The main event will feature the first-ever world title unification fight in Costa Rica as IBF Minimumweight World Champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (25-2, 9 KOs) of San Jose, Costa Rica faces off against undefeated WBO Minimumweight World Champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-0, 1 KOs) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in a 10-round bout.
Angel “Moreno” Rodriguez (11-1, 8 KOs), the hard-hitting super lightweight prospect of Pico Rivera, California, made quick work of Gabriel Gutierrez (7-14, 5 KOs) of El Paso, Texas by stopping him via second-round knockout in a MarvNation Promotions main event on Saturday evening at the Derby Room in Pomona, California. The fight headlined a card that was streamed live on FITE TV Pay-Per-View.
Angel Rodriguez has faced adversity outside the ring and was able to overcome it. Which is why he believes that will be a significant advantage moving forward with his boxing career.
Rising super lightweight prospect Angel Rodriguez (10-1, 7 KOs) will face Gabriel Gutierrez (7-13, 5 KOs) of El Paso, Texas in the eight-round main event of MarvNation Promotions’ BoxFest 6 this Saturday, July 23 at the Derby Room in Pomona, Calif. The event will be streamed live on FITE TV Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
LOS ANGELES – Lamont Roach Jr.’s journey toward another 130-pound title fight took another positive turn Saturday night. The Washington, D.C. native out-boxed Angel Rodriguez in their 12-round WBA elimination match to remain in contention for a second shot at a world title on the Ryan Garcia-Javier Fortuna undercard at Crypto.com Arena. Roach hurt Rodriguez in the fifth round of an otherwise uneventful fight and decisively defeated him on the scorecards of judges Raul Caiz Sr. (116-112), Pat Russell (116-112) and Zachary Young (117-111).
LOS ANGELES – Ryan Garcia’s size advantage over Javier Fortuna was on full display Friday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
The undercard for Garcia vs. Fortuna promises a night full of action at the historic Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, July 16, as Orange County’s fan favorite, Alexis “Lex” Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA takes on Baltimore’s Samuel “Unbelievable” Kotey (23-3, 16 KOs). The 10-round welterweight fight will serve as the co-main event for Garcia vs. Fortuna.