A stacked 10-fight card is set to kick off the city’s annual Fiesta Celebration at the Illusions Theater at Alamodome in San Antonio tonight! The future of boxing will be on display for the always enthusiastic fight fans of San Antonio. Featured in key undercard bouts will be Texas’ finest when Joseph Rodriguez Jr., Javier Rodriguez and Travell Mazion all take to the ring starring Australia’s Steve Lovett, Mexico’s Miguel Flores and Georgia’s Justin DeLoach, plus a bout that might steal the show in the an all-Texas showdown between Raul Martinez and Sergio Perales.
In the Golden Boy Live! main event, which will air on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. PT., Alan Sanchez (12-3-1, 6 KOs) of Fairfield, Calif. will square off against Tijuana, Baja California Mexico warrior Jorge “Pantera” Silva (19-5-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout. Plus, 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. (11-0, 9 KOs) of Dallas will be back in his home state of Texas for the co-main event, a 10-round junior middleweight bout against El Campo, Texas’ Raymond Charles (12-2-2, 5 KOs). Opening the telecast will be Austin’s Mazion (7-0 6 KO’s) facing Puerto Rico’s Antonio Sanchez (5-3-, 3 KOs) in a six round junior welterweight bout.
A protégé of women’s boxing legend Ann Wolfe, Austin, Texas junior welterweight Travell “Black Magic” Mazion (7-0, 6 KOs) already has the tools to become a world champion in the future and he’s only 18-years-old. A blistering puncher with speed for days, Mazion has won his last two fights in San Antonio and he’s happy to be back again on April 18 to battle Levittown Toa Baja, Puerto Rico’s Antonio Sanchez (5-3-2, 3 KOs) in a six-round contest.
The fighting pride of San Antonio, Raul “The Cobra” Martinez (30-3, 18 KOs) has always represented his city well en route to becoming one of the top lighter weight fighters in the world. Still seeking his first world title, Martinez has won two of his last three bouts and if he is victorious on April 18, his chances are looking stronger than ever. Brownsville’s Sergio Perales (21-1, 15 KOs) is no one’s stepping stone and after going 3-1 in his last four bouts, including an 83-second stoppage of former world title challenger Lorenzo Trejo last December, his confidence is sky high heading into his bout with Martinez.
Recently signed to Golden Boy Promotions and Leija Battah Promotions, 21-year-old Joseph “The Texas Mongoose” Rodriguez (5-0, 2 KOs) is coming off of a big 2013 campaign in which he won four consecutive fights without a loss, including three victories in his hometown of San Antonio. On April 18, he will be back at home to face off with Bay City, Texas’ Francisco Arellano (4-2, 1 KO).
In a six-round junior featherweight matchup, another one of San Antonio’s rising stars, Javier Rodriguez (8-0-1, 1 KO) will put his boxing skills on display against Laredo’s Manuel Rubalcava (1-7).
The ladies of the sweet science will also be in action tonight, as San Antonio’s own Christina Ruiz (7-6-2, 4 KOs) looks to send Las Vegas’ Crystal Hoy (5-6-3, 2 KOs) home with a defeat in their six-round junior featherweight bout.
A native of Morelia, Mexico now fighting out of Houston, 21-year-old Miguel Flores (13-0, 8 KOs) won Ringside World Amateur Championships in 2006 and 2008 and he is currently unbeaten as a professional. He will put the ‘0’ on the line when he faces Bayamon Puerto Rico’s Jose Del Valle (2-4-3) in a six-round junior lightweight bout.
In an intriguing cruiserweight bout scheduled for six-rounds, unbeaten Australian Steve “Tough Love” Lovett (8-0, 6 KOs), who trains in Texas with Ronnie Shields, makes his second U.S. start against Accra, Ghana’s Daniel Allotey (9-5, 6 KOs) and in the four-round middleweight opener, Augusta, Georgia’s Justin DeLoach (7-0, 4 KOs) meets Inglewood, California’s Leshon Sims (5-16, 3 KOs).
Sanchez vs. Silva, a 10-round welterweight bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and is sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The Illusions Theater doors open at 12:00 p.m. CT for a full slate of amateur bouts, with the professional fights beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT and the FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $112, $74, $52 and $25, are on sale now and may be purchased by calling the Alamodome Box Office at 800-745-3000 or Leija*Battah Promotions at 210-979-3302. Tickets are also available online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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