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Mijares
latest Mexican boxing warrior Mijares-Kukui headlines Friday night’s PPV
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (July 10, 2007) – The latest boxing sensation from
Mexico, WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares, headlines Friday
night’s “La Batalla” pay-per-view event live from the Gomez Palacio in
Durango, Mexico.
“La Batalla,” featuring three championships bouts from Mexico, will be
broadcast live (10 PM/ET) and distributed for pay-per-view by Integrated
Sports on the DISH Network, the leading PPV provider of Latin sports in
the United States, for a suggested retail price of only $19.95.
The 25-year-old Mijares (31-3-2, 12 KOs), who has been fighting
professional since 1997, defends his title belt in the 12-round main
event against No. 15 rated Teppei “Tippy” Kukai (21-5, 4 KOs), former
Japanese super flyweight title-holder. “I feel very good that I’m going
to fight in my country and I’m happy that the North American people can
watch me on pay-per-view television. I’ve always admired the great
Mexican fighters and I follow their example, but I have my own style of
fighting. I started boxing as a child in a gym next to my house that was
owned by my uncles, Vicente and Richard. I’ll continue to fight as long
as my physical condition allows it. I don’t know too much about my
opponent other than I’ve been told he’s strong.”
Mijares captured the WBC Interim title last September by 12-round split
decision (114-113, 114-113, 113-114) against Katsushige Kawashima (30-4)
in Japan. The crafty southpaw successfully defended his WBC Interim belt
last November in Mexico, winning a 12-round unanimous decision (118-109,
117-110, 116-111) versus Reynaldo Lopez (28-3-2), and won his rematch
for the WBC outright championship in January when he stopped Kawashima
(30-5) in the 10th round.
Mijares burst upon the global scene last April thanks to an impressive,
one-sided victory by unanimous 12-round decision (119-109, 118-110,
117-11) on PPV against popular, colorful Jorge “Travieso” Arce (46-4-1,
35 KOs) in San Antonio. “I didn’t doubt that I’d beat Arce,” Cristian
noted, “but I didn’t think it would be that easy. Now, I’m focused on
Friday night’s fight but, afterwards, I’d like to unify the super
flyweight titles and then look to the bantamweight and super
bantamweight divisions. I’d like to fight Wladimir Sidorenko and Jhonny
Gonzalez. Why not? Let them come and fight me.”
Currently riding a 21-fight unbeaten streak with 20 wins and one draw,
Mijares attributes his success to a combination of a winning attitude,
preparation and maximum sacrifice.
Also on the PPV card, WBC ranked No. 5 Eric Rameriz (20-4-1, 15 KOs)
meets fellow Mexican, No. 4 Lorenzo “Explosivo” Trejo (29-15, 16 KOs),
in a 12-round WBC minimum weight elimination bout. In the other
championship match, also airing on PPV, WBC No.8 rated featherweight
Gamaliel “Platano” Diaz (21-6-2, 9 KOs), of Mexico, faces No. 11 ranked
Naoki Matsuda (27-7-3, 10 KOs), of Japan, in a WBC title eliminator.
Diaz is the former NABF and WBC FECARBOX 126-pound champion and Matsuda
is on a 13-fight win streak going into Friday night’s action. |
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