Julio Ceja: record, next fight and profile →
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Let’s say you’re Guillermo Rigondeaux. You reached Sunday night with consensus acclaim – thanks to a resume dotted with title fights and a mantel stocked with championship belts – as one of the world’s best 122-pound boxers. But something important was missing. A string of promoters and TV...
Rigondeaux, Ceja Fight Photos Gallery - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In FOX televised opener former super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (19-1, 13) and Mexico’s Julio Ceja (32-4, 28 KOs) stood in the pocket and fought a close-quarters battle, neither giving an inch.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In FOX televised opener former super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (19-1, 13) and Mexico’s Julio Ceja (32-4, 28 KOs) stood in the pocket and fought a close-quarters battle, neither giving an inch.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In a WBC final super bantamweight eliminator, Guillermo Rigondeaux (19-1, 13 KOs) stopped Julio Ceja (32-4, 28 KOs) in the eight round.
Rigondeaux, Ceja Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Former world champion Jermell Charlo and hard hitting Jorge Cota went face-to-face at the official weigh-in on Saturday before their main event showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night live on FOX and FOX Deportes this Sunday night from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. (photos by Sean Michael Ham).
Lineal Jr. featherweight king Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-1, 12 KO) didn’t make any new fans when he surrendered in the corner after six rounds against Vasyl Lomachenko last December. His trip to Jr. lightweight was well promoted, drew a nice crowd at the arena, and succeeded in terms of television ratings. In the ring, it was a nightmare for perception of the cerebral Cuban. On his biggest stage in years, what was witnessed was, for many, largely dispassionate with a finish too rational for what is often an irrational endeavor.
Rigondeaux, Ceja Weights Photos Gallery - Jermell Charlo and hard hitting Jorge Cota went face-to-face at the official weigh-in on Saturday before their main event showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night live on FOX and FOX Deportes this Sunday night from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. (photos by Sean Michael Ham).
Rigondeaux, Ceja Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former world champion Jermell Charlo and hard hitting Jorge Cota went face-to-face at the final press conference on Friday before their main event showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night live on FOX and FOX Deportes this Sunday night from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. (photos by Sean Michael Ham).
Boxing’s longest reigning active lineal champion is now one win away from fighting for an alphabet title. The June 23 clash between Guillermo Rigondeuax and Juilo Ceja–which airs live on Fox from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nev. (Sunday, 8:00pm ET) will now come with the caveat being guaranteed a shot at the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title.
WBC Super Welterweight Champion Tony "Superbad'' Harrison and former super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo will step into the ring for a highly anticipated rematch live in primetime Sunday, June 23 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.