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By Jake Donovan - During his rise in the bantamweight division for Abner Mares, it was all about becoming the first home-grown fighter in the Golden Boy Promotions stable to win a championship.
Mares accomplished that, but had begun to already outgrow the division by the time his first fight with then-champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko rolled around. The four-month delay in their Showtime Bantamweight Tourney finals matchup meant that a win and maybe one defense was all that Mares would squeeze out before moving on.
Now that he has grown into the 122 lb. division, Mares is ready to hit the ground running. His first fight in his new weight class comes with a vacant title at stake, as Mares takes on former flyweight titlist Eric Morel this Saturday evening at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
The bout will mark the fifth straight time that Mares has appeared on Showtime, which begins its broadcast live at 9:30PM ET following the undercard lead-in on Showtime Extreme (7:00PM ET/PT). Mares’ first appearance on the network was a hard-fought 12-round draw with Yonnhy Perez, a bout that preceded the bantamweight tournament.
Mares (23-0-1, 13KO) was the last man standing, taking points wins over Vic Darchinyan and Agbeko to claim the tournament trophy as well as an alphabet belt. A repeat win over Agbeko late last year cemented his claim as a top bantamweight, though his body decided it was already time to move on. [Click Here To Read More]
Mares accomplished that, but had begun to already outgrow the division by the time his first fight with then-champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko rolled around. The four-month delay in their Showtime Bantamweight Tourney finals matchup meant that a win and maybe one defense was all that Mares would squeeze out before moving on.
Now that he has grown into the 122 lb. division, Mares is ready to hit the ground running. His first fight in his new weight class comes with a vacant title at stake, as Mares takes on former flyweight titlist Eric Morel this Saturday evening at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
The bout will mark the fifth straight time that Mares has appeared on Showtime, which begins its broadcast live at 9:30PM ET following the undercard lead-in on Showtime Extreme (7:00PM ET/PT). Mares’ first appearance on the network was a hard-fought 12-round draw with Yonnhy Perez, a bout that preceded the bantamweight tournament.
Mares (23-0-1, 13KO) was the last man standing, taking points wins over Vic Darchinyan and Agbeko to claim the tournament trophy as well as an alphabet belt. A repeat win over Agbeko late last year cemented his claim as a top bantamweight, though his body decided it was already time to move on. [Click Here To Read More]
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