LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2012) – On September 8, 2012, Tijuana, Mexico’s WBC Lightweight Champion, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20 KOs), will put his title on the line when he faces Covina, California’s, John Molina, Jr. (24-1, 19 KOs). The 12-round championship bout will take place at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., as the co-feature to Andre “SOG” Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) vs. “Bad” Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, televised live on HBO® World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:15 PM ET/PT..
Tickets priced at $300, $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25 (plus fees) are available for purchase on at the Oracle Arena box office by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.
After DeMarco dazzled the boxing world with his damaging triumph against Venezuela’s Jorge Linares (31-3, 20 KOs), where he captured the vacant WBC lightweight title, Antonio came right back successfully defending his title against Mexico’s Miguel Roman (37-10, 28 KOs).
Looking to keep his World Championship belt in his next defense, DeMarco will face the hard punching and highly respected Molina in a bout that is guaranteed to be explosive.
“I will represent my country of Mexico with courage and honor when I step in the ring with Molina,” said DeMarco. “I accomplished my dream of becoming a world champion and now I will die in the ring to keep it. Molina is fighting for his first world title so he’s going to bring a lot of heart into the ring, but my heart and desire to keep my belt will take me to victory. I will remain champion!”
“DeMarco is a Mexican warrior who has shown great resilience in the ring,” said promoter Gary Shaw. “His hunger to stay on top will be evident in this fight. Both DeMarco and Molina like to come forward so I expect to see some fireworks on fight night. The fans will witness one of the best fights in 2012.”
Goossen Tutor’s Molina is riding a 5-fight knockout streak in his last 6-wins and is keen to show the boxing world why he belongs on the championship level. This will be his first opportunity to win a world title and he promises to leave it all in the ring when he challenges Demarco for his WBC belt.
Said Molina, “I’m glad to hear DeMarco will have courage and honor in the ring. I will leave it all in the ring that night and I will realize my dream of becoming a world champion. I promise you, when we’re done, it will be considered a fight of the year candidate. I do not anticipate this fight going 12-rounds.”
“These are the type of fights that gets everybody’s heart beating faster,” said promoter Dan Goossen. “You certainly won’t see any hugging or high-fiving between these two punchers.”
Other undercard bouts will be announced shortly.
WBO announces judges and referee for Broner-Escobedo fight on Saturday
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announces today the referee and judges who will work this Saturday, July 21, the junior lightweight title bout between Adrien Broner and Vicente Escobedo to be held at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a Golden Boy Promotions presentation.
Valcarcel reported that for the second title defense of the Broner’s (23-0, 19 KOs) 130lb belt against the WBO #1 ranked, Escobedo (26-3, 15 KOs), the referee will be Gary Rosato, from Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, the judges for the Broner-Escobedo fight are Robert Hecko, from Chicago, Gary Merritt, from Indiana, and Thomas Miller, from Ohio. The WBO supervisor for this bout will be John Duggan.
Remember the 25th Annual Convention WBO Silver Jubilee and Election to be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from October 22 to October 26, 2012. For reservations at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, you can call 1 800 937-0010 or access www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com. More information at www.wboboxing.com.
Jimmy Lange Boxing Returns to Patriot Center on October 27
Jimmy Lange Boxing officials announced today that live professional boxing will return to the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA with another exciting fight card scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2012. Tickets (priced at $40, $75, $125, $250 & $500 plus applicable service charges) for the event, presented by Valcourt Building Services, are now on sale through all Ticketmaster outlets including at the Patriot Center Box Office, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or going online to www.ticketmaster.com.
Considered one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s premier showcases for the sport, Jimmy Lange Boxing events are known for providing world-class action and drawing thousands of fight fans from across the Northern Virginia/Washington, DC/Maryland area. Details on the fight card will be announced in the near future.
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