Maidana stops Cayo in six from Body Shot
Marcos Maidana retained the WBA “Interim” Super Lightweight title with a sixth round stoppage over previously undefeated Victor Cayo at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The bout was competitive over the first four rounds as each guy accomplished what they set out to do. In Cayo’s case it was to move in and out and mix it up when need be while Maidana was looking and at times imposed his will on Cayo.
At the end of round two, Maidana landed a left to the top of the head just as the bell sounded that put Cayo on the canvas. Replays showed that the punch may have come a split second afher the round finished but was still was ruled a knockdown by referee Joe Cortez.
Round five saw the most action with fighters having success with Cayo landing the flurries and Maidana landing the hard shots.
In round six, Maidna landed a good right hand that was followed up by a right to the body that sent Cayo down to the canvas for Cortez ten count at the 1:38 mark of thr round.
Maidana, 140 lbs of Santa Fe, Argentina is now 28-1 with twenty-seven knockouts. Cayo, 140 lbs of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic loses for the first time and is 24-1.
Joan Guzman made amends (sort of) for his poor performance last November when he was bludgeoned by Ali Funeka only to get a gift draw. This time Guzman showed the skills that many boxing insider praised throughout the last half decade as Guzman defeated Funeka by split decision in a fight that was tainted by Guzman’s in ability to make the weight for the bout which originally to be contested for the IBF Lightweight title.
Guzman showed his elusiveness early by showing lightning handspeed and reflexes as he would make Funeka miss and then make him pay. Funeka came forward to throw more then 250 more punches then did Guzman and had some success as he pressed the action but Guzman was efficient was his countering and body punching.
In round six, Guzman landed a huge right to the top of the head that sent Funeka to the canvas. Funeka had some moments going down the stretch but they werent enough as Guzman was very consitant with his combinations and movement.
Guzman won by scores of 116-111 and 114-113 while Funeka took a card by a 114-113 tally.
Guzman was unable to compter for the IBF crown as he weighed in a staggering NINE pounds overweight at Fridays weigh-in. After a financial deal with Funeka’s camp, the fight went on. Guzman, 144 lbs of Brooklyn, NY remains undefeated at 30-0-1. Funeka, 135 lbs of East London, South Africa is now 30-3-3.
Weights from Las Vegas
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER
MAIN EVENT – WBA INTERIM SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Marcos MAIDANA vs. Victor CAYO
Santa Fe, ARG Santo Domingo, DR
27-1 (26 KO’s) 24-0 (15 KO’s)
Weight: 140 lbs. Weight: 140 lbs.
Ali FUNEKA vs. Joan GUZMAN
East London, RSA Brooklyn, NY
30-2-3 (25 KO’s) 29-0-1 (17 KO’s)
Weight: 135 lbs. Weight: 144 lbs
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Daniel JACOBS vs. Jose RODRIGUEZ
Brooklyn, NY Sucre, COL
18-0 (15 KO’s) 12-4-1 (6 KO’s)
Weight: 166.5 lbs. Weight: 164.5 lbs.
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Jermell CHARLO vs. Gerardo PRIETO
Houston, TX Provo, UT
10-0 (5 KO’s) 6-8-1
Weight: 149 lbs. Weight: 148 lbs.
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Omar FIGUEROA vs. Edgar PORTILLO
Weslaco, TX Midland, TX
8-0 (8 KO’s) 6-3-1 (4 KO’s)
Weight: 137 lbs. Weight: 137 lbs.
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Diego CHAVEZ vs. Edvan DOS SANTOS
San Miguel, ARG Boca Raton, FL
13-0 (12 KO’s) 10-8-1 (7KO’s)
Weight: 147 lbs. Weight: 150 lbs
MARCOS MAIDANA vs. VICTOR CAYO & ALI FUNEKA vs. JOAN GUZMAN OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN FOR MARCH 27 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER FRIDAY, MARCH 26AT 2:30 PM PT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
WHAT: Official Weigh-In for Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Cayo and Ali Funeka vs. Joan Guzman world championship double header on Saturday, March 27 at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 26
1:00 PM – Media Arrival
2:30 PM – Main Event On Scale
WHERE: HARD ROCK HOTEL &CASINO – Wasted Space Night Club (Main Lobby Floor)
4455 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89169
TICKETS: Tickets, priced at $200, $100 and $50 with a limited number of $250 VIP and $40 standing room tickets also available, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
MARCOS MAIDANA VS. VICTOR CAYO AND ALI FUNEKA VS. JOAN GUZMAN II SET TO HEADLINE MARCH 27, 2010 HBO BOXING AFTER DARK®
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER TO TAKE PLACE AT
THE JOINT AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
LOS ANGELES, March 1 – There will be fireworks at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 27 when Golden Boy Promotions presents a world championship doubleheader featuring one of boxing’s most exciting fighters in a pivotal matchup against the number one challenger to his crown, and a rematch of one of 2009’s most closely-contested battles.
In the 12 round main event, interim WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos Maidana defends his title against unbeaten Dominican Republic star Victor Cayo, and in the co-featured attraction of this compelling doubleheader, South African standout Ali Funeka and unbeaten former two division World Champion Joan Guzman and look to settle the score after their 2009 draw when they meet again in a 12 round fight for the vacant IBF lightweight championship.
“The fight fans of Las Vegas are some of the most knowledgeable in the world and when we put a show on there, it’s got to be top-notch,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “We feel that delivering two exciting and competitive world title fights in one night with Maidana vs. Cayo and Funeka vs. Guzman is just the type of event that the Las Vegas boxing fans will rally around.”
Tickets, priced at $200, $100 and $50 with a limited number of $250 VIP and $40 standing room tickets also available, go on sale on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10 AM PT, and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Maidana vs. Cayo and Guzman vs. Funeka are presented by Golden Boy Promotions with Maidana vs. Cayo being presented in association with Maidana´s German PromoterUniversum Box Promotions, Warriors Boxing Promotions and Sampson Boxing and Funeka vs. Guzman being presented in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing. The world championship doubleheader will air live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:30pm ET (taped delayed on the West Coast at 10:30 PM PT). Doors open at 3:00 PM with the first bell ringing at 3:30 PM.
A thrill a second fighter with dynamite in his fists, Buenos Aires’ Marcos “Chino” Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) emerged on the international scene in 2009 with a devastating display of power and intensity. In June of last year, the 26-year old stunned boxing observers with his sixth round stoppage of highly-regarded “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in a Fight of the Year candidate, winning the interim WBA junior welterweight title in the process. Five months later, he defended the crown for the first time with a third round knockout of William Gonzalez, and on March 27, he looks to add to his impressive KO percentage (96.2%) when he takes on Victor Manuel Cayo.
Santo Domingo’s Victor Manuel Cayo (24-0, 16 KOs) has steadily progressed through the 140-pound ranks, building a reputation as an impressive boxer-puncher who has ’star’ written all over him. Winner of three regional titles in less than four years as a pro, and owner of victories over Julio “The Kid” Diaz, Noe “Platanito” Bolanos, and Arturo “Silencioso” Morua. The 25-year-old Cayo is coming off of a third round TKO of previously unbeaten Julio Reyes last December, and he is more than ready for his chance to shine in the world championship spotlight.
A huge lightweight at 6 foot 1, Ali Funeka (30-2-3, 25 KOs) is a tough matchup for anyone he faces…just ask Nate Campbell and Joan Guzman, who Funeka took to the brink in their bouts with him. Owner of a fourth round knockout of Zahir Raheem in July of 2008, South Africa’s Funeka has impressed United States observers with his busy style and poise under pressure. Now, following a November 28 draw against Guzman, all the 31-year old wants to do is win a world title to bring back home to his fans in East London. He gets that chance once again on March 27 in his highly-anticipated rematch against Guzman.
Perhaps the greatest fighter to ever come out of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo’s Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman (29-0-1, 17 KOs) is also one of the premier boxers of this era. A former junior featherweight and junior lightweight world champion, the 33-year old Guzman is unbeaten in his third weight class and looking to become a three division world champion by defeating Funeka.
A full slate of exciting undercard bouts will be announced shortly.
For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com or follow Golden Boy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.
“FUNEKA DIDN’T EVEN GET KISSED!” – Gary Shaw
EXHIBIT A! HBO and HBO2 to Replay Funeka vs. Guzman This Week! on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Funeka Co-Promoter Gary Shaw Available for Telephone Interviews
QUÉBEC CITY (November 29, 2009) — ALI FUNEKA. He came. He saw. He conquered. And then he got hosed . . . by two International Boxing Federation (IBF) judges, Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City, Québec, Canada.
Top-rated lightweight contender Funeka, who battered undefeated two-division world champion Joan Guzman from pillar to post during their 12-round rumble for the vacant IBF lightweight title, received a Royal Canadian Mounting, coming away with a Majority Draw. Joseph Pasquale scored it 116-112 for Funeka while judges Alan Davis and Benoit Roussel scored it 114-114. Harold Lederman, HBO’s unofficial judge, also had Funeka winning by a comfortable margin.
“Let me put it to you this way, Ali got screwed and he didn’t even get kissed,” said an irate GARY SHAW, Funeka’s co-promoter, who watched the fight from ringside. ”Ali got robbed. As one reporter told me, ‘…this decision was so bad it made the Diaz-Malignaggi decision look legitimate.’ This may be the worst decision since Lewis-Holyfield I and it needs to be addressed with a formal investigation by the IBF and Interpol. I implore the Promoters Association to issue a formal statement in support of such an investigation. At the very least, the IBF should make Funeka its interim lightweight champion so that no matter who he fights next, it’s world title fight. We must stop robbing fighters, sending them home with nothing but shattered dreams instead of the rewards they earned in the ring.”
That is the consensus of spectators, viewers, media and the HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast team which broadcast the fight live. A decision that was “…curious and absurd,” said HBO Boxing After Dark blow-by-blow announcer Bob Papa at the end of the telecast.
HBO WILL REPLAY THE FIGHT THIS WEEK! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 and TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1:
HBO: Nov. 29 (8:45 a.m. ET/PT) & Nov. 30 (11:40 p.m. ET/PT)
HBO2: Nov. 29 (6:15 p.m. ET /PT) & Dec. 1 (11:55 p.m. ET/PT)
Bute stops Andrade in four in rematch ; Funeka and Guzman battle to controversial draw
By Marc Abrams
Before 16,500 rabid fans at Coliseo Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada, IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute extracted revenge on a win he had thirteen months ago as he emphatically stopped the seemingly unstoppable Librado Andrade at 2:57 seconds of round four.
Bute dominated the fight as he landed the quicker combination’s and was building up a nice lead as he did in first fight. In round four, ironically Andrade was having his best round until he walked into a cruching left to the jaw that sent Andrade down to the canvas. Like a true warrior, Andrade seemed unfazed once he got to his feet and continued to press forward until a perfectly place left to the body sent Andrade on all fours and could not beat referee Benjy Esteve’s count and the bout was stopped at 2:57.
Bute of Montreal scored the satisfying victory in this rematch where in the first fight he survived a twelfth round knockdown where he was saved by a long count from referee Marlon Wright. This time it was Bute’s night and he remains undefeated at 25-0 with twenty knockouts. Andrade dropped his third attempt at a world title and is now 28-3.
Nine months after first fighting for a world championship Ali Funeka look to have captured that coveted crown as he seemingly dominated Joan Guzman in a battle for the vacant the IBF Lightweight title but somehow two judges ruled the bout even and the fight was declared a dubious draw.
Guzman started out well in the first two rounds as he worked the body of Funeka. Guzman seemed to be quicker to the punch until a cut was opened up around the right eye and nose late in that second frame. Funeka started to turn up the punch output and begin to batter Guzman around as he Guzman started to look like a bloody mess midway through the bout. In round eight, Funeka landed a flush right hand that buckled Guzman. Funeka jumped on Guzman and almost had him out before the bell rang to end the round. Guzman may have taken one more round as he was outworked in every round and on several occasions it looked like Guzman could have been taken out.
All that seemingly remained was how wide the scores would be until ring announcer Michael Buffer read 116-112 for Funeka and two judges obviously either mailed in their cards or saw another fight as they scored even 114-114.
Punch stats showed the dominance that Funeka displayed as he landed 248 of 903 to Guzman;s 163 of 490.
Funeka of South Africa is now 30-2-3. Guzman is now 29-0-1.
FOLLOW BUTE-ANDRADE II; GUZMAN-FUNEKA LIVE!!!
Follow all the action live from Quebec, Canada as Lucien Bute defends the IBF Super Middleweight championship as he rematches number-one contender Librado Andrade. Boxing fans remember all the controversy surrounding the first bout. The action gets underway at 10pm eastern/7pm pacific with the vacant IBF Lightweight title bout between Joan Guzman and Ali Funeka
Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) vs Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s)– Rematch–IBF Super Middleweight title
Round 1: Andrade lands a right..Straight left from Bute..Left..10-9 Bute
Round 2: Bute lands 2 shots and a right hook to the head..20-18 Bute
Round 3: Hook to the body and straight left rocks Andrade…Good left and another…and another…Combination on inside..30-27 Bute
Round 4: Andrade lands 2 good uppercuts… HARD LEFT AND DOWN GOES ANDRADE.HARD LEFT TO THE BODY AND DOWN GOES ANDRADE…HE CANT BEAT THE COUNT AND THE FIGHT IS OVER!!!!
Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KO’s) vs Joan Guzman (29-0, 17 KO;s) -12 Rounds–Vacant IBF Lightweight title
Round 1: Good body shot by Guzman..Short left..Good right at end of round…10-9 Guzman
Round 2: Blistering combination to the body from Guzman..Ripping right to the body..20-18 Guzman
Round 3: Body shots and right over top from Guzman..right to ear..Blood from nose of Guzman..Good right from Funeka..chopping right..Jab..29-28 Funeka
Round 4: Guzman cut over right eyebrow…Double jab from Funeka..38-38
Round 5: Doctor looks at Guzman’s cut–Ruled a punch…Trading heavy shots..48-48
Round 6: Good right to the body from Guzman..Trading again at end of round…58-57 Guzman
Round 7: Guzman digs to body..Left hook to the body…Right to bod..Funeka lands a left and right cross68-66 Guzman
Round 8: Guys looking to land big shots…Guzman scores with a left..Right from Funeka…good right cross..Funeka lands a HUGE right that rocks Guzman..Guzman is very hurt…Funeka looks to finish but the round is over…77-76 Guzman
Round 9: Right to the body from Guzman..Funeka doing a lot of good work….combination and jab…86-86
Round 10: Funeka lands a right on the inside…Left drives Guzman back…Guzman looking like a beaten fighter…96-95 Funeka
Round 11: Funeka lands a left and Guzman just stares at Funeka…Funeka lands a left right combo..Guzman lands a left…Good to the chin from Funeka..Nice combination…Guzman looking like a bloody mess…106-104 Funeka
Round 12: Right and left from Funeka backs Guzman up…116-113 Funeka
114-114 ; 116-112; 114-114
BUTE vs. ANDRADE FUNEKA vs. GUZMAN Saturday, November 28, 2009 Colisee Pepsi Quebec City, Canada HBO Boxing After Dark
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER
MAIN EVENT – IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Lucian BUTE vs. Librado ANDRADE
Galat, ROM Jesus Del Monte, MEX
24-0 (19 KO’s) 28-2 (21 KO’s)
Weight: 166.7 lbs. Weight: 166.8 lbs.
CO-MAIN EVENT – VACANT IBF LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Ali FUNEKA vs. Joan GUZMAN
East London, RSA Brooklyn, NY
30-2-2 (25 KO’s) 29-0 (17 KO’s)
Weight: 133.9 lbs. Weight: 134.4 lbs.
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS
Pier Olivier COTE vs. Jason HAYWARD
Charlesbourg, CAN St. John’s, CAN
8-0 (6 KO’s) 6-7 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 129.8 lbs. Weight: 129.8 lbs.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Craig McEWAN vs. James PARISON
Edinburgh, SCO Chula Vista, CA
16-0 (9 KO’s) 12-0 (3 KO’s)
Weight: 160.9 lbs. Weight: 160.9 lbs.
WELTERWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Kevin BIZIER vs. Patrick CAPE
Saint-Emile, CAN St. Louis, MN
6-0 (3 KO’s) 6-8 (3 KO’s)
Weight: 145.7 lbs. Weight: 145.5 lbs.
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Keith THURMAN vs. Leonardo ROJAS
Clearwater, FL Montreal, CAN
10-0 (10 KO’s) 7-8-3 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 147.3 lbs. Weight: 149.1 lbs.
NIGHT OF WORLD TITLE ACTION SET FOR THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 IN QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
LUCIAN BUTE AND LIBRADO ANDRADE BATTLE FOR
IBF SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE &
ALI FUNEKA AND JOAN GUZMAN FIGHT FOR
IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO’S “BOXING AFTER DARK”
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – November 27 – A few days after the United States celebrated Thanksgiving, Canadians will be celebrating one of the biggest sporting events ever to land in Quebec City with an evening of non-stop boxing action highlighted by the HBO Boxing After Dark World Title Doubleheader featuring Lucian Bute defending his world super middleweight title in a highly-anticipated rematch against top contender Librado Andrade and the dangerous Ali Funeka taking on former Two-Division World Champion Joan Guzman in a vacant IBF lightweight title bout. All of the bouts are set and the fighters are ready for battle, this Saturday, November 28 at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Canada and live on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” at 10:00pm ET/PT.
Montreal’s local hero originally from Galati, Romania and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute (24-0-0, 19 KO’s) and IBF number one ranked supper middleweight contender Librado Andrade (28-2-0, 21 KO’s) who is originally from Jesus Del Monte, Guanajuato, Mexico who now resides in La Habra, California, will do battle in a 12 round IBF World Title Bout. The mandatory bout will be a rematch of an explosive war that ended in controversy when the undefeated Bute barely survived a 12th round knockdown in the fight’s waning seconds to win a decision. Bute is ready to show why there should be no doubt he won their first fight, while Andrade is hungry to show why he feels he won the first fight by beating Bute this Saturday.
East London’s rugged and hard punching Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KO’s) will face a tough test in a 12 round vacant IBF lightweight world title bout against the undefeated and very experienced former Two-Time World Champion Joan Guzman (29-0, 17 KO’s) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Funeka, the number one ranked IBF lightweight will face the number two ranked IBF lightweight in Guzman in an all out battle for supremacy in the very competitive lightweight division.
The undercard is packed with exciting bouts featuring some of boxing’s top undefeated prospects from around the world. Undefeated lightweight Pier Olivier Cote (8-0, 6 KO’s) of Charlesbourg, Canada will see action in a 10 round bout against St. John’s, Canada Jason Hayward (6-7-1, 2 KO’s). In a battle of undefeated middleweight prospects, Craig McEwan (16-0, 9 KO’s) of Edinburgh, Scotland and Chula Vista, California’s James Parison (12-0, 3 KO’s) will face off in an eight round bout.
Opening up the show will top undefeated prospect Keith Thurman (10-0, 10 KO’s) of Clearwater, Florida facing Montreal’s Leonardo Rojas (7-8-3, 2 KO’s) in a welterweight eight rounder as well as a six round welterweight bout between Saint-Emile, Canada’s Kevin Bizier (6-0, 3 KO’s) and Patrick Cape (6-8, 3 KO’s) of St. Louis, Minnesota.
Bute vs. Andrade II is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and InterBox, with Funeka vs. Guzman being presented in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing. Both bouts will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada and will air live on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” beginning at 10:00pm ET/PT.
For more information, please visit, www.goldenboypromotions.com.
ALI FUNEKA AND JOAN GUZMAN SET FOR BATTLE ON NOVEMBER 28 IN QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
IBF LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT TO BE TELEVISED ON HBO’S “BOXING AFTER DARK” TELECAST BEFORE BUTE VS. ANDRADE II
LOS ANGELES, October 23 – HBO Boxing After Dark’s historic first visit to Canada on Saturday, November 28, just got even more memorable as before Lucian Bute defends his world super middleweight title in a highly-anticipated rematch against Librado Andrade, the rugged Ali Funeka takes on two-division world champion Joan Guzman who looks to win his third world title in a 12 round bout for the vacant IBF lightweight title.
“Everyone knows what a great fight Bute vs. Andrade II is and now we’ve got an equally intriguing co-main event with Funeka and Guzman,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Guzman has long been established as one of boxing’s best, but Funeka is a rising star who will make Joan fight every minute of every round. This is a fight that could steal the show on November 28.”
“We are extremely proud to be bringing two world title bouts to Quebec City,” said Jean Bedard, president of Groupe Sportscene/ InterBox. “Thanks to our partners, Golden Boy Promotions and HBO, as this will be without question one of the biggest boxing events in Canadian history.”
Bute vs. Andrade II is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and InterBox, with Funeka vs. Guzman being presented in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing. Both bouts will be held at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada and will air live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:00pm ET/PT.
East London’s Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KO’s) built a well-earned reputation back home in South Africa with his imposing 6 foot 1 frame, exciting style and punching power. Yet despite his victories over world-class opposition such as Zahir Raheem, it was his 12 round battle with Nate Campbell in February that truly showed the world what Funeka could do. Despite losing the bout via majority decision, Funeka stamped his name on the world map and he plans on doing it again this November against Joan Guzman.
“I respect Joan Guzman and everything he’s accomplished, but he’s too small to deal with me,” said Funeka. “I will overpower him, send him back to 130 pounds and show him how true lightweights fight.”
A 1996 Olympian with over 300 amateur wins, Joan Guzman (29-0, 17 KO’s) is widely considered to be the greatest fighter ever to hail from the Dominican Republic. It’s a distinction the 33-year-old takes seriously, as evidenced by the world titles he has held in the junior featherweight and junior lightweight divisions. The owner of victories over the likes of Javier Jauregui, former world champions Agapito Sanchez, Jorge Rodrigo “La Hiena” Barrios and current world champion Humberto Soto, Guzman will look to celebrate his 30th professional victory by winning the lightweight championship on November 28.
“This is my first fight in Canada and I’ve heard how great the fans are, so I plan on giving them a show this November,” said Guzman. “A third world title means a lot to me and I plan on leaving everything in the ring in order to take that belt home with me.”
More information on the highly-anticipated doubleheader will be announced shortly. For more information, please visit, www.goldenboypromotions.com.
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