(MAR 9) LOS ANGELES 2012 Olympic
Bronze Medalist Marlen Esparza (4-0) will make her headlining
debut when she takes on Philadelphia's Laetizia Campana (2-4) in
an eight-round super flyweight fight on the April 6 edition of
LA FIGHT CLUB at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles,
Calif. and televised live on EstrellaTV's Boxeo Estelar.
Esparza has scored four impressive victories, including a
dominant win against Karla Valenzuela on the Dec. 14 edition of
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN. Esparza will look to continue
implementing the new tools learned under her world-renowned
trainer Virgil Hunter as she inches closer to a world title
opportunity.
"Golden Boy Promotions is making history by having two
back-to-back LA FIGHT CLUB events headlined by a female
fighter," said Marlen Esparza. "After four fights in 2017, I'm
ready to be in bigger and better fights. I will show fans on
April 6 why I deserve a title shot very soon."
Campana is a native of France who currently lives in
Philadelphia. Campana has spent the majority of her career
fighting in Thailand and will seek to ruin Esparza's headlining
debut in her first fight in the United States.
"I am coming to win this fight," said Laetizia Campana. "I'm not
just going through the motions. Diesel Fit Boxing Management's
team is full of champions, and I am on my way to becoming one. I
have been training too hard not to win!"
In the co-main event, 130-pound prospect Hector Tanajara, Jr.
(12-0, 5 KOs) will compete in an eight-round battle against an
opponent who will be announced shortly. Tanajara, a native of
San Antonio, Texas who is under the tutelage of Robert Garcia,
will return after blasting Eduardo Rivera via first-round
knockout in February.
Pablo Rubio, Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs) of Los Angeles, Calif. will open
up the Boxeo Estelar broadcast in a six-round battle against
Andres Balderas (4-3, 3 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico. Rubio, Jr. is
a regular favorite at LA FIGHT CLUB and brings an exciting,
action-packed style in every fight.
Rigoberto Hermosillo (11-0-1, 8 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico will
square off against a soon-to-be-announced opponent in a
featherweight bout schedule for six rounds. Hermosillo made his
professional debut on a Golden Boy Promotions card in 2013 and,
after fighting the majority of his bouts in Mexico, will make a
homecoming of sorts on April 6.
The night will initiate with a ten-round explosion as seasoned
prospect Aidar Sharibayev (7-0, 6 KOs) takes on Enrique Tinoco
(16-5-4, 12 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico for the WBA Continental
Featherweight Title. Sharibayev, a native of Kazakhstan by way
of Miami, Florida, is a seasoned prospect who is quickly moving
up the rankings, taking yet another tough challenge in only his
eighth bout.
Esparza vs. Campana is an eight-round flyweight fight presented
by Golden Boy Promotions. The event is sponsored by Tecate "THE
OFFICIAL BEER OF BOXING" and Casa Mexico Tequila. The Boxeo
Estelar broadcast will air live on EstrellaTV at 10:00 p.m.
ET/7:00 p.m. PT. The card will also stream live on
EstrellaTV.com and on YouTube via LBI Media, Inc.'s Fenomeno
Studios. Mark your calendars and buy your tickets for the
upcoming shows on June 1, July 6, Aug. 10, and Oct. 12.
Media interested in attending the April 6 edition of LA FIGHT
CLUB must be pre-approved for credentials. Credential
applications are due Monday, April 2 at 5:00 p.m., and can be
found here. Submitting an application does not guarantee
approval for a credential. You cannot transfer your credentials
to someone else. Media will not be credentialed on-site, no
exceptions.