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SHOWTIME SPORTS? MOVES AHEAD WITH DOUBLEHEADER ON JUNE 23 AFTER INJURY FORCES CHRIS ARREOLA TO WITHDRAW FROM FIGHT WITH MIKE MOLLO PhilBoxing.com Sat, 16 Jun 2012 Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez & Humberto Soto vs. Lucas Matthysse Bouts Will Air Live From STAPLES Center in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast); Preliminary Bouts on SHOWTIME Extreme Begin at 7 p.m. ET/PT YORK (June 15, 2012) - An injury has forced heavyweight Chris Arreola to withdraw from his scheduled June 23 fight against Mike Mollo, which was slated to open the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast on SHOWTIME?. The premium network will move ahead with a doubleheader featuring two 12-round fights. In the main event, former World Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO's), of Ventura, Calif., will face Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO's), of Riverside, Calif., for the WBC Silver Welterweight Championship. The co-feature will match world-ranked fighters, former Three-Time World Champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto (59-7-2, 34 KO's), of Los Mochis, Mexico, and hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse (30-2, 28 KO's), of Chubut, Argentina, in a battle for the WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title. The doubleheader emanating from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. will air live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). It will be preceded by preliminary bouts airing live on SHOWTIME Extreme at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). In the main match-up on SHOWTIME Extreme, Jermell Charlo (17-0, 8 KO's), of Houston, risks his perfect record against Denis Douglin (14-1, 8 KO's) of Marlboro, N.J., in a 10-round junior middleweight bout. Also featured on the SHOWTIME Extreme telecast will be an eight-round super lightweight clash between undefeated Omar Figueroa (17-01, 14 KO's), of Weslaco, Tex., and veteran Alain Hernandez (18-10-2, 10 KO's) of Tijuana, Mexico. Tickets priced at $250, $150, $100 and $50 are available online at www.staplescenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800)745-3000 or at STAPLES Center box office. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.goossentutor.com, www.thompsonboxing.com, www.staplescenter.com, http://Sports.SHO.com, follow us on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, @VICIOUSOrtiz, @josesitolopez, @goossentutor, @thompsonboxing, @SHOsports, @STAPLESCenterLA; or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,www.facebook.com/goossentutor, www.facebook.com/ThompsonBoxing or www.facebook.com/ShoBoxing.  |
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