Eduardo Escobedo: record, next fight and profile →
By Jake Donovan Daniel Geale received a hero’s welcome leading into his main event bout and responded in kind with a wide unanimous decision win over Osamanu Adama in their middleweight bout Wednesday evening at the Derwent Entertainment Center in Hobart, Tasmania. Scores were 118-110, 117-111 and a surprisingly close 115-113 in favor of the Tasmania-born defending titlist.
By Jake Donovan - Later this evening at Derwent Entertainment Center in Hobart, Tasmania, middleweight titlist Daniel Geale (26-1, 15KO) makes the second defense of his belt as he faces Osumanu Adama (20-2, 15KO). Also featured on the bill is an alphabet featherweight title fight between Billy Dib (33-1, 20KO) and Eduardo Escobedo (32-3, 23KO).
Billy Dib of Australia, and Mexico's Eduardo "Quill" Escobedo, went face to face. They battle on Wednesday at the Derwent Entertainment Centre Hobart in Tasmania, Australia - for the featherweight championship of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), which is held by Dib. At 26 years of age, Dib has a professional record of 33 wins, 20 of them by knockout, in exchange for a single defeat. Escobedo, who gets his second world title shot, has a record of 32 wins, 23 by knockout and three defeats. The referee will be Ernie Sharif of the United States, and the judges are Sanong Im Au (Thailand), Adelaide Byrd (USA) and Pawel Kardyni (Poland) and the supervisor is Ray Wheatley.
The weights are in for the featherweight showdown between IBF champion Billy "The Kid" Dib, and Mexico's Eduardo "Quill" Escobedo. The fight takes place at the Derwent Entertainment Centre Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. Escobedo (32-3, 23 KO's) and Dib (33-1-0, 20 KO's) have promised fireworks. Both fighters came in at 126-pounds, the division limit. The referee will be Ernie Sharif of the United States and the judges are Sanong Im Au (Thailand), Adelaide Byrd (USA) and Pawel Kardyni (Poland), and the supervisor is Ray Wheatley.
IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib (33-1, 20 KO’s) aims to put on a show in his second defence of the title next month against Mexico’s Latino belt holder Eduardo Escobedo (32-3, 23 KO’s) in Tasmania.
Lightweight Eduardo Escobedo (32-3, 23KOs) is confident about the scheduled fight with IBF champion Billy Dib (33-1, 20KOs), taking place on the 7th of March in Tasmania, Australia. Escobedo started training the moment he was advised of a deal by his promoter Hector Garcia of HG Boxing. Escobedo has not been stopped in a single fight since 2004 and lost only one bout since 2007, when he was decisioned in twelve rounds by hard puncher Daniel Ponce De Leon. Escobedo won a final eliminator last July when he knocked out Joksan Hernandez in two rounds.