Jose Roman will face Carlos Cardenas on July 29 in Ontario

by Francisco Salazar

Fringe lightweight contender Jose Roman will face Carlos Cardenas on July 29, Thompson Boxing Promotions matchmaker Alex Camponovo advised BoxingScene.com.

The eight round bout will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.

Roman (22-1-1, 15 KOs) knocked out Martin Angel Martinez in the second round of his last bout on April 22.

Roman, who resides in nearby Garden Grove, has won eight consecutive bouts.

"I feel stronger and ready to fight Cardenas," said Roman. "The plan is to start fast and set the tone in the first three rounds. My mentality is always to finish the fight early.

Cardenas (21-10-4, 14 KOs) has lost five of his last six bouts. In his last bout on November 7, Cardenas was stopped by Nery Saguilan in the seventh round.

In his previous fight in September of 2014, Cardenas lost a 10 round unanimous decision to Juan Diaz.

In the co-feature, bantamweight Carlos Carlson faces Gerardo Marin in an eight round bout.

Since losing his pro debut, Carlson has yet to lose a fight. His streak has not gone unnoticed, as he has earned a number 10 ranking by the WBC.

In his last bout on April 22, Carlson (21-1, 12 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over Giovanni Caro.

"There's a lot of work to do before I earn a world title shot and it starts with Marin," said Carlson, who resides in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Marin (13-4-1, 8 KOs) was stopped in the fifth round by TJ Dohemy in his last bout on March 19. He has lost three of his last five bouts.

In a six round lightweight bout, John Delperdang (6-1, 6 KOs) squares off against Andres Figueroa (7-1, 5 KOs).

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco 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