Floyd Schofield is a good distance from outgrowing the light-weight division.
The 22-year outdated from Austin, Texas was a trim and match 134.4 kilos, as was Rene Tellez Giron for his or her 12-round DAZN headliner. Their bout tops a five-fight principal card stream Saturday from Virgin Resorts Las Vegas.
Schofield (17-0, 12 knockouts) has persistently referred to as for the hardest challenges. He overcame one in his final bout, when Esteuri Suero made issues as uncomfortable as doable of their March 16 conflict. Schofield received by way of fifth-round on the Vegas strip at The Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Theater.
Giron (20-3, 13 KOs) has received three straight since a heartbreaking factors loss to Jose Matias Romero final June in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 25-year-old from Queretaro, Mexico has come to shock the world.
“This man is slightly too assured, I must humble him,” Giron insisted. “We all know he’s the A-side, so we’re right here to knock him out.”
Schofield had lots to say about that.
“Like I instructed my dad, ‘He’s attempting to take meals out your son’s mouth,’” Schofield instructed DAZN’s Beto Duran. “I’m a bit on edge this week.”
The co-feature noticed Gabriela Fundora and Gabriela Alaniz enter properly throughout the flyweight restrict for his or her historic bout.
Fundora (14-0, 6 KOs), was a lean and bodily imply 111 kilos within the third protection of her IBF belt. ‘Candy Poison’ will try to develop into the game’s youngest energetic undisputed champion on Saturday.
To try this, she should dethrone Argentina’s Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs), The Ring/WBC/WBA/WBO champ. ‘La Chucky’ was considerably mild at 110.4 kilos for the primary protection of her unified championship reign.
Alaniz regained her WBO belt and received The Ring, WBC and WBA prizes in her April 27 determination victory over Marlen Esparza. Their bout was a rematch of their unification bout final July 8, the place Esparza claimed a controversial majority determination.
Fundora already enters her fourth title struggle in simply over a yr.
The 22-year-old southpaw from Coachella, California dethroned Arely Mucino final Oct. 21 in Inglewood, California. Two defenses adopted, together with a ten-round determination over Daniela Asenjo on Aug. 10 at Michelob ULTRA Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Fundora’s older brother is Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) and has the possibility to cap a banner yr for her household. Fittingly, each career-best wins may have taken place in Vegas if that’s the case. Sebastian received the WBC and WBO titles in a March 30 cut up determination over Tim Tszyu at close by T-Cellular Enviornment.
Saturday’s winner will develop into the primary lady to say undisputed standing within the flyweight division.
DAZN remaining undercard, Saturday, 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Bektemir Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KOs), Shoimbek, Uzbekistan, 170 kilos
David Stevens (14-1, 10 KOs), Studying, Pennsylvania, 167.4 kilos
10 rounds, tremendous middleweight
* Melikuziev is 2 kilos over the restrict
Darius Fulghum (12-0, 10 KOs), Houston, Texas, 167 kilos
Christopher Pearson (17-4-1, 12 KOs), Selma, Texas, 166.4 kilos
10 rounds, tremendous middleweight
Joel Iriarte (4-0, 4 KOs), Bakersfield, California, 146.4 kilos
Xavier Madrid (5-5, 2 KOs), Albuquerque, New Mexico, 147 kilos
6 rounds, welterweight
Golden Boy YouTube Prelims, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT.
Eric Tudor (11-1, 7 KOs), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 145.8 kilos
Harold Calderon (28-1, 19 KOs), Miami, Florida, 146.6 kilos
Asa Stevens (6-0, 2 KOs), Waianae, Hawaii, 125 kilos
Garen Diagan (10-4, 5 KOs), Basic Santos Metropolis, Philippines, [weight t/k]
6 rounds, featherweight
Dalis Kaleiopu (5-0, 4 KOs), Waianae, Hawaii, 130.8 kilos
Manuel Lerma (4-0, 0 KOs), Pharr, Texas, 131.8 kilos
6 rounds, junior light-weight
Jordan Fuentes (1-0, 0 KOs), Fresno, California, 119 kilos
Roberto Peña (4-4, KOs), McAllen, Texas, 119.8
4 rounds, bantamweight
