Tampa, Florida (January 24, 2015)– In 2013 and 2014 the Puerto Rican Felix Verdejo planted Floridian flag in the ground and conquered the city of Orlando with convincing wins in their three visits to “The City Beautiful”. Now, “The Diamond” Puerto Rican Boxing try to conquer other city in the state of Florida in Tampa when he fights in his first bout of 2015.
Verdejo, who is unbeaten with 16-0 and 12 wins by sleep face Mexico’s Marco Antonio “The Kua Kua” Lopez (24-5, 15 KOs) on Saturday, February 28 in the main event the ‘Solo Boxeo Tecate’ function to be held at “The Corral” the Sun Dome of the University of South Florida.
“I give her a nice fight for the fans of Tampa who enjoy it as was the fans have enjoyed Orlando,” said “El Diamante”. “I am extremely grateful for all the love and unconditional support to the public in Florida has always given me. I hope to see the fans of Orlando also in Tampa because it is close, “quoted lightweight prospect said, laughing.
“The February 28 marks the start of the 2015 campaign Felix. We love him fighting in the state of Florida, which obviously is becoming a bastion of fans for Verdejo, “said Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank. “We expect more rounds of this fight with Lopez, as we were trying to do at the end of 2014. This will be the first fight of a great year to come.”
López a very experienced opponent and resistance that has struggled for eight rounds three times, five times has reached ten chapters and once at the distance of twelve episodes.
“We expect a strong opponent and experience. That is what we seek. We do not want easy fights. We fight to make me work and make me hire me full in the ring “, Verdejo, who has won seven of their last ten bouts by knockout said.
The fight with ‘The Kua Kua’ López will be the last of Verdejo to a maximum of eight rounds.
In his last bout Verdejo defeated by TKO in the fourth round to Spanish Karim ‘El Diablo’ The Ouazghari in a bout that was held last December in the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
In the co-feature poster, undefeated prospect Julian “Hammer Hands’ Rodriguez (8-0, 7 KOs) will face Raul Tovar (08/01/14, 4 KO’s).
Tickets for the bill to be presented by Top Rank in association with All Star Boxing are priced at $ 30 and $ 60 and can be purchased at the http://www.Ticketmaster.com web site, all Ticketmaster establishments in the box office Sun Dome or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
The function will be televised in the program like ‘Solo Boxeo Tecate’ from coast to coast in the United States and Puerto Rico by Univision Puerto Rico.
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