Magdaleno Will Face Apolinario on April 11 in Laredo
By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno will fight John Mark Apolinario on April 11, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com.
The eight round bout will headline a 'Solo Boxeo' card that will take place at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.
Also on the card, unbeaten featherweight Oscar Valdez (14-0, 13 KOs) will fight Jose Ramirez (25-5, 15 KOs) in an eight round bout.
Both fights will be televised on UniMas, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/ PT.
Magdaleno (20-0, 15 KOs) last fought on January 10 in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nev. He won an eight round unanimous decision over Erik Ruiz. The decision win snapped a streak of six consecutive knockout wins for Magdaleno.
Along with his older brother Diego, Jessie Magdaleno trains in Indio, California with trainer Joel Diaz.
In his last bout on January 11, Apolinario (18-5-3, 5 KOs) knocked out Joel Escol in the first round. The win snapped a three bout losing streak for the Filipino fighter.
Apolinario is a three-time world title challenger. He fought to back-to-back draws against Robert Vasquez in November of 2012 and in March of 2013. Apolinario lost a 12 round unanimous decision to Koki Kameda in July of 2013.
Both Magdaleno and Valdez are managed by Frank Espinoza.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad 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
