By Francisco Salazar
Bantamweight contender LuisNery will face Raymond Tabugon Saturday night, Zanfer Promotions liaison Sean Gibbons told BoxingScene.com Friday morning. Nery is ranked number two by the WBC and number five by the WBA.
The 10 round bout will take place at El Foro Chiapas in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
The southpaw Nery (21-0, 15 KOs) has risen through the ranks of the bantamweight division by decimating his opposition in 2016.
The Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico resident has stopped six of his last seven opponents.
In his last bout on October 22, Nery stopped former world title challenger Richie Mepranum in the second round.
Tabugon (18-6-1, 8 KOs) has lost three of his last four bouts. In his last bout, the fighter from General Santos City in the Philippines lost a 10 round decision to Juan Francisco Estrada.
In the co-feature, Ramon Alvarez (23-5-2, 15 KOs) will face Matthew Strode (24-3, 9 KOs) in a 10 round junior middleweight bout.
Alvarez, the older brother of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, lost a 10 round split decision to Antonio Margarito on August 13. Strode lost an eight round decision to Mark DeLuca on September 17, snapping a four bout winning streak.
Also fighting on the Zanfer Promotions card will be flyweight Sulem Urbina (2-0).
WEIGHTS
Ramón Álvarez 155 lbs, Matthew Strode 154.5 lbs
Luis Nery 118 lbs, Raymond Tabugon 118 lbs
Sulem Urbina 113 lbs, Jacqueline Coutiño 112.6
Antonio Morán 134 lbs, Emmanuel López 134.5
Edson Ramírez 132 lbs, Zambrano 131 lbs
José M. Cárdenas 113 lbs, Julio C.Martínez 113 lbs
Abraham Rodríguez 108.5 lbs, Giovani Andrade 108.5 lbs
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
