LOS ANGELES (September 12, 2022) – Many of the top prospects in Mexican boxing will be showcased this Friday night on Mexican Independence Day in the latest installment of the popular “Canela Boxeo” series, presented by CANELA TV. , at Expo Palenque in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico.
Co-promoted by the World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS), led by CEO Terry Hollan and promoter/matchmaker Guy Taylor, and De La O Promotions, “Canela Boxeo” airs live and FREE on the third Friday of the night of each month, starting at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT, from various locations in Mexico.
In a rare matchup between undefeated prospects, Mexican lightweight Luis “Koreano” Torres (16-0, 10 KOs), ranked No. 20 by the World Boxing Council (WBC), and César “Torito” Gutierrez (14 -0- 2, 5 KOs) will fight in the 10-round main event. Torres is the current WBC Latino Lightweight Champion and former WBC Junior Silver Lightweight Champion.
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Hot Mexican prospect Marco Moreno Cota (8-0, 6 KOs) and Kevin Piedrahita (6-1, 6 KOs), from Colombia, in the 8-round co-main event. Cota, 20, was a standout amateur compiling a 146-4 record, while Piedrahita is dangerous having won all 5 of his pro fights by knockout.
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“It’s very rare in boxing these days to see 16-0 and 14-0 prospects fighting each other and we have him on our third show, headlining CANELA TV and the new series ‘Canelo Boxeo,’” Taylor noted. “Luis Torres is fast becoming must-see television and Marco Cota versus Piedrahita has all the makings of an instant classic. And all the action can only be seen LIVE and FREE on CANELA TV!”
Cota’s younger brother Alejandro Cota (3-0, 1 KO), 17, will also fight featherweight Alex Fuentes Borbon (2-0, 1 KO) in a 4-round bout. Cota went 114-6 as an amateur, including the 2021 4-time Sonora state and national champion.
Also fighting on this packed Mexican Independence Day card is undefeated Honduran flyweight Gegardo (6-0, 3 KOs) against Israel Flores Lopez (4-4, 3 KOs) in a 6-round flyweight special attraction. , as well as Pedro Penunuri (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Jan “El Leo” Rodríguez Martínez (1-2, 0 KOs) in a 4-round super featherweight bout.
Card subject to change.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer and Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. He is passionate about combat sports and also hosts a podcast for Sitting Ringside. He is also a former MMA Fighter and Kickboxer.
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