Chris Avalos: record, next fight and profile →
Abner Mares is not sure why Leo Santa Cruz was unable to go forward with a planned fall rematch. Instead, the two boxers will be involved in a FOX televised doubleheader from the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Santa Cruz will defend his WBA "super" featherweight titles against Chris Avalos, while Mares defends his WBA "regular" championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez.
Sensational three-division champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz will defend his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos, while four-time world champion Abner Mares defends his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. on a show presented by Premier Boxing Champions live on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, October 14. Televised coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.
The opponents are set for the tune-up fights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares hope will lead to their rematch sometime early in 2018. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday night that Santa Cruz will face Chris Avalos and Mares will meet Andres Gutierrez in 126-pound title fights FOX will televise October 14 from StubHub Center in Carson, California. Santa Cruz and Mares tentatively were supposed to fight again October 7 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, but their rematch was postponed because they couldn’t come to a financial agreement to box in a fight Showtime was supposed to televise.
ALEXANDRIA, LA. - In a battle of exciting featherweight brawlers, Chris Avalos (27-5, 20 KOs) was awarded a TKO victory after the doctor ruled that Miguel Flores (21-2, 9 KOs) could no longer continue due to a cut sustained during their featherweight matchup that headlined Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Flores vs. Avalos Weigh-In Photos - HOUSTON - Featherweight prospect Miguel Flores returns to the ring looking to show that he still has what it takes to be a contender in the featherweight division when he battles former title challenger Chris Avalos in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes July 18 from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Featherweight prospect Miguel Flores returns to the ring looking to show that he still has what it takes to be a contender in the featherweight division when he battles former title challenger Chris Avalos in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes July 18 from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Featherweight prospect Miguel Flores (21-1, 9 KOs) will return to the ring to face former title challenger Chris Avalos (26-5, 19 KOs) in a 10-round showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes July 18 from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Unbeaten featherweight Mark Magsayo is flawed enough to where his ascension from prospect to contender will be a fun ride, but talented enough to work himself out of any situation. Proof of the latter came in the form of his brutal 6th round knockout of featherweight Chris Avalos, a bout loaded with non-stop action and knockdowns from both fighters.
Unbeaten featherweight Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo, one of the most promising young stars from the famed ALA Gym will have a chance to prove his worth when he battles American Chris Avalos on the umdercard of WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito "The Filipio Flash" Donaire's title defense against No. 4 ranked former Hungarian Olympian Zsolt Bedak at the sprawling Cebu City Sports Center on April 23.
Oscar Valdez continues to plead his case as one to watch for the future, tearing down Chris Avalos for a fifth round knockout Friday evening at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.