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Ivan Garcia outboxed and defeated former world title challenger Saul Juarez late Friday night at the Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City.
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Ivan Garcia outboxed and defeated former world title challenger Saul Juarez late Friday night at the Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City.

Cristian “Chicharito” Gonzalez defeated Saul “Baby” Juarez by unanimous decision (96-93, 96-93 and 97-93) and retained his WBC Fecarbox Flyweight title in the main event title fight on EstrellaTV’s monthly boxing series, from Foro Viena in Mexico City.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez ended his 2020 as a prospect to watch in 2021 and well beyond. The rising junior flyweight delivered the biggest statement of his young career in knocking out sturdy-chinned Saul ‘Baby’ Juarez in the 2nd round of their ESPN+ preliminary bout.

Axel Aragon hopes to have positioned himself for another title shot. Given the track record of where he managed his latest victory, there stands a chance the 5’0 ½” former title challenger from Ensenada, Mexico will land back on that stage in the near future. For now, he will just have to settle for a 10-round unanimous decision win over Mexico City’s Saul ‘Baby’ Juarez in the battle of former title challenger Friday evening live on Telemundo from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

Saul 'Baby' Juarez and Axel Aragon are set for their battle of former title challengers eager to return to the win column. Both boxers made weight ahead of their scheduled 10-round junior flyweight main event, which airs live Friday evening on Telemundo beginning at 12:00am ET from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

Under normal circumstances, Saul ‘Baby’ Juarez and Axel Aragon would collide in Mexico City, one of the main hubs for the Boxeo Telemundo series. Instead, the pair of former title challengers from Mexico will collide in a bubble in Central Florida given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A 10-round junior flyweight clash between Juarez and Aragon tops the August 21 edition of Boxeo Telemundo, airing live from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. The series debuted from the location last Friday and will serve as the host for all four installments of the summer season.

Jonathan 'Bomba' Gonzalez returned to the junior flyweight division in style. The former flyweight contender outworked and outlasted Saul 'Baby' Juarez en route to a 10-round unanimous decision win Friday evening at Miccosukee Resort & Gaming in Miami, Florida. Scores were 96-94 twice and 98-92 in favor of Gonzalez in their regional title fight, which topped the season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo.

The 2020 season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo is officially set, as all participants came correct at the scale. Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez and Saul ‘Baby’ Juarez both made weight for their junior flyweight regional title fight, which airs live on Telemundo from Miccosukuee Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida (Friday, 11:35pm ET). Gonzalez came in right at the 108-pound limit for his return to the division after dropping down from flyweight, while Juarez checked in at 107.8 pounds.

The 31st year of 'Boxeo Telemundo' will look a lot like its series debut. The long-running boxing series returns to its roots for its 2020 season premiere, with the show to air live from Miccosukee Resort & Gaming in Miami, Florida (Friday, Telemundo, 11:35pm ET). The famed venue returns to the fold for the first time in nearly 10 years, with Friday's show topped by the junior flyweight debut of Caguas, PR's Jonathan 'Bomba' Gonzalez (23-3-1, 13KOs) versus Mexico City's Saul 'Baby' Juarez (25-10-2, 13KOs) in a 10-round regional title fight.

The start of this past decade saw a Boxeo Telemundo event play the Miami region for the final time. The start of the next decade will see the long-running series return to its roots. An old circuit favorite, Miccosukee Resort & Gaming will host the 2020 spring season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo. The event—which takes place Feb. 21—is headlined by a regional junior flyweight title fight between Puerto Rico’s Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez and Mexico’s Saul ‘Baby’ Juarez.