Two Big Fight Cards in a two week span
By: Gabriel Cordero
If there is one thing that Nicaraguans love its their Boxing. The land of HOF boxer and living legend Alexis Arguello will be treated to two big fight cards in a 13 day span by promotion company Boxeo PRODESA. The fight cards will feature former champs, ranked fighters as well as promising tops prospects.
The first fight card will be May 1st 2009 at Pharaohs Casino in Managua will feature 4 world ranked fighters. The headline fight will be a showdown between WBA ranked bantamweight fighters Daniel Diaz (16-1, 12 kos) versus Alvaro Perez (17-1-1, 12 kos). The winner of this bout will be in line for a world title shot before the year is over.
The undercard will feature WBA and IBF ranked flyweight Evert Briceno (30-5,25 kos) versus Reynaldo Cajina (9-2, 7 kos) as well as WBO and IBF ranked light flyweight Nerys Espinoza (25-5, 18 kos) versus former world title challenger Miguel Tellez (18-12, 7 kos).
In support of this 9 bout card will be promising lightweight prospect Moises Solis (14-1, 10 kos), hard hitting welter jr. prospect Cristian Ruiz (8-0, 7 kos) and popular 17 year old minimum weight sensation Carlos “Chocorrón” Buitrago (9-0, 7 kos).
The second fight card to be held May 15th 2009 at Alexis Arguello Gym will feature former WBA lightweight champ Jose “Quiebra Jícara” Alfaro, two division former IBF champ Luis Perez as well as some of the top Nicaraguan boxing prospects. Headlining the fight card will be hard hitting former WBA champ José Alfaro (22-4, 20 kos) versus the durable Moises Castro (27-10-3, 13 kos).
Two division former IBF champ Luis Perez (25-3, 16 kos) will face an opponent to be named at a later date. Also on the card will be hard hitting prospect Santos Benavides (16-2, 13 kos) versus Carlos Mairena (20-11-1, 17 kos).
In support of the top three fights will be welter jr. prospect Rosemberg Gomez (13-1, 9 kos), welterweight Alberto Morales (9-0, 6 kos), WBO and IBF ranked light flyweight Nerys Espinoza (25-5, 18 kos) as well as ultra popular minimum weight sensation Carlos “Chocorrón” Buitrago (9-0, 7 kos).
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