Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez will take on Melissa Esquivel on Nov. 26 – with Amanda Serrano in mind
After a number of open challenges on social media and mutual accusations of attempting to cost one another out of a unification bout, lastly Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez and Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano seem like headed in a separate path.
Whereas Serrano will announce her new opponent in a press convention on Monday, Nov.8, Cruz Hernández (13-1 3 KOs) will defend her WBA featherweight belt towards her compatriot Melissa Esquivel on the Worldwide Conference Middle in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Friday November 26, in a card that can be broadcasted reside worldwide on DAZN as the most recent within the run of Matchroom and DAZN’s new collection of battle nights in Mexico with Canelo Promotions and Clase y Talento. Cruz ripped the title from long-time champion Jelena Mrdienovich in April, with the Mexican ending the five-year rule of the Canadian on the playing cards after an unintended conflict of heads halted the competition after seven rounds. ‘Dinamita’s’ first protection is her first battle underneath new promoter Eddie Hearn and is step one on the 31 yr outdated’s path to touchdown unification fights at 126lbs, with belt holders Amanda Serrano and Sarah Mahfoud on her radar ought to she cope with Esquivel (12-1-1, 4 KOs) on November 26. “I’m actually excited to defend my world title on my Matchroom debut in my dwelling nation,” stated Cruz. “I need to placed on an important efficiency and present the world I’m the primary girl within the featherweight division.” Esquivel can be difficult for a world title belt for the primary time in her profession and enters the largest evening of her profession on the again of three wins, together with her first over the ten spherical distance in April – and guarantees to pour every little thing she has into making Cruz’s title reign a brief one. “I’m prepared for this battle towards Erika,” stated Esquivel. “I’ve been coaching very arduous, we set camp in Mexico Metropolis and now we’re finalizing our coaching right here in Sinaloa. We’ve got been coaching for fairly a while I’m prepared, properly ready for what’s to return. “Erika is a really sturdy fighter we all know one another from the amateurs, I’ve a variety of respect for her and all she has achieved, one factor I do know for certain is that we’re going to placed on an important battle for the followers, I hope to be victorious that evening, I’ve rather a lot to win. This can be a nice alternative for my skilled profession. Come September 26, I’ll go away every little thing within the ring.” Within the undercard, Angel Fierro (18-1 14 KOs) fights for the primary time underneath new promoter Hearn, taking over Cristian Bielma (18-3-1 7 KOs) for a regional belt, with unbeaten Joselito Velazquez (13-0-1 9 KOs) and Gabriel Valenzuela (24-2-1 14 KOs) additionally in motion, with extra undercard fighters to be introduced quickly. “What a packed weekend of motion we’re going to have reside on DAZN!” stated promoter Eddie Hearn. “Girls’s boxing is on fireplace proper now. (…) I believe Erika and Melissa are going to serve up fireworks. Erika is an actual expertise and can need to present that within the first protection of her title, however Melissa is in her first title battle and has every little thing to achieve in Puerto Vallarta. “Angel Fierro is a fighter to observe at light-weight and there’s a variety of gifted fighters on what guarantees to be an thrilling invoice in Mexico, the day earlier than Teofimo Lopez defends his world titles in New York. It’s one other unmissable weekend of motion on DAZN.”
Materials from a press launch by DAZN was used on this article
