Boxeo Telemundo Four-Man 115 Lb. Tourney Begins 7/18

An unofficial four-man super flyweight

tournament helps kick off the summer season of Boxeo Telemundo, with the results of the two bouts shaping up its

fall season as well.

The series returns to

Telemundo for its summer season, with a block of four consecutive Friday night

broadcasts kicking off July 18 in Kissimmee, Florida. Headlining the show,

Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Vidal hopes to end a two-fight skid, as he faces Mexico’s

Juan Kantun in a scheduled 10-round super flyweight regional title fight.

Vidal (17-2, 9KO) made his

Telemundo this past March, following the first loss of his career last summer.

The 24-year old was unable to rediscover his winning ways, dropping a

competitive 10-round decision to Antonio Garcia in Tampa, Florida. 

Both of his career losses

have coincided with his lone two bouts outside of his native Puerto Rico.

Fighting at the Kissimmee Civic Center, Vidal figures to be the crowd favorite.

Kantun (21-6-3, 15KO)

fights for the first time in the United States, and just his second career bout

outside of Mexico. His most recent performance was a 7^th round

knockout loss to unbeaten lower-weight star Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez this

past February.

One week later, series

favorite David Carmona headlines in Mexico City, facing countryman Martin

Casillas. The 10-round bout takes place at Foro Polanco, where Carmona (16-2-1,

8KO) has been a regular since turning pro in 2009.

The bout marks the first

piece of ring action for the 24-year old since suffering a 7^th round

knockout loss to long-reigning super flyweight champ Omar Narvaez last

December.

Casillas (14-3, 8KO) is

coming off of a 10-round points loss to unbeaten Nikolay Potapov this past

April in Russia, his first outside of Mexico 

Assuming the winners of the

aforementioned bouts escape unscathed, a head-on collision is planned for later

this year.

“We start the summer series

with two very competitive super flyweight fights; the winners will meet on our

fall series,” confirmed All-Star Boxing President Felix ‘Tuto’ Zabala Jr. “From

there, a possible world title shot in 2015.”

Headlining bouts for the August 1 and August 8 shows

have yet to be announced. The August 1 show takes place at the A La Carte

Pavilion in Tampa, Florida, before returning to Foro Polanco in Mexico City one

week later.

Jake Donovan is

Boxing Ratings Board and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox