Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux gave insight into his training camp as he prepared to take on WBO Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero on Saturday, August 14, in the live main event live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
As fans know, Nonito Donaire has refused to go ahead with his planned August fight with John Riel Casimero, the WBO/WBC bantamweight unification fight.
The summer schedule is looking pretty hot this year, with a number of big and potentially exciting fights awaiting us. One of the most intriguing to some is the bantamweight clash that will take place on August 14th, between John Riel Casimero and Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Fight fans have seen the whole list of exciting big-fight match-ups set to take place over the coming weeks/months on Showtime.
…But Could He Live With “The Monster?”
Cuban technician Guillermo Rigondeaux, who surprised those who actually watched him fight by engaging in a couple of action fights last year (his thriller of a win over Julio Ceja being a genuine highlight of 2019), was back to his old self last night in winning a close 12-round split decision over Venezuela’s Liborio Solis.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. successfully defended his title by winning a unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Tugstsogt Nyambayar live on SHOWTIME Saturday night in a Premier Boxing Champions event from PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.
It wasn’t pretty but WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (31-1, 18 KOs) did enough to defeat 2012 Olympic silver medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar (11-1, 9 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night on Showtime Boxing at the PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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WBC Featherweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Gary Russell Jr.
This Saturday night on Showtime, yes I did write Showtime, has an interesting bout as Tugstsogt Nyambayar the mandatory challenger takes on the WBC 126-pound titlist Gary Russell Jr.
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr and unbeaten mandatory challenger Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar went face-to-face at a final press conference Thursday before they headline action live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, February 8 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.