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Nonstop Action Added To Roach vs. Zepeda
With Stacked Undercard On Aug. 1
With only weeks remaining until the highly anticipated clash
for the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship, Lamont
“The Reaper” Roach Jr. (25-1-3, 10 KOs) of Washington, D.C.,
will face Mexican sensation William “El Camarón” Zepeda
(33-1, 27 KOs) in a 12-round main event on Saturday, Aug. 1,
at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Headlining TNT
Sports and DAZN’s The Fight, a new monthly live boxing
series, the championship showdown will be broadcast
co-exclusively in the United States on TNT and truTV and
worldwide on DAZN. The event is presented by Golden Boy
Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and ProBox
Promotions.
Raymond “Danger” Muratalla (24-0, 17 KOs) will make the
second defense of his IBF Lightweight World Championship
against Brazilian former world champion Robson “O Brabo”
Conceição (21-3-1, 10 KOs). Muratalla vs. Conceição will
serve as the co-feature and is presented by Top Rank.
Also featured on the broadcast, Mexican Olympian and
undefeated contender Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (17-0-1, 14 KOs)
of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, will return in a 10-round
NABF welterweight bout against Houston’s Quintin “QuickDraw”
Randall (17-3-1, 4 KOs). In a 10-round heavyweight contest
presented by TGB Promotions, Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan
(10-0, 9 KOs) of Gyumri, Armenia, will square off against
Uila “Wymondley Punch” Mau’u (10-0, 9 KOs) of Auckland, New
Zealand.
Also on the card, Bakersfield, California’s Joel Iriarte
(10-0, 9 KOs) will defend his WBA Continental Gold
Welterweight Title in an eight-round bout against an
opponent to be announced. Charles “Bad News” Conwell (21-1,
16 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio, will make his highly anticipated
return against Philadelphia’s Paul Kroll (12-0-2, 8 KOs) in
a 10-round super welterweight fight.
Golden Boy's rising stars and top prospects will also be
featured throughout the night. Undefeated Orange, Calif.
native Fabian Guzman (10-0, 8 KOs) will take on Oakland's
Aaron Coley (17-5-2, 7 KOs) in an eight-round middleweight
bout. Las Vegas prospect Dylan "La Amenaza" Capetillo (2-0,
1 KO) returns in a four-round lightweight contest, while
Mexican Olympian Gael "El Terror" Cabrera (11-0, 7 KOs) of
Sonora, Mexico, is scheduled for an eight-round super
bantamweight bout. Opponents for Capetillo and Cabrera will
be announced at a later date. Kicking off the evening,
undefeated Waianae, Hawaii native Dalis Kaleiopu (8-0, 6
KOs) faces Philadelphia's Yeyery Castillo (14-2, 11 KOs) in
a six-round lightweight clash.
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