Felix Verdejo: record, next fight and profile →
Puerto Rican contender Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo is gearing up for his scheduled fight with Costa Rican Bryan "Tiquito" Vásquez in April, the now has the goal of staying on the winning path to secure a world title this year.
Hector Fernandez de Cordova of Fercobox has advised BoxingScene.com that his fighter Bryan Vasquez (37-3) will face Felix Verdejo (24-1) for the WBA “Gold” lightweight title on April 20th. Both fighters are promoted by Top Rank who is the lead promoter of the event.
The ring return of Puerto Rican contender Felix Verdejo will take place on April 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. According to multiple sources in Puerto Rico, Verdejo will collide in the ring with ex-world champion Bryan "Tiquito" Vasquez - who is surely the most experienced opponent of Verdejo's career.
Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo will have to wait a little long for his first ring outing of 2019. It was previously reported that that the Puerto Rican fighter would fight again on March 17 in New York City. However, that plan never materialized. Ricky Marquez, the trainer and manager of Verdejo, confirmed that there is now a new tentative date.
The next engagement in the ring for lightweight contender Felix "the Diamond" Verdejo will be in a known scenario, according to Carlos Gonzalez. The executives of Top Rank are working at full speed so that the 25-year-old boxer is active as soon as this coming March at Madison Square Garden in New York.
According to a report from El Nuevo Día of Puerto Rico, Top Rank - who promote Puerto Rican contender Felix Verdejo - were trying to match the once-beaten boxer against former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. But Jessie Rodriguez, manager of Gamboa, rejects any talk of a fight with Verdejo. He says his boxer is going to face Juan Manuel Lopez in March - and then they plan to target a fight with WBO, WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Lightweight Felix Verdejo made quick work of Mexico's Yardley Armenta, knocking him out late Saturday night at the Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It was Verdejo's first fight since he was knocked out by Mexico's Antonio Lozada on Mar. 17 in New York City.
Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo is satisfied with the outcome of his first fight, seven months after suffering an unexpected defeat by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Verdejo defeated, with minimal effort, Mexico's Yardley Armenta Cruz on Saturday night - in the main event of card that took place at the Mario 'Quijote' Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo.
Puerto Rican prospect Felix Verdejo (24-1, 16 KOs) returned in style with a second round knockout win of Mexico's Yardley Armenta Cruz (24-12) at the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
(Guaynabo, PR) - Only hours away from the meeting that will mark the future of Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo, today was the official weigh-in at the Sports Museum of Puerto Rico, for the fight which takes place on November 10, 2018 at Mario 'Quijote' Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo.