VAZQUEZ RETURNS AFTER MARQUEZ WARS & SURGERY
New York, NY– The man that prevailed in one of the greatest trilogies to ever grace the ring, two-time junior featherweight champion Israel Vazquez (43-4, 31 KOs) will attempt an emphatic comeback to the sport. After suffering a detached retina that prompted his two-year absence, the recovered Vazquez will continue his quest for “pound for pound” supremacy as he battles Angel Priolo (30-7-6, 20 KOs) in a scheduled ten round affair at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA.
COMEBACK COULD BE TELLING IN MANY WAYS
While rival Rafael Marquez has successfully returned to the ring showing no obvious side effects from their artistically devastating three-fight epic, the same is yet to be said about Vazquez. Although over matched on paper, tough journeyman Priolo at the very least can provide answers showing whether or not Vazquez is the fighter he once was.
TOP RANK HAS JUAN MA & YORI ON PPV
Rising Puerto Rican star and WBO 122 lb. titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez (26-0, 24 KOs) will face Rogers Mtagwa (26-12-2, 18 KOs) in a 12 round super bantamweight main event at the WaMu Theater inside New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden. With 16 consecutive knockouts and boasting a knockout percentage over 92 percent, Lopez is in position to add another over matched victim to his power-punching resume. Mtagwa, a twelve bout loser and two-time knockout victim, will look to save face.
CUBANO FIGHTING SOMEWHAT EASY FOE?
Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa (15-0, 13 KOs) looks to remain unbeaten in defense of his WBA strap against Panama’s Whyber Garcia (22-6, 15 KOs) in a featherweight (126 lbs) 10 rounder. Despite being out of the ring professionally for seven months, Gamboa should prevail in another arm raising effort against Garcia, a man who has been stopped four times in his six losses.
HEAVYWEIGHT GATEKEEPER ABOUT TO GET POUNDED?
After several opponent changes during the promotion of this card, heavyweight (201 lbs to unlimited) Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KOs) finally (for the moment) has a dance partner as seasoned veteran Monte Barrett (34-7, 20 KOs) has agreed to throw hands for 10 rounds or less. After defecting from Cuba and boxing mostly over seas, Solis now appears to be campaigning to make a name for himself in America by fighting in his adopted homeland for the third time in his last three fights. A win over Monte Barrett, who is undoubtedly the toughest opponent Solis has ever encountered, this could raise his stock value immensely.
John Signorella