Former WBA junior lightweight title holder Alberto Machado (22-2, 18 KOs) of Puerto Rico and Mexico's Angel Fierro (17-1-1, 13 KOs) both made the lightweight limit of 135 ahead of their ten-round bout today (March 18th) on NBC Sports Network (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT), live from Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas, Puerto Rico. In the chief supportt, Jose ‘Chiquro’ Martinez, (21-1-2, 14 KOs), of Las Marias, Puerto Rico, clashes with three-time title challenger Israel ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 KOs) of Mexico, in a ten-round bantamweight bout. A six-round light heavyweight fight will round out the main card on NBC Sports Network featuring Irish Joe Ward, (2-1, 2 KOs) who will look to avenge his pro debut setback against Marco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 KOs), of Turlock, Calif. Here are the weights and officials from Puerto Rico:
Lightweights – 10 Rounds
Alberto Machado – 135 pounds -vs.- Angel Fierro – 134.8
Referee: Jose Hiram Rivera; Judges: Robin Taylor, Donald Trella, Hernando Steidel
Bantamweights – 10 Rounds
Jose Martinez – 117.8 -vs.- Israel Gonzalez – 117
Referee: Melba Santos; Judges: Charlie Ruiz, Gerardo Martinez, Hernando Steidel
Light Heavyweights – 6 Rounds
Joe Ward – 173.8 -vs.- Marcos Delgado – 173.6
Referee: Jose Hiram Rivera; Judges: Jose Roberto Torres, Charlie Ruiz, Gerardo Martinez
Middlweights – 8 Rounds
Maricela Cornejo – 158.2 -vs.- Alma Ibarra – 156
Referee: Melba Santos; Judges: Charlie Ruiz, Gerardo Martinez, Hernando Steidel
Super Flyweights – 8 Rounds
Angel Acosta – 114 -vs.- Gilberto Mendoza – 113
Referee: Jose Hiram Rivera; Judges: Jose Roberto Torres, Gerardo Martinez, Charlie Ruiz
Welterweights – 8 Rounds
Jose Roman – 146.6 -vs.-Roque Junco – 146
Referee: Melba Santos; Judges: Hernando Steidel, Gerardo Martinez, Charlie Ruiz
Lightweights – 6 Rounds
Edwin Valentin – 135 -vs.- Hector Marengo – 135.2;
Referee: Billy Rosario; Judges: Jose Roberto Torres, Hernando Steidel, Charlie Ruiz.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, which begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, three-time world title challenger Maricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 KOs), of Los Angeles, Calif. faces off against Alma Ibarra (7-1, 4 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico. In an eight-round super flyweight battle, former world champion and knockout artist Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta, (21-2, 21 KOs), of San Juan, Puerto Rico, battles Gilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 KOs) of Modesto, Calif. Also on the Twitch undercard is an eight-round welterweight fight between Jose “Cheito” Roman (10-0, 5 KOs) and Roque Junco (10-7-1, 6 KOs) and a six-round lightweight battle featuring top undefeated prospect Edwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin (9-0, 8 KOs) fighting in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteran Hector Marengo (7-14-4, 4 KOs) of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
