
WBO orders purse bids for Anthony Olascuaga-Jonathan Gonzalez
The WBO has scheduled for August 9 a purse bid for a proposed fight between the WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga and the former title holder Jonathan “La Bomba” Gonzalez

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The WBO has scheduled for August 9 a purse bid for a proposed fight between the WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga and the former title holder Jonathan “La Bomba” Gonzalez

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