David Donis vs Edel Ruiz Headlines Kingfish Fight Card On March 10
28.02 - Promoters Anna Beth Goodman/Kingfish Boxing Productions and Browning Boxing will present a sensational fight card on Monday, March 10, 2003, at the Laredo Civic Center in Laredo, Texas.
MAIN EVENT - 12 ROUNDS, SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS - NABF TITLE DAVID DONIS, 19-4-2, 4 KOs, Houston, Texas, vs EDEL RUIZ, 21-8-3, 13 KOs, Los Mochis, Mexico
In the 12-round main event, David "El Tormentosa" Donis, 19-4-2, 4 KOs, Houston, Texas, will make his second defense of the North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight title against Edel "Cuate" Ruiz, 21-8-3, with 13 knockouts, of Los Mochis, Mexico.
Donis has won three fights in a row, which includes winning the NABF title and making one successful title defense. He is 12-2 in his last 14 fights, and has broken into the world ratings at IBF No. 10, WBC No. 14. Ruiz is a former WBC Central American and Caribbean and WBC Continental Americas
bantamweight champion, and has proven himself as a tough competitor against very good opposition.
CO-FEATURED BOUT - 10 ROUNDS, MIDDLEWEIGHTS GABRIEL HOLGUIN, 12-2, 6 KOs, Laredo Texas, vs ROBERTO BARO, 9-2, 6 KOs, Culiacan, Mexico
In the 10-round co-featured bout, 22 year-old Laredo middleweight prospect Gabriel "Hurricane" Holguin, 12-2, with 6 knockouts, will fight Roberto Baro, 9-2, with 6 knockouts, of Culiacan, Mex.
8 ROUNDS, JR. WELTERWEIGHTS CALVIN "The Dream" GREEN, 17-2-1, 12 KOs, Baytown, Texas, vs
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Two more Laredo prospects - heavyweight Hector Ferreyro, 6-2-1, with 5 knockouts, and welterweight Sergio Reyes Jr., 4-1, with 3 knockouts, will be featured in separate bouts against opponents to be announced.
An exciting lineup of supporting bouts will complete the card.
Ticket prices: $15, $40.
Tickets are available at: Laredo Civic Center Box Office - 956-795-2080.
Doors open at 6:00 P.M. First fight at 7:00 P.M