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Mauricio Herrera To Battle
Hank Lundy For The Vacant NABF Super Lightweight Title On
July 11 From The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Golden Boy Promotions in association with CES Boxing will
present a summer showdown between West Coast vs. East Coast
on Saturday, July 11 as Southern California’s Mauricio “El
Maestro” Herrera (21-5, 7 KOs) battles titlist “Hammerin’”
Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs) of Philadelphia for the NABF
Super Lightweight Championship. The 10-round super
lightweight bout from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
will be televised on HBO Latino beginning at 11 p.m. (live
ET/tape-delayed PT).
In the co-main event and opening up the HBO Latino Boxing
telecast is an exciting 10-round lightweight match-up
between Michael “The Artist” Perez (22-1-2, 10 KOs) of
Newark, New Jersey and Las Vegas transplant Sharif “The
Lion” Bogere (27-1, 19 KOs).
“I am glad to be fighting in Southern California,” said
Mauricio Herrera. “I feel it will make me stronger having
all the support from my hometown, my family and my promoter.
This fight will prove that I am a real threat in the
division and Lundy is not going to have an easy fight with
me. I am more comfortable in the ring and if Lundy wants a
war well then bombs away. Let there be blood!”
“I’m eager to show the world that they haven't seen the best
of me yet,” said Hank Lundy. “Mauricio Herrera, I like him,
because he reminds me of me, but on fight night I am not
going to do him any favors. I know he gave Danny Garcia
problems but I have full confidence in my abilities. He's
going to see what it's like when you have a guy in front of
you that can do the same thing and do it even better.”
“Herrera vs. Lundy at the LA Sports Arena will be thrilling
fight for fans to witness on July 11,” said Oscar De La
Hoya, Founder and President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Lundy
is fearless, willing to fight anyone at anytime, and he will
give Herrera a challenge in the ring. But, Herrera is bold
and relentless with his pursuit of victory in the ring,
having fought (and won) against a dangerous fighter like
Ruslan Provodnikov. Both fighters are thirsty for the win on
July 11 as former world champions looking to reclaim a
title.”
“We’re very happy to be working with a great group of people
and a first rate promotion like Golden Boy Promotions, as
well as everyone at HBO Boxing,” said Jimmy Burchfield Sr.,
CES Boxing President. “We’d like to thank Mauricio Herrera
and his camp for taking the fight. Lundy has absolutely no
fear and no problem going into somebody's backyard and
giving them the fight of their life. This July, he is going
to put on an amazing show and have a huge victory on HBO
Latino, and let the world know that ‘Hammerin’’ Hank Lundy
is ready to be a World Champion.”
Tickets are on sale now and are priced at $10, $25, $50 and
$100, plus applicable taxes and service charges, and are
available for purchase at www.lacoliseum.com,
www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and by
calling 800-745-3000.
Herrera vs. Lundy is a 10-round super lightweight bout for
the vacant NABF title presented by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with CES Boxing and sponsored by Corona Extra
and Mexico, Live It To Believe It! Doors open at 4 p.m. PT
and the first bell rings at 4:10 p.m. PT. The HBO Latino
Boxing telecast begins at 11 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT).
Currently ranked as one of the top ten super lightweight
fighters in the world by the WBA and the WBO, Mauricio “El
Maestro” Herrera has made a name for himself in boxing,
taking on some of the toughest opponents and earning the
interim WBA World Super Lightweight, the IBF North American
Super Lightweight and the USNBC Super Lightweight and
Welterweight titles along the way. 2014 was a busy year for
Herrera as he faced off against undefeated unified super
lightweight world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia on March 15
for the WBA and WBC Super Lightweight World Championship
only to lose via a controversial majority decision that many
critics thought Herrera had won. Later on July 12, Herrera
earned the interim WBA Super Lightweight title when he
dethroned Johan Perez via a majority decision. Fresh off a
contested decision against Jose Benavidez on Dec. 13 in Las
Vegas, Herrera lost the interim WBA World Super Lightweight
title and is now determined to take the NABF title on July
11. Herrera's professional resume includes impressive
victories over former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion
Ruslan Provodnikov and former standout Mike Dallas.
Former NABO and NABF Lightweight titlist “Hammerin’” Hank
Lundy of Philadelphia, is a relentless fighter eager to get
back into the title game after coming off a split-decision
loss to Thomas Dulorme on Dec. 6, 2014 for the NABF Super
Lightweight Title and the vacant WBO NABO Super Lightweight
Title. A professional since 2006, Lundy has had a successful
career acquiring and defending the WBO NABO Lightweight and
the NABF Lightweight titles. Ranked by the WBC as one of the
top contenders in the super lightweight division, Lundy has
also faced some of the toughest fighters in the sport, going
up against John Molina, former world champion David Diaz,
and Raymundo Beltran. During a stretch between 2010 and
2014, Lundy fought nine of 11 bouts on national television
(8 on ESPN and 1 on ShoBox) against opponents with a
combined record of 232-18-3. Now, reunited with top trainer,
Charles Ramey, who coached him during his undefeated streak,
Lundy is ready to reclaim his place as a titleholder and
will give the equally eager Herrera a tough fight at the
L.A. Memorial Sports Arena on July 11.
Hailing from Newark, New Jersey, Michael “The Artist” Perez
is ready to make his debut on HBO Latino on July 11. 7-0-1
in his last eight bouts, the 25-year-old is coming off two
successful defenses of his WBA Fedelatin Super Lightweight
title in 2014, as he defeated Jorge Romero and Jared
Robinson. Currently ranked sixth in the world by the WBA,
Perez wants to made a statement in his first fight of 2015
when he defeated the seasoned and former world titlist
Miguel Acosta via unanimous decision in January. Now, Perez
is ready to prove that he is the running for a world title
shot when he faces the equally matched Sharif Borege.
From Kampala, Uganda and now fighting out of Las Vegas,
Nevada, Sharif “The Lion” Bogere is an exciting lightweight
fighter ready for a second shot at a world title. An active
fighter since 2008, He has defeated experienced fighters
like, Illido Julio, Raymundo Beltran, Sergio Rivera,
Fernando Garcias and most recently Joksan Hernandez. Bogere
got his first opportunity at the WBA Lightweight World
Champion title in 2013, but lost out to Richar Abril via
unanimous decision. Now, undefeated in his last four bouts,
three of which were won via knockout, Bogere knows that a
win against Michael Perez can put him back on the path to
world championship stardom.
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