Perez Stops Fedorov
By Uncategorized August 30th, 2008(ORANGE, CA) August 29 – In his first ShoBox appearance on October 5, 2007, bantamweight Yonnhy Perez impressed fight fans with his explosive style and ring savvy as he stopped Russian Alexander Fedorov in four rounds. On Friday, September 5th, the Colombian contender returns to the series as the semi-main event with a bout against Mexican powerhouse Tomas Rojas at Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena in Primm, Nevada.
“I’m happy to be back on ShoBox and I hope to put on an even more impressive performance than I did last time,” said Perez. “I’ve grown a lot as a fighter since the fight against Fedorov, and I think the viewers will be pleased with what they see on September 5th.”
Perez vs Rojas, a ten round bantamweight contest, is presented by Gary Shaw Promotions, in association with Thompson Boxing Promotions. The bout will air live on Showtime’s ShoBox - The New Generation, beginning at 11pm ET / PT. In the ShoBox co-feature, Antonio DeMarco takes on Jose Reyes in a ten round lightweight showdown.
A native of Cartagena, Colombia, Yonnhy Perez (17-0, 12 KOs) was a four-time Colombian national champion as an amateur before relocating to the United States and entering the pro ranks in 2005. Now based in Santa Fe Springs, California, Perez has impressed fight insiders so far, and in his last fight, on June 27th, Perez won the NABF bantamweight title with a ten round decision win over Oscar Andrade. He is currently ranked sixth in the world by the WBC, 8th by the WBA, 11th by the IBF, and 10th by the WBO.
Following the semi-main event and concluding the night, hispanic warriors, Antonio DeMarco (18-1, 13KOs) and Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico’s Jose “El Gallo” Reyes (23-4, 8KOs) will square off in a competitive 10 round lightweight battle for pride.
On the undercard, 2000 Olympian medal winner Ricardo Willliams (11-2) will face Edwin Algarin (10-4-1) in a 10 round welterweight war and rising star “baby face” Chris Avalos (5-0, 4 KOS) will take on Brazil’s Jose Albuquerque (8-3-2) in a six round combat.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
After the showing of the 2008 USA Boxing team, one cannot understand the poor performance that let down a nation. The fact that a team like China has a gold medalist and the USA cannot even get a silver medal is pathetic. How does a kid like John Paul Cullinane not on that team? Did he fight for Ireland? Is he still hurt? Why is Curtis Stevens a pro now? Despite some success, he should have been held out for these olympics. With a gold medal you can get greater endorsements and bring some respect back to this sport and country. If those two had gone and we had a real coach like Curtis’ uncle Andre Rosier, that would have been two automatic golds. I just don’t get it. With every decent or even poor fight on paperview, our children will not be watching the sport and it’s future in this country is severely in jeopardy. We should be sending our best, and clearly…we did not.