Moises Flores: record, next fight and profile →
GUADALAJARA, MX - This past Saturday, newly crowned undefeated IBO super-bantamweight world champion, Moises "Chucky" Flores (25-0, 17 KOs), received his belt from co-manager Henry Rivalta of Pro Box Management.
In its continued desire to reduce the number of champions, the WBA Championships Committee has ordered WBA Super World super bantamweight Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs), the cagey southpaw from Miami by way of Santiago de Cuba, and WBA World interim super bantamweight champion Moises “Chucky” Flores (25-0, 17 KOs), from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to begin negotiations to unify the titles.
Mexican banger Moises Flores (25-0, 17KOs) is hoping to get his hand on WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba Flores, who is currently the mandatory challenger to the title, retained his WBA-interim/IBO belts last Friday when he traveled over to Namibia and dominated hometown hero Paulus Ambunda over twelve rounds.
On January 7, 2016, the WBA Championships Committee issued Resolution No. 201601070612 clarifying the status of the super bantamweight division. The Resolution named Guillermo Rigondeaux as Champion in Recess and authorized WBA champion Scott Quigg to participate in a unification bout with IBF champion Carl Frampton via special permit conditioned on the winner facing Rigondeaux as the next opponent. The Resolution was provided to Frampton’s representatives the following day.
As the World Boxing Association anticipates its "super" 122 lb. titlist Carl Frampton vacating the title, interim champ Moises "Chucky" Flores has opted to keep the line moving.
Moises Flores maintained his unbeaten record, forcing a 12th round stoppage of a brave Luis Cosulito in the opening bout of "PBC Toe-to-Toe Tuesday" on Fox Sports 1, live from Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Julian 'J-Rock' Williams and Luciano Cuello are set to move forward with their super welterweight bout, which headlines the latest installment of 'PBC Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays' on Fox Sports 1. Williams checked in at 153.5 lbs, while Cuello came in at the super welterweight limit of 154 lbs. The scheduled 10-round bout takes place at Sands Resort Casino in Bethlehem, Penn., just over an hour outside of Williams' hometown in Philadelphia.
BETHLEHEM, PA. - Philadelphia's unbeaten rising star Julian "J-Rock" Williams (20-0-1, 12 KOs) will fight near his hometown when he takes on Argentina's Luciano "El Principito" Cuello (35-3, 17 KOs) in an 10-round super welterweight showdown at Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA. on Tuesday, September 22 as the main event of TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FOX Sports 1.
Los Angeles - FOX Sports today announced that it has reached a multi-year, multi-platform agreement to telecast Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), under which it will be the exclusive boxing program for FOX Sports 1, with content also going to FOX Deportes, bringing the sport's best and brightest stars to both networks. The announcement was made by David Nathanson, FOX Sports Head of Business Operations.
Between HBO and Showtime, boxing fans were treated to in-ring action on April 18 comprising of: the most watched fighter of 2014; a fight whose participants separately served in the past two Fight of the Year recipients; and the 2014 BWAA Fighter of the Year. Because the networks went head-to-head (a disturbing tradition that seems to occur around this time every year), the audiences were divided on the action, with HBO winning the network battle but plenty of fans tuning in overall.