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KEISHER "FIRE" MCLEOD READY TO DETHRONE IBETH ZAMORA
By Pepe Rodriguez PhilBoxing.com Sat, 16 Jul 2016

USA challenger Keisher "Fire" McLeod, is ready to dethrone Mexican light flyweight WBC world champion Ibeth "La Roca" Zamora, when they meet on Saturday at the "Centro de espect?culos del recinto ferial de Metepec", in Metepec, M?xico, in an event that will be fully broadcast live to millions of homes by Televisa Deportes on Saturday July 16.
Backed by her experience and power, the American challenger said she will defeat the Mexican champion to win WBC light flyweight world crown and take it back home.
Born in Brooklyn New York 39 years ago, McLeod holds a record of 10 fights in the professional field, has won 8 and lost 2, is the current WIBA (Women International Boxing Association) flyweight world champion and New York state champion.
Today the official weighing ceremony was held for this great boxing card which is organized by Promociones del Pueblo supported by Cerveza Victoria and Playboy Mexico on the hill of the maguey of this magical town that is Metepec.
The coin is in the air, the fights will begin tomorrow at 6:00 PM.
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