FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday,
April 02, 2003
LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2003 – Four fighters - all young, unbeaten and
ready to take on the world. On Thursday, April 17, the future of
Southern California boxing – Jose Navarro, Mike Anchondo, and
Librado and Enrique Andrade - will bring their best to the legendary
Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles for Golden Boy Promotions’
“Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro”
This six bout card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be
televised on HBO Latino’s hit series, “Oscar De La Hoya Presents
Boxeo De Oro”, beginning at 10pm ET / PT. Doors open at 5:00pm PT
and the first bout begins at 5:30pm PT.
In the “Boxeo De Oro” main event, Navarro, a member of the 2000 US
Olympic team, continues on his road to the top of the Super
Flyweight division when he defends his IBA Continental Americas
championship against Jorge Luis Gonzalez in a 12 rounder.
16-0 with 7 KOs, “El Angellino” is making his second appearance on
“Boxeo De Oro”. In January, Navarro burst onto the world scene with
a devastating second round knockout of fellow Californian Carlos
Madrigal. He followed up this win a month later by outpointing Keyri
Wong in the main event of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo”. The 21-year-old
is currently ranked 5th in the world by the WBO and 13th by the WBC.
The 24-year-old Gonzalez, a native of Mexico who now makes his home
in Burbank, sports a record of 15-2 with 6 KOs. In his last bout he
scored a third round knockout of Alex Becerra in El Paso, Texas.
April 17 also marks the return of Golden Boy Promotions to the Grand
Olympic Auditorium. In January, the first “Boxeo De Oro” show drew a
record crowd for a Thursday fight card in California, and the Los
Angeles-based promoter will look to surpass this feat by bringing
even more local talent to the fans.
Joining Navarro on the “Boxeo De Oro” card will be three of his
Golden Boy Promotions stablemates. Together, the four prospects own
a combined record of 64-0 with 41 KOs.
“Mighty” Mike Anchondo (20-0, 16 KOs), an unbeaten knockout artist
whose good looks and swift left hook have drawn comparisons to Oscar
De La Hoya, will make his first national TV appearance as a
professional when he tangles with Columbian tough guy Roque Cassiani
(21-11-15KOs) in a ten round lightweight contest.
In two off-TV bouts, the hard-hitting super middleweight brothers
who are starting to make boxing observers sit up and take notice,
will battle it out against to be determined foes in a pair of eight
rounders.
Librado Andrade (14-0, 10 KOs) and Enrique Andrade (14-0, 8 KOs)
have built up a substantial following on the California scene due to
their crowd-pleasing styles, and on April 17, the two will continue
to follow in the footsteps of the boxing heroes who have come before
them at the Grand Olympic, such as Oscar De La Hoya, Julio Cesar
Chavez, Danny "Little Red" and Ernie "Big Red" Lopez, Bobby Chacon,
Pipino Cuevas, Lupe Pintor, Armando Muniz, Carlos Palomino and
Salvador Sanchez. Librado will face Belize’s Errol Banner
(6-6-4KOs), and brother Enrique will meet Norberto Sandoval
(7-10-4K0s).
Tickets for “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro”, affordably
priced at $100, $40, $25, $20, and $15, are available at the Grand
Olympic Auditorium box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Also available for boxing fans are “Oscar’s Special Family Package”,
which offers six balcony tickets for just $69, and the “Golden Boy
VIP Package”, which delivers two ringside floor seats, a
Commemorative “Latino Legends” program, two VIP Post-Fight reception
tickets, two Team De La Hoya T-Shirts, and a VIP parking pass for
$295. To order either one of these special packages, please call
213-489-5631.
For more information on Golden Boy Promotions, visit our website at
www.goldenboypromotions.com
CONTACT:
Reynaldo Solozano
Golden Boy Promotions
(213) 489-5631
E-Mail: Reynald2@earthlink.net
Oscar De La Hoya
HBO Latino-MILLER LITE
Presenta
“Boxeo De Oro”
Thursday April 17, 2003 5:00pm
Grand Olympic Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
Fight Card
Updated 04-02-03
BLUE CORNER RED CORNER
Main Event-12 rounds-Super Flyweights-Bout Six
IBA Continental Americas Championship
Jorge Luis GONZALEZ, (15-2 6ko) vs Jose NAVARRO, (16-0 7ko)
(Burbank, CA) (Los Angeles, CA)
Semi Main-10 rounds-Lightweights-Bout Five
Roque CASSIANI, (21-11 15ko) vs Mike ANCHONDO, (20-0 16ko)
(San Basilio, COL) (La Puente, CA)
8 rounds-Super Middleweights-Bout Four
Errol BANNER, (6-6-1 4ko) vs Librado ANDRADE, (14-0 10ko)
(Belize City, Belize) (La Habra, CA)
8 rounds-Super Middleweights-Bout Three
Norberto SANDOVAL, (7-10 4ko) vs Enrique ANDRADE, (14-0 8ko)
(Durango, MX) (La Habra, CA)
6 rounds-Jr. Featherweights-Bout Two
Marcos BADILLO, (15-26-1 6ko) vs Marinho GONZALEZ, (13-2-2 5ko)
(Mexico City, MX) (Guadalajara, MX)
6 rounds-Lightweights-Bout One
Francisco MALDONADO, (8-12-3 1ko) vs Ruben GARZA, (9-0 8ko)
(Guadalajara, MX) (Cadereyta, MX)
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