On Saturday, June 10th, at the Isleta
Casino & Resort, Isleta, NM, Junior Welterweight Women's IBA World
Champion Holly Holm, 13-1-2 5 KOs, Albuquerque, NM, moves up a
weight class to face former WIBF Light Welterweight World Champion
and current Jr. middleweight contender Lisa Holewyne, 25-18-2 8 Kos,
Austin, TX, for the WBA Women's Welterweight Championship of
the World. Holewyne has faced the best in the world from Light
Welterweight to Middleweight and will be the largest opponent that
Holm has faced to date.
In a
recent interview Holm stated "Lisa is a bigger opponent,
she's walking around much heavier than I am right now, her footwork
and punches may not be as fast as mine but she is very strong and a
big opponent for me. I plan on going all rounds, I know she is tough
so I plan on going in there in better shape."
The under card will feature the return of Junior Welterweight
"Hurricane" Hector Munoz 14-1 8 KOs, Albuquerque, NM who will square
off against Francisco Rios Gil 5-3 4 KOs, of Phoenix, AZ in an 8
round Welterweight affair.
In March Munoz defeated Welterweight prospect Omar Davila 15-5 6
KOs, with an 8 round split decision at La Villita in San Antonio, TX
. The bout was a good win for Munoz who has been on a 7 fight
winning streak since his first defeat.
The always entertaining Jose "Goose" Ramirez, 10-9 6 KOs,
Albuquerque, NM makes his return to the ring after a 2 year layoff
to face Derek Andrews, 5-2 1 KO, Lewisville, TX in a 6 round
Light Heavyweight bout.
Dale McCartey, 3-3 1 KO, Albuquerque, NM, fresh off of a 3rd
round knockout over Jacob Romero, faces Albuquerque prospect Julio
Chavez, 5-1 2 KOs, in a 6 round rematch. Their first bout was a war
that saw Chavez come out with a unanimous decision.
Amateur sensation Sarah Perches Albuquerque, NM makes her
professional debut against Marqueza Cardoza Denver, CO who makes her
professional debut as well.