Luis Nery: record, next fight and profile →
ARLINGTON, Texas – One weigh-in down, one to go. Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia made weight Friday afternoon for their 12-round, 147-pound title fight Saturday night at AT&T Stadium. The 29-year-old Spence, of DeSoto, Texas, stepped on his state commission’s scale at 146¼ pounds, slightly more than Garcia.
Former WBC bantamweight champion Luis Nery makes a fresh start on Saturday night, when he makes his debut under the Premier Boxing Champions banner. Nery (28-0, 22 KOs) is looking to get back to his world title, after losing the belt on the scale when failing to make weight for his rematch with Shinsuke Yamanaka in March of last year.
Luis Nery, McJoe Arroyo, Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - ARLINGTON, TX. - Fighters competing in televised undercard action this Saturday leading up to the Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring at AT&T Stadium. (photos by Stacey Verbeek).
By Cliff Rold - Fans who follow the lower weight classes are well aware of the roller coaster career of Mexico’s 24-year old former WBC and lineal bantamweight titlist Luis Nery (28-0, 22 KO). A fighter who caught eyes in the States on the BeIn Espanol boxing series, fans saw Nery evolve from prospect, to contender, to the man who unseated the long reigning, undefeated Shins...
Chris Arreola, Luis Nery Grand Arrival Photos Gallery - Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division world champion Mikey Garcia made their grand arrivals for fight week Tuesday and participated in an open to the public media workout as they near their blockbuster showdown that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event this Saturday from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. defends his title against undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia in a highly anticipated and historic showdown for pound-for-pound supremacy that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, March 16 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
While visiting Mexico City, promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions has also confirmed the recent new from BoxingScene.com, that an agreement was made for former world champion Luis 'Panterita' Nery to align himself with Premier Boxing Champions.
Luis Nery’s second run towards bantamweight glory will come with a new team in tow. The unbeaten former titlist is the latest to join the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) family, according to several sources in Nery’s native Mexico with knowledge of the development. Reportedly, Nery—through promoter Zanfer Promotions—has signed a five-fight agreement with the Al Haymon-founded conglomerate.
Former world champion Luis Nery ended the year with another drilling win. He picked up another victory by technical knockout ,at 1:16 of the seventh round, over a brave Venezuelan Renson "Gato" Robles in what was the stellar fight at the Arena Pavillon del Norte in Saltillo, Coahuila in a promotion by Zanfer in association with Special Events and Azteca 7.
Luis Nery will have, in 2019, one of the best years of his career. World championship fights are on the way, unifications and probably the scenario of moving a division up. To do so, he must leave with his arm up this Saturday, at Arena Pavillon del Norte de Saltillo, leading the first function of the last month of the successful 2018 boxing season of Zanfer Promotions, broadcast by Casa del Boxeo, Azteca 7.