Kenia ‘Jaguarcita’ Enriquez vs Ibeth ‘Roca’ Zamora barnstormer looms
Former world champions Kenia ‘Jaguarcita’ Enríquez and Ibeth ‘La Roca’ Zamora top the bill this Sunday at the Arena La Paz in the capital of South California, in a blockbuster presented by the promoter TM Boxing, headed by Eric Ibarra, with the support of Imagen TV and Caliente.mx.
Kenia Enríquez, from Tijuana, and Ibeth Zamora, from Mexico, will fight for the WBC Interim flyweight championship in what promises to be one of the best women’s fights of 2023.
Former WBC World champion, Kenia Enríquez, is 29 years of age, with a record of 26 wins, 11 KO’s and 1 loss.
While WBC straw and fly champion, Ibeth Zamora, at 34 years of age, with a record of 33 fights won, 13 knockouts, and 7 defeats.
The duel between the ranked one against the ranked number two will light up the Californian sky this weekend, as both female fighters give their everything to regain their status as a world champion.
This battle between one and two in the flyweight division will be broadcast through the Imagen 3.1 signal (Box with Image) in Mexico and will feature the commentary of Eduardo Camarena, plus the expertise of former world champions Erik ‘Terrible’ Morales, Jorge ‘Travieso’ Arce, Fernando ‘Kochulito’ Montiel, Juan Manuel and Rafael Márquez.
What have they said?
Kenia Enriquez: “The training camp I had was very hard. Ibeth is an institution within women’s boxing; however, I worked hard to become a World Boxing Council World Champion.
I know that this is my rival, I know that she always goes forward, that she never stops throwing punches. I believe that my youth and my preparation will make the difference.
We open a new space on Television. I know it’s a lot of responsibility, so I’ll do my best to put on a great show on Sunday. On Sunday I will be the new WBC world champion and it will be the culmination of months and years of work. We are only waiting for the hours to pass to get into the ring.
Ibeth Zamora: “I trained remembering the words of my father, who told me that I had to get ready 100%, since boxing is a high demand sport. I am going for my fourth crown, I am focused and motivated. I dedicate this fight to my family.
“Kenia and I will give you all an explosive fight, there is no doubt that it will be a great fight. I thank God for the opportunity to get back in the ring for a WBC crown. I thank everyone who has supported me throughout my career. I will do my best to give them a great win.”
Isaac Lucero Jr. vs Leonel Rodríguez
In another interesting combination, the South Californian boxer Isaac ‘Bestia’ Lucero Jr., will seek to take over the FECARBOX WBC welterweight championship, by facing Leonel Rodríguez.
Undercard
Another who will see action will be Cristian ‘Kraken’ Orozco (6-0-1, 4 KO’s), who will fight Raúl Rodríguez (7-4-0, 2 KO’s), in a duel projected to six rounds on the super welterweight category.
Aurelio Sandoval (4-0-0, 2 Ko’s) will fight four rounds at super lightweight against Jordi Casanova (1-1-1, 0 Ko’s), in a duel that promises to be a real war.
Eduardo ‘Ratón’ González (3-0-0, 1 Ko’s), will face Javier López Nuñez (8-1-1, 2 Ko’s), in six rounds at super bantamweight.
Mauro Romero Jr. (1-1-0, 1 Ko’s), will face Kevin Hernández (2-1-0, 2 Ko’s), in four episodes in super featherweight.
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