Williams Jr. (16-1) at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. The fight will be televised by HBO's Boxing After Dark.
LOS ANGELES - A full night of action awaits fans on Saturday, December 19 as heavyweight world title contender Bryant "Bye-Bye" Jennings (19-1, 10 KOs) and undefeated Cuban star Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (23-0, 20 KOs) battle for the WBA interim Heavyweight World Title on HBO Boxing After Dark staring at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gray Shaw Productions. The undercard of the event will also see three stellar undercard bouts one featuring the return of Cuban superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17 KOs), as he squares off against Hylon Williams Jr. (16-1-1, 3 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on HBO Latino Boxing at 12:15 a.m. ET/PT (tape delay) presented in association with SMS Promotions.
Former heavyweight world champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and lightweight contender Hylon Williams Jr. are training at "The Heavyweight Factory" Gym for their upcoming fights. As we all know, Briggs is looking for another shot at the world heavyweight title. Since his defeat in 2010 against Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title, Briggs took some time off and then returned to win his next eight bouts.