Javier Fortuna: record, next fight and profile →
On Wednesday, it was announced that WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) would make make his first appearance in his native Philadelphia since 2010 as he takes on Colombia's Samuel Vargas (25-2-1, 13 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Saturday, November 12 from Temple University's Liacouras Center.
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing has advised BoxingScene.com that Javier Fortuna (30-1-1, 22KOs) has a guaranteed crack at the WBA super featherweight world title.
On Saturday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Sambil Commercial Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, former world super featherweight champion Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna returned to action with an impressive two-round blowout of fellow Dominican Marlyn Cabrera.
Former two-division WBA champion Javier Fortuna returned to ring action with a two round blowout of fellow Dominican Marlyn Cabrera. The jr lightweight contest was a disappointing mismatch with.
Javier Fortuna will make his return to the ring on the heels of suffering his only defeat as a pro. Fortuna will face fellow countryman and unbeaten Marlyn Cabrera on September 23, Sampson Lewkowicz told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday night.
Javier Fortuna vs. Jason Sosa Fight Photos - Jason Sosa got off the floor in the fifth round and pulled off a shocker by knocking out undefeated champion Javier Fortuna in the eleventh round to capture the WBA super featherweight world title in a fight held in Beijing, China. Photos by Sumio Yamada/WBA.
Jason Sosa pulled off a shocker by knocking out undefeated champion Javier Fortuna in the eleventh round to capture the WBA super featherweight world title in a fight held in Beijing, China.
Javier Fortuna and Jason Sosa are all set for their super featherweight title fight clash in Beijing, China. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round main event, which will air live on China's CCTV5. As has now been the case for all three of his title fights at the weight, Fortuna came in right at the 130-pound divisional limit. Sosa tipped the scales at 129.25-pounds for his first career title shot.
On Friday, June 24, at the 18,000-seat Beijing Capital Gym in Beijing, China, one of boxing's most exciting fighters, Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBA World Super Featherweight Championship against hard-punching WBA #8 contender Jason Sosa (18-1-4, 14 KOs). The potential war between the two sluggers will be also be seen by an audience of nearly 100 million Chinese via cctv5 channel live broadcast.
This much is clear, WBO featherweight belt-holder Vasyl Lomachenko will be fighting on June 11th at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The question is at this point, just who will be his opponent?