Andres Cortes: record, next fight and profile →
Barely a week after accepting the toughest fight of his career, Kendo Castaneda made weight for it Monday in Las Vegas. San Antonio’s Castaneda came in at 143¾ pounds for his 10-round welterweight fight against Jose Zepeda on Tuesday night. Zepeda stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale at 143¾ pounds as well for a main event ESPN will televise from MGM Grand Conference Center.
A southpaw stylist weighing 140 pounds and a 250-plus-pound heavyweight will enter “The Bubble” spotlight at MGM Grand for Week 5 of Top Rank on ESPN's Summer Series. On Tuesday, July 7, two-time world title challenger and top junior welterweight contender Jose “Chon” Zepeda will face Kendo Castaneda in a 10-round clash of styles. Two days later on Thursday, July 9, longtime heavyweight contender Carlos Takam will fight Jerry “Slug” Forrest in a 10-rounder.
Undefeated Las Vegas prospect Angelo Leo 18-0, (8 KOs) went toe-to-toe in an impressive and dominating 10-round unanimous decision victory over highly-ranked, Marjohn Yap 30-14 (15KO’s), in the Sin City Showdown main event Friday night presented by Mayweather Promotions from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
Sam's Town Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - Super featherweight prospect Andres Cortes (10-0) kicked off the ShoBox telecast with a bang by dominating Jahmal Dyer (9-1) over 8 rounds. The finals scores were 78-83, 79-73 and 78-74.
Floyd Mayweather wanted to know who he was. That’s how impressed boxing’s longtime pound-for-pound king was when he watched Andres Cortes spar against eventual 130-pound champion Gervonta Davis a few years ago at Mayweather’s gym in Las Vegas. Mayweather had just signed Davis to a promotional contract and noticed that this amateur fighter – unknown, at least to him – gave Davis everything that the powerful southpaw could handle during that particular sparring session.
Tripleheader Fight Photos Gallery Undefeated prospects making their ShoBox: The New Generation debut all made weight, as did their opponents, at the official weigh-in for Friday night’s Mayweather Promotions’ Sin City Showdown live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
Mayweather Promotions’ super featherweight prospect Andres Cortes (10-0) is pumped for his fight this Friday night against Jamal Dyer (9-1). The bout is scheduled for 8 rounds and will open up a ShoBox triple header that takes place at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling in Las Vegas.
Undefeated Mayweather Promotions 130-pound prospect Andres Cortes and once-beaten Jahmal Dyer talk about their respective training camps in advance of their eight-round matchup in the ShoBox: The New Generation telecast opener on Friday, April 5 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Three undefeated prospects will make their ShoBox: The New Generation debut as super bantamweight Angelo Leo and super featherweights Xavier Martinez and Andres Cortes compete in separate bouts on a Mayweather Promotions card live on SHOWTIME Friday, April 5 (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas fan favorite, Cameron “Suave” Krael got the victory in a 10-round welterweight showdown against Kenya’s Michael “Hurricane” Odhiambo, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, “Amazing” Layla McCarter scored a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Yamila “La Maquinita” Reynoso.