Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux undercard revealed
Posted: 29 Nov 2017, 09:24
Michael Conlan, Shakur Stevenson and Mikaela Mayer will complete their first season as professionals on the undercard of the historic collision between world champions Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday, December 9, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The four-bout telecast, headlined by Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux, will be televised live and exclusively at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and streamed live on the ESPN App.
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The televised undercard will feature two-time Irish Olympian Conlan (4-0, 4 KOs), from Belfast, a former Olympic bronze medalist, returning to The Garden for the first time since his show-stopping pro debut, which took place on St. Patrick’s Day in front of a sellout crowd. He will be taking on Luis Fernando Molina (4-3-1, 1 KO), from Pablo Podestȧ, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a six-round featherweight bout.
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Undefeated top-10 contender Christopher Diaz (21-0, 13 KOs), from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, who won all his fights in 2017 by way of knockout, will battle Casey Ramos (24-1, 6 KOs), from Austin, TX., in a 10-round bout for the vacant NABO junior-lightweight title.
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The telecast will open with Newark’s 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Stevenson (3-0, 1 KO), who spent most of his training camp sparring with Lomachenko, facing Oscar Mendoza (4-2, 2 KOs), of Santa Maria, Calif. Mendoza has won all of his fights this year, with the last two coming by way of knockout. Their featherweight bout is scheduled for six-rounds. Stevenson made his Garden debut on May 20, where he stopped Carlos Suarez in the first round.
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Featherweight bout - 6 Rounds
Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Mendoza
Vacant NABO Junior-Lightweight Championship - 10 Rounds
Christopher Diaz vs. Casey Ramos
Featherweight bout - 6 Rounds
Michael Conlan vs. Luis Fernando Molina
WBO Junior-Lightweight Championship - 12 Rounds
Vasyl Lomachenko (c) vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
The four-bout telecast, headlined by Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux, will be televised live and exclusively at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and streamed live on the ESPN App.
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The televised undercard will feature two-time Irish Olympian Conlan (4-0, 4 KOs), from Belfast, a former Olympic bronze medalist, returning to The Garden for the first time since his show-stopping pro debut, which took place on St. Patrick’s Day in front of a sellout crowd. He will be taking on Luis Fernando Molina (4-3-1, 1 KO), from Pablo Podestȧ, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a six-round featherweight bout.
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Undefeated top-10 contender Christopher Diaz (21-0, 13 KOs), from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, who won all his fights in 2017 by way of knockout, will battle Casey Ramos (24-1, 6 KOs), from Austin, TX., in a 10-round bout for the vacant NABO junior-lightweight title.
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The telecast will open with Newark’s 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Stevenson (3-0, 1 KO), who spent most of his training camp sparring with Lomachenko, facing Oscar Mendoza (4-2, 2 KOs), of Santa Maria, Calif. Mendoza has won all of his fights this year, with the last two coming by way of knockout. Their featherweight bout is scheduled for six-rounds. Stevenson made his Garden debut on May 20, where he stopped Carlos Suarez in the first round.
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Featherweight bout - 6 Rounds
Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Mendoza
Vacant NABO Junior-Lightweight Championship - 10 Rounds
Christopher Diaz vs. Casey Ramos
Featherweight bout - 6 Rounds
Michael Conlan vs. Luis Fernando Molina
WBO Junior-Lightweight Championship - 12 Rounds
Vasyl Lomachenko (c) vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux