IGNACIO “Nacho” BERISTÁIN and JOEL DIAZ, the trainers for undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight Champion TIMOTHY BRADLEY Jr. and four-division world champion and Méxican icon JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ, respectively, will host Trainer Roundtables Tomorrow! Thursday, October 10, in the Media Center at Wynn Las Vegas (3131 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV. 89109), beginning at 10:00 A.M. PT.
Immediately following, in the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater, beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT, will be the pay-per-view Undercard News Conference, featuring ORLANDO CRUZ , ORLANDO SALIDO, VASYL LOMACHENKO, JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ, SEANIE MONAGHAN and ANTHONY CAPUTO SMITH, along with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum.
Cruz (20-2-1, 10 KOs), of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the No. 1 featherweight contender and boxing’s first openly gay fighter, gets his first world title shot, battling former two-time world champion Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs), of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México. Their WBO featherweight championship rumble is the latest chapter of the storied boxing rivalry between México and Puerto Rico.
Lomachenko, the two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and boxing wunderkind, will be making his professional debut in a 10-round featherweight bout against WBO International featherweight champion and No. 7-rated contender Ramirez (24-2-2, 15 KOs), of México. If Lomachenko is victorious over Ramirez, who enters this fight having won six of his last seven bouts, Lomachenko could be fast-tracked to a world title fight in his next bout.
One of New York’s top boxing gate attractions and a Top-10 contender, Monaghan (18-0, 11 KOs), of Long Beach, NY, will be making his pay-per-view debut, defending his World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Caputo-Smith (14-1, 10 KOs), of Kenneth Square, PA. The Monaghan – Smith rumble will open the Bradley vs. Márquez pay-per-view telecast.
Luncheon will be served to credentialed media, in the Media Center, following the news conference,
While Bradley (30-0, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and Márquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs), of México City, enter this World Welterweight Championship fight fresh from Fight of the Year caliber performances, Márquez will also be attempting to become the first Méxican fighter to win world titles in five different weight divisions.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Zanfer Promotions, Wynn Las Vegas, Márquez Boxing, and Tecate, Bradley vs. Márquez will take place This Saturday! October 12, at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
Remaining Tickets to Bradley vs. Márquez, priced at $800, $600, $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50, can be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office, online at UNLVtickets.com, at UNLVtickets Outlet Town Square Las Vegas Concierge, or by calling 702-739-FANS (3267).
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