Cordova-Salas For NABF Title From Memorial Hall
By Francisco Salazar
Chantel Cordova will defend her NABF flyweight title against Gloria Salas on Friday night at Memorial Hall in her hometown of Pueblo, Colo.
The bout will headline a five-bout "Let's Rock Pueblo" card.
Cordova (13-5-1, 3 KOs) will defend the title she won in her last bout on July in Indio, Calif. Cordova defeated Patricia Alcivar by split decision over 10 rounds.
Salas (3-9-1, 1 KO) has lost her last five bouts in a row. In her last bout on August 16 of last year, Salas lost a six round unanimous decision to Maria Suarez.
In the eight round co-feature bout, Damien Vasquez of Las Vegas, Nev. will fight Omar Soto of Puerto Rico.
Vasquez (5-0, 3 KOs) won a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Alexis Diaz on August 16. Vasquez has yet to defeat a fighter with a winning record.
He will take a major step up in competition when he faces Soto (15-12, 6 KOs). The Puerto Rican fighter has lost his last nine bouts in a row, but has faced the much-better opposition.
In four round bouts:
- Ricardo Reyes (1-1, 1 KO) will fight Javier Rodriguez (1-3) in middleweight action.
- Jeremy Ramos (5-1, 1 KO) will fight James Martinez in middleweight action.
- Deane Williams and Christopher Hancock square off in cruiserweight action.
Promoter Sherry Cordova told Boxingscene.com that former contender Vivian Harris is not appearing on her show.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California since 2000. Salazar also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
