On September 23 in Long Beach, California, boxing returns to Thunder Studios with an 11 bout card featuring the son of the legend, Marco Antonio Barrera Jr. – who makes his professional debut.
Barrera Jr. looks to create his own legacy as he squares off against New York’s Sirdarious Smith.
In a pair of rematches, Fredy Vargas (2-0-1) and Andrew Buchanan (2-0-1) collide in a 6 round bout to leave no doubt as to who the better fighter is following their 4 round Draw back in July.
Yadira Bustillos (7-1) and Kat “La Guera Pistolera” Lidenmuth (5-1) will get it on once again in an 8 round bout after Yadira Bustillos walked away with a majority decision in their first encounter last year.
IN OTHER NEWS: Expect Lewis Morris to come out fighting as he seeks a return to winning ways after the first defeat of his pro career.
His road to redemption takes him to the Hangar Events Venue (Pearson Street), in Wolverhampton, on Friday September 15, when BCB Promotions host another show there.
It’s almost three weeks removed from when Morris was beaten by Tatenda Mangombe, who turned out to be a nightmare opponent for him.
Mangombe flew into the fray, from the first bell, and didn’t stop throwing leather, until the finish, even after he was tested by some text-book blows from Morris.
That left the decision to points and every round was claimed by Mangombe, who was awarded a 40-36 scoreline by referee Jamie Kirkpatrick.
Still highly aggrieved by the result, Morris has no other option but to dust himself down and go again, with his pro record now standing at 6-1.
Those five victories were all on points, with just one round conceded, and he’d completed six rounds, before the setback, through a landslide success against Liam Richards.
Reiss Taylor, Josh Anderson, Ricky Leach, Luke Merrifield and Jake Pollard have also been vanquished by Morris, with only Merrifield taking a round against him.
Morris has lost before, at amateur level, and rebounded to amass a favorable record, with 24 wins from 31 bouts, claiming area honors twice in the England Junior Championships.