(JUNE 20) On Friday night, June
22nd, women's boxing will have a big weekend that includes a
huge fight that will be the main event televised live on SHOWTIME BOXING:
SPECIAL EDITION (10 p.m. ET/PT) featuring Claressa Shields vs.
Hanna Gabriels, and will also feature highlights
of Unified Women’s Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer as she
defends her WBC & WBO Titles in her U.S. debut against former
world champion Tori Nelson.
IN OTHER BOXING ACTION THIS
WEEKEND....
In Argentina, at the Sociedad General Belgrano, in
Cordoba, Nazarena Romero, 1-0-0 (0KO), of Catamarca, Argentina,
will be fighting Elizabeth Britos, 1-6-1, of Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
At the Polideportivo Jose
Caballero, Alcobendas, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, strawweight
Joana Pastrana, 12-1-0 (4KO), of Madrid, will be facing Oezlem
Sahin, 24-1-1 (8KO), of Germany, in a ten round bout for the
vacant IBF Strawweight title.
At the Middleton Arena,
Middleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Stacey Copeland, 4-0-0
(2KO), of London, United Kingdom, is scheduled to go eight
rounds with long time veteran boxer, Borislava Goranova,
11-54-4 (0KO), of Sofia, Bulgaria.
On Saturday, June 23rd, at the
Fería de Juárez, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, in a super
flyweight Diana Fernandez, 17-2-0 (4KO), of Ciudad Juarez,
in a ten round against Olga Julio, 26-17-2 (19KO), of
Barranquilla, Colombia. The two will be fighting for the
WBC Latino Super Flyweight title.
In Mexico, at the Salón Villa Flamingos, Colonia Portales, with
four female bouts scheduled on the card, flyweight Sonio
Osorio is fighting in a ten-round bout against Maria Goreti, for
the vacant Mexico Flyweight title; Jasseth Noriega vs. Celeste
Gonzaliz, eight rounds; Judith Vivanco vs. Barbara Munoz, six
rounds, Light flyweight; and Sheila Segovia vs. Jaqueline Lopez,
four rounds, light flyweight.
At the Quibors Boxing Gym, Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines, light
flyweight Amy Berezowski will fight in a four-rounder, against
pro debuter Rica Aquino.
