(FEB 6) Climbing through the ropes
for the time in 2009, former world champion, Melinda Cooper, 19-0
(11KOs), is determined to make this trip to the ring count more than
ever before.
Cooper will not just be getting
something she has so desperately wished for and diligently worked
towards for more than six years, but she will also be facing a tough
hurdle in Monica Lovato, 12-1 (4KOs), when they square off for the
IFBA Bantamweight World Title.
The 10 round championship bout is being billed Rock in the Box
and will be staged at The Theater at Planet Hollywood, in Las Vegas,
on Saturday, March 21st. This site was formerly the Aladdin Hotel
and Casino and was, coincidentally, the location where Cooper made
her professional debut against Annalisa Middleton on March 23rd,
2002. This should be quite the homecoming for Cooper.
Lovato is currently the NABF and former IBA Bantamweight title
holder. Cooper, on the other hand, is finally getting the title shot
she has been waiting for, so this match-up is destined to be an
all-out war for the coveted belt. Lovato has proven to be wildly
popular with New Mexico boxing fans and will bring a wealth of
experience, a legion of supporters and unwavering determination with
her when she hits the Vegas strip.
The bout will be one of many featured in a night full of exciting
boxing action promoted by Roy Englebrecht Promotions. Englebrecht
and his team have gained widespread recognition and praise as
California's third largest boxing promotions company and hold the
distinction as having one of the longest running and most successful
club shows in the country. Englebrecht's Battle in the Ballroom
shows, hosted at the Irvine Marriott Hotel are in their 22nd
consecutive year.
The Cooper versus Lovato match up has all of the makings of a
sensational fight. It consists of two talented boxers who are
determined to give boxing fans their monies worth every time out.
Neither fighter is afraid to go toe-to-toe and give it their all for
every single round of nonstop action. Only one will emerge a
champion, but both will have earned the right to say "I'm a
professional fighter."
Photo provided courtesy of the Underground Boxing Company -
ubcboxing.com Source/ Press Release
