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Saul Sanchez vs. Eros Correa Headlines
Thompson Card June 17 In Ontario
After an impressive 2021, Thompson Boxing’s bantamweight
contender, Saul "The Beast" Sanchez (18-1, 11 KOs), will
make his 2022 debut as he headlines Thompson Boxing’s “Path
To Glory” event on Friday, June 17th, 2022. Sanchez will
face the highly touted amateur standout, Eros Correa (11-1,
8 KOs), of San Jose, California in a 10-round main event.
This event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in
Ontario, CA. Doors open at 6:30 pm PT with the first fight
starting at 8:00 pm PT. Tickets are priced at $50, $75, and
$100, are available for purchase by calling 714-935-0900.
Sanchez, who had back-to-back first-round knockouts on the
road against Frank Gonzalez (8-1, 4 KOs) and Ja'Rico O'Quinn
(14-0-1, 8 KOs), made headlines for such an impressive feat,
especially his ShoBox knockout of O'Quinn which went viral.
Now Sanchez once again is in tough and looking to make his
climb at being in contention for a world title by the end of
the year.
“I am thrilled to be fighting against such a dangerous
opponent and to do it in Southern California is great,” said
Sanchez, after completing a long workout. “I want to fight
in a title eliminator this year, and I must beat the best
available fighters in my division to do so. My friends,
family, and supporters expect a lot from me, and I plan to
live up to the potential they see in myself. This is going
to be a great fight, and you won't want to miss it."
“This will be my first fight at bantamweight, and the those
watching will see me fight at my most powerful weight
class,” said Correa. “For my entire career, I’ve been
fighting above my natural weight. I will be more explosive
with every punch I throw. I’ve been envisioning fighting
Sanchez for a long time and now the opportunity to beat him
is here.”
In the 8-round co-feature, George "El Yuyu" Acosta (11-1, 1
KO), of Whittier, Calif., will face, Marlin “So Icey” Sims
(8-1, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a lightweight
bout.
“This is a great test for myself at this point in my career
and I am ready to make the most of it,” said Acosta. “I took
a loss early in my career, and now I am ready to show the
world what I have learned from that. My nutrition and
training are on the next level. I am progressing and
becoming a more complete fighter, so taking a fight like
this will show the world what level I am at now."
“We both have one loss so everyone can expect to see me
leave everything in the ring,” stated Sims. “I’ll be letting
my hands go as I know I’ll be fighting in his back yard, so
I must win every round. If I get him hurt, I’m taking him
out.”
UNDERCARD BOUTS:
Welterweight Loui Lopez (10-1-1, 4 KOs), will fight an
opponent to be named at a later date. (6-rounds)
Lightweight Pedro Valencia (9-0, 7 KOs) of Las Angeles,
Calif. will face Mario Aguire (3-16-1, 2 KOs) of Tijuana,
Mexico. (6-rounds)
Middleweight “Knuckle” Nelson Oliva (2-0, 2 KOs), of
Riverside, Calif, will face Antonio Duarte (2-3) of Tijuana,
Mexico. (6-rounds)
Opening the card will be the pro debut of welterweight
Anthony John Saldivar (pro debut) of Riverside, Calif.,
facing Genesis Wynn (1-1), of Denver, Colorado. (4-rounds)
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