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Undefeated Middleweight Santiago Dominguez Headlining RJJ
Boxing Promotions Return Aug. 25
Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions returns August 25th &
27th in Mexico with a pair of rescheduled events due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, streaming live and exclusively on UFC
FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription
service for combat sports, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m.
PT, from Marinaterra Hotel & Spa in San Carlos, Sonora,
Mexico.
RJJ Boxing has been a trailblazer of sorts, in that it was
the first to stream a complete boxing card on UFC FIGHT PASS
from the United States, Japan, Russia and now Mexico.
"We fully understand that safety must come first," RJJ
Boxing CEO and co-founder Keith Veltre said. "Now that
Sonora has implemented a safe plan to return, we're fully
confident to move forward. We will literally take over the
resort to keep our fighters, staff, and production crew
safe. We have two great main event fights (11-0, 7 KOs Juan
Jose Barajas vs. 11-0, 8 KOs Jose Resendiz headline the Aug.
27th show). We have two great main events with two RJJ
fighters (Dominguez and Barajas) who are close to going up
to the next level. We expect two great shows."
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RJJ Boxing's first show since January 30th at Yakima Legends
Casino in Toppenish, Washington, will be headlined by
undefeated, rising Mexican knockout artist Santiago "Somer"
Dominguez (21-0, 16 KOs) versus Jose Rosario Cazarez
(20-5-1, 10 KOs), who is riding a 7-fight win streak, in the
Aug. 25th 10-round main event.
The 28-year-old Dominguez, fighting out of Orebreon, Sonora,
Mexico, will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) United
States and WBC FECARBOX welterweight titles. "It's been a
long wait to get back in the ring and I have improved with
the help of my new coach, Alfredo Ozuna," the WBC #20-ranked
Dominguez commented. I will not disappoint UFC FIGHT PASS
and its subscribers. It's always an honor! Thanks to Roy
Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and Emmanuel Romo at Del La o
Boxing."
The 10-round co-featured event is a rare match-up of two
highly regarded Mexican prospects - a standard for RJJ
Boxing's co-features on UFC FIGHT PASS - undefeated Luis "Koreano"
Torres (9-0, 8 KOs) and Jose Luis Vasquez (10-1, 3 KOs).
Torres requested the toughest fight of his young career and
he got that in Vasquez for what promises to be an extremely
entertaining stylistic match-up.
Dominguez' younger brother, welterweight Marco "Nazzy"
Dominguez (11-2-1, 10 KOs), is matched against fellow
Mexican fighter Salvador "Changuito" Tapia (9-3-1, 8 KOs) in
an 8-round bout.
In the UFC FIGHT PASS opener, undefeated Phoenix, AZ
welterweight Jerome Jones, Jr. (4-0, 4 KOs), who thus far
has stopped each of his opponents in the opening round,
plans to keep his perfect pro record intact versus pure
Mexican boxer Mario "Cachalote" Israel Vera (6-1, 0 KOs) in
a six-rounder. Vera's only loss came in his last fight on
short notice against 19-1 contender Hector Zepeda by way of
a 10-round decision on March14.
Also scheduled to fight on the card, off-UFC Fight Pass, are
Las Vegas-based Mexican super bantamweight Ezequiel "La
Brukena" Borrero (2-0, 1 KOs) vs. Jhoan Cano (1-1, 1 KO), of
Mexico, and Mexican welterweights, Jesus "Fierro" Lopez
(1-0, 1 KO) vs. Bryan Joel Morales (0-3), in 4-round fights.
Card subject to change.
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