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Boxlab Promotions Returns Feb. 25
For "Night Of Champions II"
World class championship boxing returns to the Caribe Royale
Resort in Orlando, Florida as local favorite Nestor Bravo
defends his WBO NABO junior welterweight title against Jair
Valtierra.
The ten-round bout will headline “Night of Champions II,”
promoted by Boxlab Promotions and televised by the CBS
Sports Network on February 26 starting at 10:30 pm et.
Bravo (21-0, 15 KO’s), who is a native of Arecibo, Puerto
Rico, will be making his first appearance in his adopted
hometown in nearly five years as he faces the determined
Valtierra (16-2, 8 KO’s) of Leon, Mexico.
This past October, Bravo became the WBO NABO champion with a
seventh round stoppage of Adrian Yung in Puerto Rico.
“Once again Caribe Royale is proud to host its Championship
Boxing series. For the second straight event, multiple
titles from the WBA and the WBO are on the line featuring
the WBO’s 12th ranked junior welterweight contender Nestor
Bravo. It’s great to have Central Florida’s fans back at
Caribe Royale for another action packed event, says Caribe
Royale Managing Director, Amaury Piedra. “We look forward
once again to working with CBSSN and Boxlab Promotions on
this event.”
In the co-featured bout, 2016 US Olympian Antonio Vargas
(15-1, 8 KO’s) of Kissimmee, Fla. Squares off against
Michell Banquez (20-2, 14 KO’s) of Fort Lauderdale by way of
Caracas, Venezuela in a ten-round fight for the WBA
Continental Americas bantamweight title.
A winner of his last five fights, four by knockout, Vargas
is taking a significant step up in competition. The
32-year-old Banquez has impressive victories over Hector
Betancourt (11-1), William Riera (9-0-1), Prince Patel
(19-0-1) and Joahnys Argilagos (8-0).
Opening the CBS Sports Network telecast is Cuban standout
Idalberto Umara (8-1, 5 KO’s) against heavy-handed Colombian
Devi Julio (24-12, 15 KO’s). Scheduled for ten rounds,
Umara’s making the first defense of his WBA Fedecaribe
lightweight title.
The undercard features local favorites and rising prospects
including Adrian Pinheiro, Jeovanny Estela, Darious “Hawk”
Jackson, Elijah Flores, Yoenis Tellez, Freudis Rojas and the
debuting Shamara Woods.
Doors open at 6 pm and the first bout begins at 7.
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