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Juan Carlos Camacho is claims victory over Fernando Diaz via Unanimous Decision to win the NABF Super Flyweight crown on Friday, August 19, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan..
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Pedro Marquez felt fine Tuesday afternoon, when he made weight for his fight against Martino Jules. BoxingScene.com has learned Marquez fell ill Wednesday morning, however, went to a local hospital and was advised to withdraw from their eight-round featherweight fight. The 23-year-old Jules (10-0, 2 KOs), a southpaw from Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the 26-year-old Marquez (12-1, 8 KOs) – a San Juan, Puerto Rico, native who has won 11 straight fights – were supposed to open a “ShoBox: The New Generation” tripleheader Wednesday night from Mohegan Sun Arena. The show will proceed as a doubleheader.
Solano, Williams Weights Photos Gallery - Undefeated super lightweight prospects Yeis Solano and Mykquan Williams both made weight a day before their main event showdown set for Wednesday, January 20, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. as ShoBox kicks off its 20th anniversary year showcasing boxing’s rising stars matched tough.
The first ShoBox card of the new year will move forward as a tripleheader. A previously announced Jan. 20 quadrupleheader is now down to three fights, as original headliner Patrick Cora is left without an opponent for the Showtime-televised card. Now serving in the main event is a battle of unbeaten junior welterweights between Mykquan Williams and Yeis Gabriel Solano, which has been upgraded from eight to ten rounds atop the show from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Twenty years later, Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation series continues to stay true to its roots. The premium cable outlet will enter the 20th anniversary year of its groundbreaking prospect series with a strong quadrupleheader taking place January 20, live on Showtime from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Headlining the card, Patrick Cora and Hurshidbek Normatov meet in a scheduled 10-round junior middleweight contest.
Boricua light flyweight fighter René "El Chulo" Santiago got crowned as the new WBO Latino 108 pound Champion as he decisioned compatriot Israel "El Heredero" Vázquez tonight at the Rubén Zayas Montañez Coliseum in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.