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Shane Mosley Jr. To Face D'Mitrius Ballard On Munguia vs.
Derevyanchenko Undercard June 10
Returning the ring for the second time in 2023, Shane
Mosley, Jr. (19-4, 10 KOs) will face a tough dance partner
from Temple Hills, Massachusetts, D’Mitrius “Big Meech”
Ballard (21-1-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight scrap.
The fight is set as the co-main event for the highly
anticipated Munguia vs. Derevyanchenko card scheduled for
Saturday, June 10. The fight night, presented in association
with Zanfer Boxing, will take place at Toyota Arena in
Ontario. Doors to the Toyota Arena open at 3:00 p.m. PT and
the DAZN broadcast begins at 5:00 p.m. PT/ 8:00 p.m. ET.
Mosley, Jr. has had back-to-back victories, including a
tough fight with “King” Gabriel Rosado in April 2022 and an
unanimous decision win against Mario Alberto Lozano in
February 2023. Ballard is looking for a strong comeback into
the ring after a TKO defeat against Munguia in February
2022.
Also on the DAZN card, Mexico City’s Mariana “Barby” Juarez
(55-12-4, 19 KOs) will battle her compatriot also of Mexico
City, Mayeli Flores (9-1-1, 3 KOs) in a 10-round super
bantamweight fight. Juarez is a former two-division world
champion who held the WBC female flyweight title and the WBC
female bantamweight title. Juarez was last seen in the ring
fighting Yamileth Mercado for the WBC World Super
Bantamweight title in October 2022. Flores is a former world
title contender and will be looking to move up in the
rankings if successful against Juarez.
Opening the DAZN broadcast, Rialto’s Ricardo “El Niño”
Sandoval (21-2, 16 KOs) will participate in a 10-round
flyweight fight against Rocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (22-1,
6 KOs) of Los Angeles. Sandoval is coming off of an
impressive second-round win against Jerson Ortiz on the Nery
vs. Hovhannisyan card. Santomauro is a dangerous fighter
whose only blemish is a seventh-round TKO loss against Diego
De La Hoya in 2016.
On the preliminary card, fan-favorite from San Diego, Jorge
“El Niño Dorado” Chavez (6-0, 5 KOs) will fight in a
six-round super featherweight fight against Christian “El
Niño” Lorenzo (3-4, 1 KO) of Los Angeles. Opening the
Munguia vs. Derevyanchenko fight night with a four-round
super welterweight fight, Anthony Saldivar (3-0, 1 KOs) of
Ontario, California will face Jerome Clayton (2-1-1, 2 KOs)
of Metairie, Louisiana.
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