Two Mexican boxing legends will lace up the gloves for one last night time when Corridor of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera returns to the ring for less than the second time in additional than a decade to sq. off in opposition to former two-time world champion Daniel Ponce de Leon on Saturday, Nov 20, 2021, stay on pay per view from the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & On line casino in Mescalero, New Mexico. Click here to buy tickets!
Viewers have a chance to ring within the Thanksgiving vacation 5 days early as each FITE PPV and Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Paid On-line will televise the thrilling, six-round tremendous welterweight exhibition in addition to 4 further main-card bouts stay on pay per view for $9.99 at 4:30pm PT /5:30pm MT/7:30pm ET. For the audiences watching in Mexico, each FITETV and Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Paid On-line will provide a Spanish-language broadcast of the occasion for $4.99.
Kicking off the festivities two hours earlier, Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Fb.com/GoldenBoyFN and FITE will stream the 5 excellent preliminary bouts without cost at 2:30pm PT/3:30pm MT/5:30pm ET.
These hoping to attend the unforgettable, 10-fight Tapia Promotions extravaganza in particular person should purchase tickets beginning at $75 via innofthemountaingods.com and TicketMaster.com by looking out “La Ultima Batalla – The Final Stand.”
Barrera (67-7, 44 KOs) will make solely his second exhibition look since being inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in 2017. The “Child Confronted Murderer” final fought fellow retired boxer Jesus Soto Karass in a six-round contest that includes two-minute rounds, 16-ounce gloves, and no judges on June 11, 2021, Pico Rivera, Calif.
Ranked by No. 43 among the many best boxers of all time by ESPN, Barrera has captured world titles throughout three weight divisions and earned 43 consecutive victories on the onset of his illustrious professional profession.
By no means one to shrink back from an opponent, the delight of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has battled most of the candy science’s best, together with fellow Corridor of Famers Erik Morales (3 times), Johnny Tapia, and Juan Manuel Marquez, in addition to future IBOFer Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Naseem Hamed, and Amir Kahn.
De Leon (45-7, 35 KOs), of Chihuahua, Mexico, will make his dramatic return to the famed squared circle for the primary time in additional than seven years. Combating out of West Covina, Calif., the 2000 Mexican Olympic group member opened his profession with 24 consecutive victories, together with 23 by knockout.
A former two-division world champion, De Leon claimed the vacant World Boxing Group (WBO) tremendous bantamweight title in October 2005 and made six profitable defenses. Practically seven years after incomes his first world title, the southpaw slugger garnered a second with an eight-round technical determination over Jhonny Gonzalez in September 2012 to say the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight crown.
Within the first thrilling pay-per-view co characteristic, undefeated Abel Mendoza (30-0, 23 KOs) of El Paso, Texas, hopes to maintain his excellent document intact and ascend to the higher echelon of the 135-pound division when he takes on Mexican brawler Victor Zaleta (20-5-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round conflict.
Rounding out the pay-per-view card might be a welterweight showdown of hard-hitting Albuquerque pugilists as undefeated Clinton Chavez (5-0, 4 KOs) faces once-beaten Cristian Castillo (3-1, 3 KOs), in addition to a 270-pound battle royale pitting two Streetbeefs standouts making their professional boxing debuts when Cody Beck takes on Jonathan Rice.
A fifth pay-per-view struggle and the entire preliminary card for “La Ultima Batalla” (The Final Stand) might be introduced quickly.
We’re thrilled to associate with FITE and Golden Boy Promotions to carry this historic night time to boxing followers all over the world,” mentioned Teresa Tapia, president of Tapia Promotions. “It’s an honor to current two legendary fighters showcasing their abilities one final time.”
QuoteFITE is happy to supply this particular PPV occasion to its customers all over the world,” mentioned Michael Weber, COO of FITE. “The return of Marco Antonio Barrera and Daniel Ponce de Leon to the ring might be a battle you received’t need to miss.”
Golden Boy Promotions is happy to work with Tapia Promotions and FITE for this historic night time of boxing,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “I’m proud to say that I’ve labored with Barrera and Ponce De Leon, who’re two of the game’s nice Mexican legends. I’ve at all times liked their boxing model and know that they’ll ship a struggle to recollect. I can’t wait to see them return to the ring for his or her ‘Ultima Batalla’ Nov. 20.”
About BARRERA-DE LEON: La Ultima Batalla (The Final Stand):
Two legendary former world champions return to the boxing ring one last time for a particular six-round welterweight exhibition, as Tapia Promotions presents Barrera vs. Ponce De Leon “La Ultima Batalla” – “The Final Stand” on Saturday, Nov 20, on the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & On line casino in Mescalero, New Mexico. The thrilling five-fight major card might be obtainable through pay-per-view for $9.99 via each FITE and Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Paid On-line at 4:30 p.m. PT /5:30 p.m. MT/7:30 p.m. ET. For the audiences watching in Mexico, each FITE and Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Paid On-line will provide a Spanish-language broadcast of the occasion for $4.99. Kicking off the festivities two hours earlier, Golden Boy Battle Night time on Fb Watch Fb.com/GoldenBoyFN will stream the 5 excellent preliminary bouts without cost at 2:30pm PT/3:30pm MT/5:30 p.m. ET.
Tickets beginning at $75 can be found via innofthemountaingods.com and TicketMaster.com by looking out “La Ultima Batalla – The Final Stand.”
