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Zuniga vs Lopez, Gonzalez vs Bolanos Headline Kingfish Fight Card July 21

08.07 - Press Release - Promoter Anna Beth Goodman/Kingfish Boxing Productions and the Bank of America Centre, in association with Wild West Promotions, will present "Summer Thunder," a sensational fight card on Monday, July 21, 2003, at the Bank of America Centre, located at 223 South Capitol Boulevard in Boise, Idaho.

MAIN EVENT - 12 ROUNDS, MIDDLEWEIGHTS - IBA CONTINENTAL TITLE
Champion FERNANDO ZUNIGA, 22-6, 17 KOs, Downey, California vs
Challenger DAVID LOPEZ, 19-12, 13 KOs, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico

In the 12-round main event, Fernando "Little Ali" Zuniga, 22-6, with 17 knockouts, of Downey, Cal., will defend the title against David Lopez, 19-12, with 13 knockouts, of Ciudad Obregon, Mex., for the IBA Continental middleweight title.

Now 29 years old, Zuniga is a tough competitor who has fought very good opposition and given several impressive efforts. His three most recent wins were among his career-best - a ninth-round knockout against Pedro Ortega (29-11-1), a third-round knockout against Adime Bawa (10-1), and an eight-round decision against Reggie Roberts (10-2). Two of his losses were against former world champions Charles Brewer and William Joppy, both by decision. Fernando moved the the U.S. in 1995 from his native Ecuador to pursue his boxing career.

At the age of 25, Lopez is an eight-year professional veteran and a hard-hitting lefthander. He is coming off one of his career-best wins in his last fight on May 5, a sixth-round TKO against Sam Hill (15-3-1). Hill was favored to win, but David dominated the fight and scored two knockdowns to stop Hill in the sixth round.


CO-FEATURED BOUT - 10 ROUNDS, JR. FEATHERWEIGHTS
MARINHO GONZALEZ, 14-3-1, 6 KOs, Los Angeles, California vs
GILBERTO BOLANOS, 10-3, 10 KOs, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico

In a classic matchup of boxer versus puncher, Marinho 'Astro Boy" Gonzalez, 14-3-1, with 6 knockouts, of Los Angeles, Cal., will fight Gilberto "Chiqui" Bolanos, 10-3, with 10 knockouts, of Ciudad Obregon, Mex., in the co-featured jr. featherweight bout scheduled for 10 rounds.

Marinho is the younger brother of former WBC featherweight world champion Alejandro Gonzalez. Just 22 years old, he has good skills and movement. 25-year old Bolanos is an aggressive slugger, with all 10 of his wins coming by knockout.

An exciting undercard featuring some of Idaho's top young boxing talent will be announced.
All fights subject to change without notice.

Ticket prices: $12.50, $20, $30, $40.
Tickets are available at the Bank of America Centre Box Office and by telephone at 208-331-TIXS, online at Idahotickets.com, and all Select-a-Seat outlets.

Doors open at 6:00 P.M., first televised fight at 7:30 P.M.

More information is available on the internet for Kingfish Boxing Productions at www.kingfishboxing.com, and for Bank of America Centre at www.bofacentre.com.

This Kingfish fight card will be televised on Fox Sports World, Fox Sports En Espanol and Fox Sports Latin America, and reach over 70 million households. Two Kingfish boxing events are televised each month.

The ringside analysts on the English-language telecasts are Dave Bontempo and Bob Spagnola. On the Spanish-language telecasts, Carlos Avilas and Luis Rodriguez call the action from ringside. The executive producer is Terry Planell. Check local listings for times in your area.

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