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PANTERA’
TO BATTLE HARD-HITTING GREEN ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
HOLLYWOOD, FL, January 30 – Without question one of the most exciting
fighters in the world today, Uncrowned Middleweight Champion, Edison
‘Pantera’ Miranda will make his long-awaited debut in his newly adopted
home of Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 3rd when he takes on hard-hitting
rising star Allan ‘Sweetness’ Green on a star-studded HBO World
Championship Boxing card featuring Miguel Cotto’s WBA welterweight title
defense against number one contender Oktay Urkal.
This stellar doubleheader, which is presented by Top Rank, with
Miranda-Green being presented in association with Seminole Warriors
Boxing, will air live on HBO from the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Puerto Rico has become like a second home to me,” said Miranda, a
native of Colombia. “I love to train there and the people treat me like
one of their own. I can’t wait to fight in front of the people of San
Juan on March 3rd, and I promise to treat them to another knockout
victory against Allan Green.”
A two-fisted knockout artist with an aggressive style that has made him
a must-see performer for fight fans, 26-year old Edison Miranda (27-1,
24 KOs) truly arrived on the boxing scene in 2005, when he made his
United States debut with a win over Sam Reese. Since then, fight fans
around the globe have adopted ‘Pantera’, and he has responded with
knockout wins over Howard Eastman, Sherwin Davis, and most recently,
Willie Gibbs. The only blemish on his record is a controversial decision
loss in Germany to IBF Middleweight ‘Champion’ and hometown favorite
Arthur Abraham, a bout rightfully slammed as one of the worst officiated
bouts in recent history. The Uncrowned World Champion, who broke
Abraham’s jaw in two places in the bout, refused to be discouraged by
this miscarriage of justice though, knowing that as the number one
contender in the world, he will have his day very soon.
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, unbeaten Allan ‘Sweetness’ Green (23-0, 16
KOs) has thrilled the boxing world not only with his ability to outbox
his opponents, but with his tendency to knock them out as well. Talented
and confident, Green scored the knockout of the year in 2005 when he
took out highly-touted Jaidon Codrington in just 18 seconds, and he’s
gone 5-0 since, including wins over tough veterans Anthony Bonsante,
Emmett Linton, and Jerson Ravelo. On March 3rd, the one time Light
Heavyweight moves down to Middleweight and he’s ready for anything
Miranda will throw at him. |
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