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Spectacular Tijuana fighter Jaime "Destructor" Munguia knocked out Johnny ¨Vaquero¨ Navarrete at 2:08 of the third round in the headline bout of a Zanfer Promotions card at the Arena Jose Sulaiman in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The event was televised by Azteca 7, The Casa de Boxeo.
Mexican boxer Luis "Pantera" Nery received the green light for his rematch fight against Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka. He weighed in at 126.7 pounds; after reaching an agreement where he was unable to weigh more than 128 pounds on the afternoon of the fight. Yesterday at the official weigh-in ceremony, Nery was very overweight after coming on his first attempt at 123 pounds, five pounds above the 118-pound limit, while the challenger Yamanaka scored 117.5 pounds.
WBC world bantamweight champion Luis "Pantera" Nery traveled with his team to Tokyo, Japan - as he continues the final stage of his camp for the rematch against former champion Shinsuke "God's Left" Yamanaka - which is scheduled for March 1.
African fighter Maxwell Awuku is now the new challenger for WBC super featherweight champion Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt on Saturday night, February 10 at the Oasis Arena in Cancun. The event will be promoted by Zanfer Promotions and Max Boxing in partnership with Cancun Boxing that Azteca 7 will televise. It was difficult to get an opponent for the monarch. After the surprise cancellation of Cristian Mijares, several level options were sought and finally a deal had been achieved with the Filipino Carlo Magali, but at the time of requesting his departure before the boxing commission of his country - he was denied authorization for not fulfilling a required rest period between fights, despite the fact that the bureaucracy of the WBC had already approved the contest.
After analyzing multiple options with intense negotiations going on for days, Zanfer and MaxBoxing Promotions confirmed that WBC super featherweight champion Miguel "Alacran" Berchelt will face Carlo "Autentico Feroz" Magali. The title fight will take place on February 10 in Cancun, Quintana Roo and Azteca 7, La Casa del Boxeo and Beinsports will broadcast the contest to the world.
As a press conference was held earlier today, Mexico's Miguel 'Alacran' Berchelt confirmed his return to his native Cancun, Quintana Roo, for February 10 at the Oasis Arena in Cancun, and regardless of the opponent he plans to put on a big show. After the last minute refusal of former champion Cristian Mijares, Berchelt will go out to give the fans the show they deserve.
Already in the tranquility of his home in Phoenix, Arizona - the four time world champion in two different weight categories, Orlando "Siri" Salido, has decided not to retire and vows continue in boxing in 2018. Salido, 37 years old, announced his retirement on Saturday night after suffering a knockout loss in an epic war with Miguel Roman at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Welterweight contender Carlos Ocampo stayed busy with a seventh round stoppage of late-replacement Dario Ferman (18-4, 11 KOs) at the Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ocampo (22-0, 13 knockouts) was originally penciled to face Konstantin Ponomarev in an IBF title elimination bout. Ocampo and Ponomarev are ranked number three and four by the IBF, respectively. Ocampo is also ranked number 11 by the WBO.
Mexican prospect and world ranked Carlos "Chema" Ocampo will risk his IBF welterweight world ranking when he faces Darío ¨Macizo¨ Ferman this Saturday in the stellar fight in the Gym ¨Rodrigo M. Quevedo¨ of the new boxing capital: Chihuahua, Mexico and Box Azteca will broadcast the fight throughout Mexico in another great promotion of Zanfer with the support of the Municipal Government of Chihuahua.
Former world champion Moises Fuentes (26-4-1, 14 KOs) got revenge with a first round destruction of super flyweight journeyman Ulises Lara (18-16, 10 KOs), who back in July won a ten round majority decision over the veteran in a huge upset. The event was promoted by Zanfer Promotions and televised by TV Azteca throughout Mexico.