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Figueroa, Molina Weights Photos Gallery - The fighters competing on Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes exchanged words and went face-to-face at the official weigh-in before their respective showdowns this Saturday night at Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live. (photos by Sean Ham).
To say that all of the fighters made weight for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox telecast would technically be true, but also leaving out a major development. While there weren’t any issues in the main event between Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera, the co-feature was another story—sadly, another disappointing entry in Omar Figueroa’s longtime struggles at the scale.
By Cliff Rold - It won’t be the main event. It looks like the reason to tune in. This Saturday night, the main event on Fox (8 PM EST) will feature WBA featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 KO) defending against late replacement Rafael Rivera (26-2-2, 17 KO). Rivera enters off a win after consecutive losses...
Former world champion Omar Figueroa (27-0-1, 19 KOs) is expecting a knockout victory when he faces John Molina on Saturday night. Fans are predicting his bout with Molina to be the fight of the weekend when they collide at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles. The contest will be Figueroa's first bout since July of 2017, when Figueroa demolished Robert Guerrero in three rounds. Guerrero was down five times in the fight.
Nobody could blame John Molina Jr. for taking a “see-it-to-believe it” approach to this weekend’s crossroads clash with Omar Figueroa Jr. The all-action slugger from Covina, Calif. was left with nothing to show for following a lengthy training camp for a scheduled Sept. ’18 clash with Victor Ortiz, who was arrested just days before fight night and is currently on trial for felony sexual assault.
Former 135-pound world champion Omar Figueroa Jr. wants a knockout within the first four rounds on February 16 against 140-pound rival John Molina, who claims he can “out-slug Omar if I choose to because I’m the bigger, stronger man” in their projected an all-action brawl on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles near Molina’s home of Covina, California.
Santa Cruz, Flores Press Conference Photos Gallery - Featherweight world champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz will defend his WBA title against Houston's Miguel Flores in a showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, February 16 from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
The June 2016 clash between notorious brawlers John Molina Jr. and Ruslan Provodnikov had “action-packed, no-holds-barred, knock-down-drag-out fight” written all over it. But the 5-foot-10 1/2 Molina surprised the 5-foot-6 “The Russian Rocky,” using his reach advantage (71 inches to 66) to spend as much time boxing as infighting.
Former 135-pound world champion Omar Figueroa Jr. eyes a knockout within the first four rounds of his 140-pound clash with John Molina on February 16 on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles near Molina’s home of Covina, California.
Former 135-pound world champion Omar Figueroa Jr. eyes a statement win at 140-pounds against John Molina on February 16 at a venue to be determined in Los Angeles on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) .