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Falcao To Battle Bonelli March 26 In Orlando, FL
Yamaguchi Falcao will meet heavy-handed Argentine Damian
Bonelli for the vacant WBA NABA Gold super middleweight
championship Saturday, March 26 at the Caribe Royale in
Orlando, FL.
The ten round Falcao-Bonelli bout airs live on the Bally
Sports Network, Bally Sports app and Display TV.
The card is promoted by American Dream Presents in
association with Box Lab Promotions.
Representing his native Brazil and currently residing in
Florida, Falcao’s an outstanding 20-1-1 with 9 of his wins
coming by knockout. On February 19, the skilled southpaw
destroyed once-beaten Fernando Farias in less than two
rounds. A 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, Falcao has his
sights set on facing the world’s best 168 pound fighters if
all goes as planned against Bonelli.
Known as “El Pollero,” 20 of Bonelli's 24 victories are via
knockout. The Buenos Aires native faced a number of
contenders including Maciej Sulecki, Steve Rolls, Magomed
Kurbanov, Carlos Gongora, Derrieck Cuevas and Fiodor
Czerkaszyn, who were a combined 112-0-1 at the time. On
December 4 2020, Bonelli defeated the aforementioned Cuevas
(23-0) and is confident he’ll emerge victorious against
Falcao.
“This is a great platform for Yama to showcase his skills to
fans watching around the world,” said Falcao’s promoter,
Jody Caliguire of Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. "Yama looked
great his last fight and is fighting more aggressively but
Bonelli’s a tough fighter that’s been in with outstanding
opposition. This is the type of fight we need to win in
impressive fashion.”
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