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Jesse Rodriguez says he will live up to the hype and prove he’s ready to take over the Super-Flyweight division when he comes home to San Antonio and defends his WBC World title against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at the Tech Port Arena on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN.
Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz (11-0-1, 6 KOs) will have her second opportunity to challenge for the WBC Interim Super Flyweight Championship when she faces Sonia Osorio
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will meet in a much-anticipated 12-round WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on September 4 in a Labor Day Weekend clash from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Fast-rising Irish star ‘King’ Callum Walsh, (3-0, 3 KOs) faces his toughest test against veteran southpaw Cleotis ‘Mookie’ Pendarvis, (21-10-2, 9 KOs). Walsh vs Pendarvis will be the main event as Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions returns with its acclaimed Hollywood Fight Night series on Thursday, August 4 from The Quiet Cannon and broadcast live internationally on UFC FIGHT PASS.
Middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz is set to record another career first on July 16 when he tops the bill for the first time at the Copper Box Arena, where he takes on Francisco Emanuel Torres, live on BT Sport.
A sequel to one of Australian boxing’s most recent rivalries, No Limit Boxing presents the ‘Battle of the Brothers’ with the younger brothers of both world title contender Tim Tszyu and former world champion Jeff Horn to fight in Sydney next month.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo will take on former world champion Rey Vargas in a battle of unbeatens that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, July 9 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The Coachella Valley will turn up the heat this summer with another night of boxing when Golden Boy returns to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Thursday, July 28. The event is headlined by fan-favorite and undefeated fighter, Jousce “Tito” Gonzalez (12-0-1, 11 KOs) of Glendora, CA in a scheduled 8-round lightweight fight against Jose Angulo (14-2, 7 KOs) of Miami, FL.
Top talents from Puerto Rico will be featured on the Gonzalez-Barriga undercard on Friday, June 24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida and live on ProBox TV.
IBA President Umar Kremlev stressed the importance of the McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) independent investigation and its findings for the future of boxing at the Olympic Games.