Michael Perez: I'm Going To Be Figueroa’s Toughest Test
When Michael Perez perused Omar Figueroa’s record, he noticed that the undefeated lightweight has been matched pretty carefully.
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Omar Figueroa Stops Michael Perez After Six Rounds
By Jake Donovan Later this evening at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif., unbeaten Luis Ramos takes on lightweight trialhorse Raymundo Beltran in the main event of Showtime's debut telecast of 2012. In an absolute war, Omar Figueroa survived the toughest test of his career in emphatic fashion, brawling his way to a 6th round stoppage over Michael Angelo "The Artist" Perez in a co-feature battle of unbeaten lightweight prospects.
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Photos/Weights: Ramos vs Beltran, Perez vs Figueroa
Undefeated prospect Luis Ramos Jr. (left) tipped the scales at 134.8 pounds and hard-hitting Raymundo Beltran (right) measured 134.2 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Lit Lounge at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Ramos Jr. (20-0, 9 KOs), of Santa Ana, Calif., will face the toughest test of his career in Beltran (25-5, 17 KOs), of North Hollywood, Calif., in a 10-round lightweight main event of the first SHOWTIME® boxing telecast of 2012, this Friday, Jan. 6, on ShoBox: The New Generation, live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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B-Scene New School Pick Of The Week: Michael Perez
The greatest honor of carrying the name of a historical figure is the homage paid to the legacy that person led.
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Ramos vs. Beltran and Perez vs. Figueroa on ShoBox
LOS ANGELES - The Friday, Jan. 6 edition of SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation” promises to be one of its best to date, as Golden Boy Promotions announced today that the co-featured fight will be another intriguing matchup in the 135-pound weight class pitting unbeaten prospects Michael Perez and Omar Figueroa Jr. against each other in a 10 round battle for the WBO Inter-Continental Youth Lightweight Title. The night of boxing is headlined by the NABA USA Lightweight Title fight between Luis Ramos Jr. and Raymundo Beltran at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
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Boxing Lab Radio: Dirrell, Guerrero, Benavidez 6PT/9ET
BoxingScene.com's official audio show, Boxing Lab Radio , goes live in a few moments. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondants Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton.
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Michael Perez Picture Perfect In Destroying Harris
By Jake Donovan - Red hot lightweight prospect Michael “The Artist” Perez was picture perfect in easily destroying American southpaw Tyrone Harris in two rounds Friday evening at Coliseo Rafael G Amalbert in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
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Photos/Weights: Perez vs Harris and Velez vs Arias
The weights are in for Friday's big event in Puerto Rico. The televised main event of the evening will feature Golden Boy Promotions' prospect, Michael Angelo "The Artist" Pérez (14-0-1, 8 KOs) will present his unbeaten record against dangerous Tyrone Harris, in the lightweight division.
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Photos: 'Unstoppable' Solo Boxeo Tecate Final Presser
With the confidence that has characterized him for his recent fights, unbeaten hot prospect Jayson "La Maravila" Vélez (16-0, 12 KOs) said he will get another resounding victory when he faces México's Jonathan Arias (16-6, 9 KOs) on the card "Unstoppable." It takes place this Friday, October 14 at the Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum in Juncos, Puerto Rico, starting at 7:00pm. The event is part of the "Solo Boxeo Tecate" series presented by Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment.
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Golden Boy Gives NY a Taste of 2012 Barclays Cards
By Mike Coppinger - BRONX, N.Y. – With an eye toward next year’s foray into regular shows in Brooklyn, N.Y., Golden Boy Promotions staged a card stocked with local New York City area fighters at the Paradise Theatre in the Bronx on Friday, as part of Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate.
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