5 championship bouts, every with a Fedebol belt at stake — the regional arm of the World Boxing Affiliation — headline tonight’s motion on the “Luis Navarro” Health club in Los Teques, capital of Miranda state, Venezuela. The cardboard, a part of the WBA Future Venezuela Pageant, kicks off at 3:00 p.m. and comes below the backing of the game’s oldest sanctioning physique, led by Venezuelan govt Gilberto Jesús Mendoza.
The WBA’s imaginative and prescient with this initiative is obvious: to spark the rise of recent expertise in Venezuela, a nation that after produced a gentle stream of Latin American stars. Mendoza, with attribute optimism, has thrown his full help behind the WBA Future mission in partnership with Morón Field, the promotional outfit of Rafael Morón. Collectively they’ve staged a dozen reveals throughout completely different venues, producing sturdy buzz amongst native followers wanting to see the following era emerge.
5 Belts, 5 Tales
As soon as the preliminaries wrap up, the highlight shifts to 5 Fedebol title fights that promise fireworks. Native favourite Gleiber “Canelito” Maia steps into the ring in opposition to Carlos “La Víbora” Díaz in a 118-pound bantamweight conflict anticipated to ship all-action depth from the opening bell.
One other key matchup sees Brian Rodríguez go head-to-head with Venezuelan nationwide light-weight champion Raúl Morillo, with the Fedebol crown at stake. In featherweight motion, José Aray collides with José Farfán, whereas a fourth Fedebol championship battle — opponents nonetheless to be confirmed at press time — provides additional intrigue.
Topping the invoice is the tremendous welterweight showdown between Mexico’s Víctor “El Zurdo” Alfonzo de Lira Quezada and Venezuela’s personal Leonardo “Hollywood” Sánchez. A heavy-handed puncher with 13 knockouts in 18 wins, Sánchez’s lone blemish got here by cut up choice in opposition to Russian contender Khuseyn Baysanguarov earlier this 12 months in Armenia. He rebounded with a third-round TKO of Eduardo Rangel and now seems to be to increase his momentum. However throughout from him stands Quezada, a rugged Aguascalientes native with an 8-3-3 file and 6 knockouts, a scrapper who doesn’t hesitate to commerce leather-based from the primary bell.
WBA’s Backing Rings Loud
Promoter Rafael Morón, talking on the program’s launch, emphasised what this mission means for Venezuelan boxing: “We’re shifting ahead with function, decided to make a distinction. Alongside WBA President Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, we need to give these younger fighters the possibility to succeed and, on the identical time, restore Venezuela’s rightful place on the world stage of our beloved sport.”
