By Francisco Salazar
Mauricio Pintor will face Patricio Moreno in a crossroads welterweight bout, All Star Boxing's promoter Tuto Zabala told Boxingscene.com late Friday night.
The 10 round bout will take place at the Carpas Astros in Mexico City. Telemundo will air the fight, beginning at 11:35 p.m. ET/ PT.
Pintor (20-2-1, 13 KOs) stopped Fernando Marin in the sixth round of his last bout on October 21.
Pintor, the nephew of former world champion Guadalupe 'Lupe' Pintor, was released from a penitentiary last January after serving over two years after being convicted of extortion. He was released when evidence was presented that exonerated him.
The Mexico City resident has won his last three bouts in a row.
Moreno (19-2, 14 KOs) dropped an eight round decision to unbeaten Marvel Sargsyan on October 8. Moreno resides in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
2016 Mexican Olympian Joselito Velasquez, who is managed by Frank Espinoza, will face Diego Guerrero (2-0) in a six round flyweight bout.
Velasquez (1-0, 1 KO) made his pro debut on December 17, stopping Eduardo Casimero in the opening round.
Also fighting on Friday night will be highly-touted amateur Jesse Rodriguez, who faces Mauricio Cruz (0-2-1) in a four round bout. The bout is scheduled to take place at a catchweight of 106 pounds.
Rodriguez, who is trained and managed by Robert Garcia, and Velasquez are promoted by Teiken Promotions.
This past Friday's card at the at the Carpa Astros in Mexico City saw lightweight Antonio “Toño” Morán (21-2, 14 KOs) blast out Richard Zamora (14-2, 8 KOs) in 92 seconds to retain the WBC Latino Silver lightweight title. One right hand sent Zamora down hard and the fight was waved off soon after.
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
