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Victory at The Venetian to be staged at Macao?s Cotai Arena

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Ik Yang.

Boxing extravaganza kicks off on Saturday July 18, at 5:30 p.m.

(Macao, July 13, 2015) ? China?s "Ik" Yang Lian Hui (18-0, 13 KOs), the undefeated No. 2 world-rated junior welterweight contender, gets his first world title shot against undefeated No. 1 contender C?sar "El Distinto" Cuenca (46-0, 2 KOs) of Argentina for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight world championship as the main event of Victory at The Venetian, Saturday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. at The Venetian? Macao's Cotai Arena.

Victory at The Venetian will also feature the IBF?s No. 1 rated lightweight contender Denis "Genghis Khan" Shafikov (35-1-1, 18 KOs) of Russia who will take on Roy Mukhlis (18-3-2, 12 KOs) of Indonesia in a 10-round bout.

Also featuring as part of the boxing spectacle will be former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire (34-3, 22 KOs) of the Philippines who will face Anthony Settoul (20-3, 8 KOs) of France in a 10-round super bantamweight bout.

Undefeated contenders Rex "The Wonder Kid" Tso (16-0, 9 KOs) will take on the Thai fighter Khunkhiri Wisaruth (21-10-1, 13 KOs) and ?The Macao Kid? Ng Kuok Kun (7-0, 3 KOs) will take on the Thai fighter Phompetch Gym (6-2, 3 KOs).

2012 U.S. Olympian Jose Ramirez (14-0, 11 KOs) will fight Ryusei Yoshida (26-7, 13 KOs) of Japan in an eight-round lightweight fight.

Highlighted Bouts

? Undefeated No. 2 world-rated junior welterweight contender "IK" YANG LIAN HUI (18-0, 13 KOs) fights undefeated No. 1 contender C?SAR "El Distinto" CUENCA (46-0, 2 KOs) of Argentina in his first world title shot for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight world championship.

? IBF?s No. 1 world rated lightweight contender DENIS "Genghis Khan" SHAFIKOV (35-1-1, 18 KOs) of Russia in a 10-round bout against Roy Mukhlis (18-3-2, 12 KOs) of Indonesia.

? Former five-division world champion and 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO "Filipino Flash" DONAIRE (34-3, 22 KOs) of the Philippines in a 10-round super bantamweight bout against ANTHONY SETTOUL (20-3, 8 KOs) of France.

? The undercard will also feature WBA International super flyweight champion Rex ?THE WONDER KID? Tso (16-0, 9 KOs) as he takes on the Thai fighter Khunkhiri Wisaruth (21-10-1, 13 KOs).

? And ?The Macao Kid? Ng Kuok Kun (7-0, 3 KOs) will take on the Thai fighter Phompetch Gym (6-2, 3 KOs).




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