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YURIORKIS GAMBOA and DANIEL PONCE DE LEON SQUARE OFF IN SEPT. 10 FEATHERWEIGHT RUMBLE
Jul 23rd
YURIORKIS GAMBOA and DANIEL PONCE DE LEON SQUARE OFF IN SEPT. 10 FEATHERWEIGHT RUMBLE
Saturday, September 10, at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall
Live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing
ATLANTIC CITY — Undefeated former World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight World Champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA and former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Featherweight World Champion DANIEL PONCE DE LEON will collide in one of the season’s hottest fight, Saturday, September 10, in the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. The 12-round featherweight rumble will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.) The two gladiators boast a combined record of 61-3 (50 KOs) – which translates to a winning percentage of 95% and a victory by knockout ratio of 82%.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Arena Box U.S., Golden Boy Promotions, Caesars Atlantic City and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, tickets to Gamboa vs. De Leon, priced at $250, $100 and $50, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
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DANIEL PONCE DE LEON TO MEET UNBEATEN ADRIEN BRONER
Feb 10th
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON TO MEET UNBEATEN ADRIEN BRONER
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIF.
IN THE CO-FEATURE TO SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ VS. MATTHEW HATTON
LIVE ON HBO’s BOXING AFTER DARK
LOS ANGELES – Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon and undefeated prospect Adrien “The Problem” Broner are set for battle in an intriguing ten round junior lightweight showdown in the co-featured bout on Saturday, March 5, live from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The event is headlined by Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez squaring off against England’s Matthew “Magic” Hatton. HBO will televise the doubleheader as part of their Boxing After Dark series beginning at 10:30pm ET/PT.
“De Leon vs. Broner is the type of fight that Boxing After Dark is known for and I know both of these fighters are coming to Anaheim to put on a show on March 5,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “With De Leon looking to repel the challenge of a hungry, young, undefeated prospect and Broner trying to make an impression against a poised, hard-hitting, former World Champion under the bright HBO lights, both fighters are looking to prove a point in this one…that’s what always makes for great fights.”
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DANIEL PONCE DE LEON VS. ANTONIO ESCALANTE TO OPEN MOSLEY VS. MORA
Sep 2nd
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON VS. ANTONIO ESCALANTE TO OPEN MOSLEY VS. MORA
LOS ANGELES - On a night celebrating the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence, it is only fitting that two Mexican warriors open up the star-studded September 18 pay-per-view telecast from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, as former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon of Chihuahua squares off against Ciudad Juarez native Antonio Escalante in what promises to be a bona-fide Fight of the Year candidate.
The 12-round WBO Featherweight Eliminator kicks off the pay-per-view telecast which also includes a main event featuring Five-Time World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley facing off against former World Champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora, Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez facing former World Champion Carlos “Tata” Baldomir and top junior welterweight contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz taking on former World Champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris.
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“NEXT BOXING GENERATION” KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH ITS FIRST VISIT TO MEXICO CITY
Jan 28th
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON VS. ORLANDO CRUZ TO HEADLINE
FEBRUARY 20 EVENT ON HBO PLUS
LUCAS MATTHYSSE VS. VIVIAN HARRIS IN CO-FEATURED BOUT
Plus Mexico City’s Pablo Cesar Cano & Marco Antonio Periban Featured in Separate Non-Televised Bouts
LOS ANGELES, January 27 – 2010 is now upon us and boxing’s hottest series is revving up for another spectacular year, as HBO Plus’ “Next Boxing Generation” visits Mexico City for the first time on Saturday, February 20, for a hard-hitting night of world-class boxing at the Foro Scotiabank featuring fights sure to set the Mexico City night ablaze.
The main event will see former Junior Featherweight World Champion and current featherweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon battle Puerto Rican standout Orlando Cruz in a 12 round WBC Latino Featherweight Title bout. In action in the co-featured bout will be two of the junior welterweight division’s most devastating punchers – Argentina’s undefeated Lucas Matthysse and Brooklyn’s former World Champion Vivian Harris – as they collide in a bout not likely to last the scheduled 10 rounds.
Undefeated Mexico City natives junior welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano and super middleweight Marco Antonio Periban will put their unbeaten records on the line against opponents to be announced in separate non-televised bouts.
De Leon vs. Cruz, a 10 round featherweight bout which is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Producciones Deportivas de Ricardo Maldonado Jr., will air live on the HBO Plus service in Latin America beginning at 8:00 pm local time.
Tickets, priced at 300 pesos, 200 pesos and 100 pesos are on sale and available for purchase by calling Ticketmaster in Mexico City at 53259000 or by visiting the Foro Scotiabank Box Office.
Former Junior Featherweight World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (37-2, 31 KO’s) has been quietly moving up the ranks in his new division at featherweight, putting together two big 12 round decision wins over Marlon Aguilar and Roinet Caballero that have him knocking on the door of a 126-pound title shot. Currently ranked third in the world by the WBA and WBO, De Leon must first get by Cruz if he is to keep his dreams of winning a featherweight title alive.
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Orlando Cruz (16-1-1, 7 KO’s) first made his mark in the boxing world with 179 amateur wins and a berth on the same 2000 Olympic team that launched the careers of World Champions Miguel Cotto and Ivan Calderon. Now on the verge of making his move up the professional ranks, Cruz hopes to deliver his best performance yet on February 20, topping the one he put on when he knocked out 30-0 veteran Leonilo Miranda in January of 2009.
The younger brother of former welterweight title challenger Walter Matthysse,
27-year-old Lucas Martin Matthysse (25-0, 23 KO’s) has pounded out his own niche in the fight game thanks to crushing punching power that has led to knockouts 23 of his 25 wins. Born in Trelew, Argentina but now living in Buenos Aires, Matthysse tore through Florencio Castellano (KO4) and Luis Jose (KO2) in his last two bouts, setting the stage for a big showdown with Vivian Harris.
When the list of the most exciting junior welterweights is compiled, you can expect to see the name of Guyana native “Vicious” Vivian Harris (29-3-1, 19 KO’s) to be prominently featured. The former World Champion claimed the WBA crown in 2002 with a second-round stoppage of Diosbelys Hurtado and went on to defend it three times in 2005. Since then, Harris is unbeaten in five of six fights, including wins over Stevie Johnston and Juan Lazcano. He begins his run for another shot at the championship on February 20.
“Next Boxing Generation,” which was launched in August of 2008 by Golden Boy Promotions in association with HBO Latin America Group, features the top up and coming Latin American fighters in boxing today in exciting bouts that will appeal to fans across all demographics. The series has seen fights take place throughout Mexico as well as in Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico, the United States and Uruguay.
A full slate of undercard bouts will be announced shortly. For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com or follow Golden Boy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.
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