July 11, 2012 – Mexico City.
From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Super Lightweight World Championship
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mandalay Bay
July 14, 2012
This will be the 1,784th championship fight in the 49-year history of the WBC.
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:
DANNY “Swift” GARCIA
WBC Super Lightweight World Champion
Age, date of birth: 24 (March 20, 1988)
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record: 23-0, 14 KOs
Stance: Righthanded
Total rounds: 120
World title fights: 1-0, 0 KOs
AMIR “King” KHAN
Ranked WBC No. 9 at super lightweight
Age, date of birth: 25 (12-8-86)
Residence: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Place of birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Record: 26-2, 18 KOs
Stance: Righthanded
Total rounds: 141
World title fights: 6-1, 3 KOs
WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. Roberto Cruz (Phil) 1963
2. Eddie Perkins (US) 1963 – 1965
3. Carlos Hernandez (Ven) 1965 – 1966
4. Sandro Lopopolo (Ita) 1966 – 1967
5. Paul Fuji (US) 1967 – 1968
6. Pedro Adigue (Phil) 1968 – 1970
7. Bruno Arcari (Italy) 1970 – 1974
8. Pedro Fernández (Spain) 1974 – 1975
9. Saensak Muangsurin (Thail) 1975 – 1976
10. Miguel Velazquez (Spain) 1976
11. Saensak Muangsurin (Thail) * 1976 – 1978
12. Sang-Hyun Kim (Korea) 1978 – 1980
13. Saoul Mamby (US) 1980 – 1982
14. Leroy Haley (US) 1982 – 1983
15. Bruce Curry (US) 1983 – 1984
16. Bill Costello (US) 1984 – 1985
17. Lonnie Smith (US) 1985 – 1986
18. Rene Arredondo (Mexico) 1986
19. Tsuyoshi Hamada (Japan) 1986 – 1987
20. Rene Arredondo (México) * 1987
21. Roger Mayweather (US) 1987 – 1989
22. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex) 1989 – 1994
23. Frankie Randall (US) 1994
24. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mex) * 1994 – 1996
25. Oscar De La Hoya (US-Mex) 1996 – 1997
26. Konstantin Tszyu (Australia) 1998 – 2003
27. Arturo Gatti (Canada) 2004 – 2005
28. Floyd Mayweather (US) 2005
29. Junior Witter (GB) 2006 – 2008
30. Timothy Bradley Jr. (US) 2008 – 2009
31. Devon Alexander (US) 2009 – 2011
32. Timothy Bradley Jr. (US) * 2011
33. Erik Morales (Mexico) 2011 – 2012
34. Danny Garcia 2012
* Regained
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY.
30 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only four have regained the title: Saensak Muangsurin (Thailand), Rene Arredondo (Mexico), Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), Timothy Bradley Jr. (US).
110 super lightweight world title bouts have been held in WBC history.
This will be the 56th super lightweight world title fight in the United States in WBC history.
WORLD SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 55
Italy 12
Japan 10
Mexico 6
Thailand 5
Spain 4
England 4
Korea 3
Venezuela 2
Philippines 2
Jamaica 2
Australia 1
Nigeria 1
Indonesia 1
Denmark 1
Canada 1
Total fights: 109
WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN NEVADA:
281 bouts have been held in Nevada in WBC history.
25 title fights in the super lightweight division have been held in Nevada in WBC history.
39 WBC title bouts in the heavyweight division have been held in Nevada in WBC history, the highest of all.
Breakdown by division:
Heavy 39
Super feather 32
Welter 31
Light 28
Super welter 26
Super light 25
Middle 24
Super bantam 14
Feather 11
Light heavy 11
Light fly 10
Cruiser 8
Straw 8
Bantam 7
Fly 3
Super middle 2
Super fly 2
Total bouts: 281
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
ESPN’s Friday Night Fights’ Studio Show to Originate from U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs
Former Light Heavyweight and Lightweight Titlists in Co-Main Events
Former Light Heavyweight titlists Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-16-2, 35 KOs) and Andrzej “The Polish Prince” Fonfara (21-2, 12 KOs) will meet in the 10-round main event July 13 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra. Friday’s show will air at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3 from Chicago. The card is presented by Warriors Boxing.
ESPN2 studio host Bernardo Osuna will be hosting Friday’s show from the United States Olympic training facility in Colorado Springs. The show will include interviews with members of the men’s and women’s Olympic boxing team as they prepare for the 2012 London games.
Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside for ESPN2 HD and ESPN3 at the UIC Center describing the action. Diana Alvarado and Delvin Rodriguez will call the fights for ESPN Deportes’ Viernes de Combates (Friday Night Fights), with Alex Pombo and Robert Abromowitz in the studio.
Main Event:
Chicago’s Fonfara has won his last nine fights, all by knockout, including a third-round TKO win over former Super Middleweight titlist Byron Mitchell.
Fonfara said of Friday’s fight: “Glen Johnson is a very tough guy. He fights with the best guys – Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, Tavoris Cloud, Carl Froch, and Lucian Bute. He has very good experience. He’s a very good boxer, very smart. It’s a tough fight for me, but I’m prepared for this fight, and I want to win.”
Miami’s Johnson brings a wealth of experience into the ring with him, having fought former and current titlists Lucian Bute, Carl Froch, Tavoris Cloud, Chad Dawson, Montell Griffin, Clinton Woods, Antonio Tarver, Roy Jones Jr., Julio Gonzalez, Sven Ottke, and Bernard Hopkins. He will look to rebound from a 12-round decision loss to former Super Middleweight titilist Lucian Bute.
Co-Feature:
Friday’s 10-round Welterweight co-feature will pit former two-time Lightweight titlist Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo (63-11-1, 54 KOs) against Ivan “El Marro” Popoca (15-1-1, 10 KOs). Mexico’s Castillo enters Friday’s card experienced, having fought former titlists Ricky Hatton, Diego Corrales , Julio Diaz, Joel Casamayor, Floyd Mayweather , Cesar Bazan, Stevie Johnston, Jorge Paez , Javier Jauregui , and Cesar Soto. He is coming off a second-round TKO win over Sammy Ventura, while Chicago’s Popoca will look to rebound from a fourth-round knockout loss to Ruslan Provodnikov.
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Charles Huerta vs. Eduardo Arcos on July 20th
ORANGE, CA (July 11) – Thompson Boxing Promotions returns indoors as popular Charles Huerta heads a list of outstanding Southern California prizefighters appearing at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario on Friday, July 20.
Paramount’s Huerta, 25, will bring his caravan of fans as he makes a move up to junior lightweight against the always dangerous Eduardo “Latigo” Arcos, 24, in the main event set for eight rounds.
Huerta (16-3, 9 KOs) trains in Maywood and has long been one of the area’s most talented boxers. Huerta has quickness, skills and solid punching power to go along with good boxing sense. He’ll be looking to prove that he belongs in the top 20 junior lightweights in the country.
Arcos (18-7-1, 15 KOs) out of Tijuana, Mexico tries to turn things around. The hard-hitting Mexican fighter has a time bomb ticking in his boxing gloves and always looks for the knockout. Decisions are not his preference and he will be looking to dismantle Huerta.
Tickets for “PATH TO GLORY” are priced at $75, $45, and $30. They are available now and may be purchased by calling 714-935-0900.
Allentown’s Miguel Diaz (8-0, 3 KOs) returns to the West Coast and finds himself matched against flyweight Evaristo Primero (15-14-1, 7 KOs) in an eight round bout. Despite living in Pennsylvania the hard punching Diaz has become an Inland Empire fan favorite with his aggressive style.
Primero has fought some of the best prizefighters in the world including the late, great Johnny Tapia who he lost to by majority decision after 10 rounds. He’s also slugged it out with contenders Raul Martinez and Hussein Hussein. The El Paso boxer is a solid veteran.
Colombia’s Daulis Prescott (23-1, 18 KOs) faces Mexico’s Pablo Torres (4-4-2, 4 KOs) in a featherweight bout. Prescott is the younger brother of Breidis Prescott who knocked out Amir Khan several years back. Both Prescott brothers wield serious firepower. Torres also has a punch. All of his wins have come via knockout.
Northridge, California’s Rigoberto Flores (4-1, 2 KOs) meets Hector Garza (3-6, 2 KOs) of Texas in a six round junior welterweight contest. Flores is making his sixth appearance at the Doubletree. He’s found success there and hopes not to stumble against the left-handed Garza.
In other fights Sylmar’s Sergio Nuñez (6-0, 1KO) fights Houston’s Jesus Mendez (3-2, 2 KOs) in a junior lightweight clash; San Pedro’s junior bantamweight Isaac Zarate (3-0) opposes Corpus Christi’s Jeremy Longoria (3-1, 1KO); and San Diego’s junior welterweight Giovanni Santillan (2-0, 1KO) meets Laredo’s Alberto Espinoza (1-1).
Bouts subject to change. Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the first bell rings at 7:45 pm. The Doubletree Hotel is located at 222 North Vineyard Avenue in Ontario. The hotel phone number is 909-937-0900.