LOS ANGELES, May 15 – The weights are in for Golden Boy Promotions’ action-packed Friday night double header featuring a ten-round clash between former World Champions Jhonny Gonzalez and Mauricio Pastrana and a ten-round co-feature pitting hot prospect Antonio Escalante against David Martinez on TeleFutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’ from the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.
TV MAIN EVENT – JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS Jhonny GONZALEZ (Mexico City, MEX) – 123 lbs. vs. Mauricio PASTRANA (Monteria, COL) – 122.3 lbs.
TV CO-MAIN EVENT – JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS Antonio ESCALANTE (El Paso, TX) – 121.8 lbs. vs. David MARTINEZ (Alburquerque, NM) – 120 lbs.
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS Eduardo ESCOBEDO (Mexico City, MEX) – 126.8 lbs vs. Javier CINTRON (Bayamon, PR) – 130 lbs.
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS Javier CASTRO (Juarez, MEX) – 140 lbs. vs. Ramon GUEVARA (Santiago, DR) – 141 lbs.
WELTERWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS Daniel CERVANTES (Oxnard, CA) – 146 lbs. vs. Alex PEREZ (Miami, FL) – 142 lbs.
The evening’s main event will feature former World Champion and Mexico City native Jhonny Gonzalez (37-6, 31 KOs), who is riding a three-fight winning streak, against former World Champion Mauricio Pastrana (34-8-2, 22 KOs), a Colombian warrior who is battle-tested at the highest levels of the game, in a 10 round junior featherweight bout. The co-main event features a 10 round junior featherweight battle between 22-year-old junior featherweight Antonio Escalante (17-2, 10 KOs) of El Paso, Texas and Albuquerque’s always tough David Martinez (18-3-1, 3 KOs), a former WBC Youth and WBC Intercontinental Mundo Hispano titleholder.
In undercard action, Mexico City’s Eduardo Escobedo (20-3, 14 KOs) will see action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Bayamon, Puerto Rico’s Javier Cintron (14-9-2, 10 KOs); Mexican knockout artist Javier Castro (15-2, 13 KOs) takes on Ramon Guevara (8-15-2, 6 KOs) of Santiago, Dominican Republic in a six round junior welterweight fight; unbeaten bantamweight prospect and local favorite Michael Franco risks his unblemished record (10-0, 7 KOs) in a six round bout against Guerrero, Mexico’s Benito Abraham (9-10-4, 6 KOs); Oxnard’s Daniel Cervantes (9-0-1) will battle Alex Perez (23-27-4, 18 KOs) of Miami, Florida in a four round welterweight fight; and Riverside flyweight Anthony Villareal (7-2, 4 KOs) will face Jaime Gutierrez (3-1) of Los Mochis, Mexico in a four rounder.
Tickets, priced at $125, $75 and $35, can be purchased at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Box Office at (951) 755-5391 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
