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Nery-Alameda, Wallin-Browne Part of Showtime Triple, March 28

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The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION event begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and is Presented by Premier Boxing Champions. A 10-round co-main event with feature heavyweight contenders Otto Wallin and Lucas Browne.

The telecast will open with light heavyweights Joseph George taking on Marcos Escudero in a 10-round rematch of their November showdown on ShoBox: The New Generation that saw George win a close split decision.

Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) and Alameda (25-0, 13 KOs) is all-Mexico matchup between two fighters who have combined for 55 wins against no defeats.

Sweden’s Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs) will make his return to Las Vegas where last June he dropped a decision against former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The fight was nearly ended after Fury suffered a cut above his right eye, but was allowed to continue.

Wallin made his U.S. debut last April on ShoBox. Australia’s Browne (29-2, 25 KOs) won his first 25 pro fights, including a stoppage of Ruslan Chagaev in 2016 to capture the WBA heavyweight title.

Another guy Nery will run over.

I think the fight is at 122. Hopefully that move is permanent for Nery.

Showtime Card 8/1 At Mohegan Sun; FOX Show 8/8 At Microsoft Theater In LA

The sites are set for Premier Boxing Champions’ cards early in August.

Boxing Scene has confirmed that Showtime’s telecast August 1 will air from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Showtime will televise numerous “Showtime Championship Boxing” cards from Mohegan Sun over the subsequent several months.

MMAfighting.com first reported Wednesday night that the “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcast August 1 will follow a Bellator MMA telecast from Mohegan Sun Arena on July 24. Showtime and Bellator are owned by ViacomCBS, also the parent company of Boxing Scene.

Before selecting Mohegan Sun as its temporary home base, Showtime Sports’ Stephen Espinoza considered broadcasting the premium cable network’s upcoming boxing shows from a ViacomCBS soundstage in Studio City, California.

Boxing Scene also has learned that the “FOX PBC Fight Night” broadcast scheduled for August 8 will take place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. FOX is expected to televise several “FOX PBC Fight Night” shows from Microsoft Theater thereafter.

Fans cannot attend the August 1 and August 8 cards due to COVID-19 restrictions.

FOX’s show August 8 will be headlined by Las Vegas’ Thomas Dulorme (25-3-1, 16 KOs) and Minneapolis’ Jamal James (26-1, 12 KOs) in a 12-round fight for the WBA’s interim welterweight title. The co-feature of FOX’s broadcast that night will pit 22-year-old Cuban prospect David Morrell (2-0, 2 KOs) against Guyana’s Lennox Allen (22-0-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight match.

FOX’s first boxing broadcast since March 7 was supposed to air July 25, but it was pushed back two weeks to accommodate FOX’s commitment to air Major League Baseball games July 25 and August 1. Showtime’s first boxing telecast since March 13 tentatively was scheduled for July 18, but it also was delayed two weeks.

The main event of Showtime’s August 1 show likely will match Mexico’s Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) against countryman Aaron Alameda (25-0, 13 KOs) in a 12-round, 122-pound bout. Nery, a former WBC bantamweight champ, and Alameda were scheduled to headline Showtime’s March 28 broadcast from Park MGM in Las Vegas.

That March 28 show was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis, as was FOX’s April 11 broadcast, which was to feature Dulorme-James from The Armory in Minneapolis.

This fight still taking place..

Nery-Alameda Rescheduled For September 26, Vacant WBC 122-Pound Title At Stake

Rey Vargas caught the worst kind of break, though one which greatly benefits his challenger in waiting.

Undefeated former bantamweight titlist Luis Nery will now cash in his mandatory junior featherweight ranking for a title shot, which will come in his oft-postponed showdown versus countryman Aaron Alameda. The latest plans call for the two to square off September 26 in Uncasville, Connecticut, which will now come with the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) 122-pound title at stake.

Confirmation of the bout and its stakes came during the 58th annual WBC convention, held remotely in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The belt became available after Vargas (34-0, 22KOs) recently suffered a broken leg injury, which will keep him sidelined likely for the balance of 2020. Given his unfortunate situation, he has been assigned WBC “Champion In Recess” status, consistent with the sanctioning body rules for reigning titlists who suffer injuries which keep them out of the ring beyond their mandatory obligations.

“It is very unfortunate what has happened,” Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC noted during the “Mandatories” session of the convention on Thursday. “Luis Nery will now face Aaron Alameda for the vacant title.”

The development became an unofficial announcement for the bout’s placement on a stacked Showtime Pay-Per-View card featuring twins Jermall and Jermell Charlo in separate title defenses.

Nery (30-0, 24KOs) has been out of the ring since a 9th round stoppage of former bantamweight titlist Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9KOs) last July in Las Vegas. The one-time 118-pound king was due to face Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez—another former bantamweight title claimant—last November, but missed weight which resulted in the cancellation of the bout.

The knockout artist from Tijuana has since set his sights on Alameda (25-0, 13KOs), who hasn’t fought since last April. The southpaw from Nogales, Mexico—who turns 27 later this month—was due to face Nery on March 28 at Park MGM in Las Vegas, which would have been just his second career fight in the United States. The event was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with promises of a rescheduled affair for July 18 and again in August.

As frustrating as the waiting process has been, patience pays off in the end with the raised stakes.

The winner will be assigned a mandatory challenger by late October, with Vargas reserving the right as Champion in Recess to challenge for his old title any time he is ready to return and so chooses to go that route.

What a division..

Let's see a Vargas vs. Nery fight soon..

If Vargas will try win the belt back..

Will be part of the Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko ppv card

Roman-Payano, Nery-Alameda, Casimero-TBD Added To Showtime PPV Card 9/26

Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions announced alterations Saturday night to the undercard of a six-fight, pay-per-view show September 26 that’ll feature Jermall Charlo and Jermell Charlo.

Most notably, hard-hitting WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero has been added to the Jermall Charlo-Sergiy Derevyanchenko portion of the show, which will start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. from a site to be determined.

Casimero’s opponent hadn’t been secured as of Saturday night. The Filipino power puncher was supposed to battle Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) in a 118-pound title unification fight April 25 in Las Vegas, but that ESPN telecast was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A junior featherweight fight between former IBF/WBA 122-pound champion Daniel Roman and Juan Carlos Payano also was announced Saturday night as part of the September 26 undercard. Roman was already committed to this card, but he needed an opponent.

The Dominican Republic’s Payano hasn’t fought since former WBC bantamweight champ Luis Nery knocked him out in the ninth round of their fight nearly 13 months ago in Las Vegas.

Mexico’s Nery will meet countryman Aaron Alameda in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC 122-pound title on the Jermell Charlo-Rosario portion of the September 26 show. The WBC approved at its virtual convention Thursday for Nery and Alameda to fight for the WBC super featherweight belt because Rey Vargas is injured and has been relegated to champion in recess.

The Nery-Alameda match will be part of the Jermell Charlo-Rosario undercard at the same site as the Jermall Charlo-Derevyanchenko portion of the show.

Two undercard bouts previously announced as part of the September 26 show will be moved to Showtime/PBC undercards on undetermined dates later this year.

In one of those fights, San Antonio’s Mario Barrios (25-0, 16 KOs) will defend his WBA world 140-pound championship against Houston’s Ryan Karl (18-2, 12 KOs) in a 12-rounder. The other fight is a 12-round IBF lightweight elimination match in which Las Vegas’ Diego Magdaleno (32-3, 13 KOs) will meet Mexico’s Isaac Cruz (19-1-1, 14 KOs).

Below is the breakdown of the two three-fight segments of the Showtime Pay-Per-View card September 26.

At site TBD

7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

Johnriel Casimero (29-4, 20 KOs) vs. Duke Micah, 12 rounds, for Casimero’s WBO bantamweight title.

Brandon Figueroa (20-0-1, 15 KOs), Weslaco, Texas vs. Damien Vazquez (15-1-1, 8 KOs), Las Vegas, 12 rounds, for Figueroa’s WBA world super bantamweight title.

Jermall Charlo (30-0, 22 KOs), Houston vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko, (13-2, 10 KOs), Kiev, Ukraine, 12 rounds, for Charlo’s WBC middleweight title.

Time TBD following intermission

Daniel Roman (27-3-1, 10 KOs), Los Angeles vs. Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9 KOs), La Vega, Dominican Republic, 10 or 12 rounds, junior featherweights.

Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs), Tijuana, Mexico vs. Aaron Alameda (25-0, 13 KOs), Nogales, Mexico, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title.

Jermell Charlo (33-1, 17 KOs), Houston vs. Jeison Rosario (20-1-1, 14 KOs), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 12 rounds, for Charlo’s WBC and Rosario’s IBF, IBO and WBA 154-pound titles.

Yea that's a pass from me. I mean it's nice that they're having a 6-fight card but when each individual fight is something I could see on Fox/Showtime/ESPN+ on any given weekend it's not very enticing for $75.

Alameda: Whether Nery Makes Weight Or Not Is None Of My Concern

There is nothing about his upcoming fight with Luis Nery which raises cause for concern with Aaron Alameda.

The least of his worries is whether or not there will be any pre-fight drama at the scale.

Nery and Alameda collide in a secondary title fight between unbeaten junior featherweights, with their bout serving as part of a six-fight Showtime Pay-Per-View event on September 26 from a location to be determined. While Nery (30-0, 24KOs) comes in boasting championship credentials, the night will mark a considerable step up in class for Alameda. The bout will mark just the second stateside appearance for the unbeaten 27-year old from Nogales, Mexico, though vowing to turn the night into a breakout performance.

“When you see me on September 26, you are going to see what I’m made of,” Alameda vowed during a virtual press conference held on Tuesday to promote the upcoming event. “I respect Nery as a great fighter but I am going to show that I am a great fighter as well.”

Alameda (25-0, 13KOs) enters the biggest fight of his career on the heels of what will be an 18-month layoff by the opening bell, although partly attributed to the coronavirus pandemic which canceled their planned March 28 meet in Las Vegas. His prior ring appearance came last April, scoring a 3rd round knockout of Jordan Escobar in his return to the 122-pound division.

His ring résumé pales miserably in comparison to that of countryman. Nery hit the pinnacle of his career in a 4th round knockout win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight titlist Shinsuke Yamanaka in August 2017, only to have to answer to drug testing results which showed traces of Zilpaterol. Detection of the substance was met with a sympathetic tone by the WBC, attributing the fallout to many Mexican athletes who test positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol through meat contamination.

Nowhere nearly as forgiving was Nery’s failure to make weight for his rematch with Yamanaka. The Tijuana-bred southpaw came in three pounds over the bantamweight limit, conceding his title at the scale ahead of a 2nd round knockout win. The weigh-in debacle resulted in Nery receiving a lifetime ban from the Japanese Boxing Commission.

The lesson was never learned, as he’s twice struggled to make weight on separate occasions in 2019. Nery needed two tries to make weight for an eventual 9th round knockout of Juan Carlos Payano last July, only for his planned November 2019 clash with Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez to get canceled after missing the mark and refusing to shed the excess weight.

Now campaigning at junior featherweight, the hope is that weight will no longer be an issue.

It most certainly won’t be for his opponent.

“That’s his problem. That’s not my problem,” insists Alameda. “Whether he makes weight or doesn’t make weight, it doesn’t affect me at all. I’m just focused on what I need to do on September 26, against Luis Nery.

“I don’t know if he’s going to make weight or not, but that is none of my concern. I don’t have any problem making weight, and that is all I need to concern myself with.”

Nery wants Figueroa after Alameda

Former WBC champion Luis Nery shared updates from his training camp as he prepares to take on undefeated Aaron Alameda for the vacant WBC super bantamweight championship in the co-main event of part two of a Showtime pay-per-view doubleheader Saturday, September 26th in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. For this fight, Nery is training for the first time under the guidance of Eddy Reynoso at his gym in San Diego, alongside Canelo Alvarez and Andy Ruiz Jr., amongst others. Although Nery enters this fight on an eleven-fight knockout streak, he has been able to hone other facets of his arsenal under Reynoso.

“Coach Reynoso has been helping me a lot with my defense,” said Nery. “We’re working on boxing with my hands up and on my accuracy. He’s helping me do everything possible to maximize my power and speed. I feel very strong and I’ve been sparring 12 rounds for a while now. I’m extremely ready for September 26th and focused on nothing but that.”

Nery and Alameda were set to square off in a bantamweight battle in March, before the pandemic delayed that showdown. With Rey Vargas vacating his 122-pound title due to an injury, the rescheduled fight came with the addition of that title being on the line. While he knows Alameda will bring his best, Nery is confident in continuing his winning streak. “I know that Alameda is a tough, undefeated fighter who’s going to leave it all in the ring,” said Nery. “I know he wants to win, just like me, and I know he’s working every day so that he can perform to his maximum potential. I believe that my speed and my overall talent will make me the winner. The postponement has given me even more time to train and prepare for this matchup. I’m 100% ready.”

Nery has long established himself as a force in the bantamweight division, winning his title in 2017 by traveling to Japan and handing Shinsuke Yamanaka his first loss via fourth-round stoppage. While September 26th is his first championship fight at 122 pounds, he has his sights set on dominating the super bantamweight division and beyond. “At this moment, I want to fight at both 118 and 122 pounds,” said Nery [who failed to make 118-pounds for a rematch vs. Yamanaka]. “There are a lot of great fights to be made in those weight classes. Sometime next year, I want to move up to 126-pounds so that I can dominate all three divisions.”

The September 26th show features a wealth of champions and top talent at both the 118 and 122 weight classes. If he’s victorious next Saturday night, Nery has his eyes on a fight against WBA regular title holder Brandon Figueroa, who defends his title against Damien Vazquez in the part one of the doubleheader. “After I win this belt on September 26th, I want Brandon Figueroa next,” said Nery. “I’m not overlooking Alameda at all, but if I had my choice, me and Figueroa would give the fans a great show my next time in the ring.”

Fight Week!

Aaron Alameda: After I beat Luis Nery, everyone is going to know my name

Undefeated super bantamweight Aaron Alameda (25-0, 13 KOs) of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico is ready to make a name for himself as he steps in the ring with former world champion Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) of Tijuana. Alameda squares off against Nery on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut on the mega Showtime pay per view headlined by the Charlo twins.

“I’m happy and motivated for this fight. This is my first time on a card of this magnitude, so I’m going to come with everything I’ve got on September 26,” Alameda told Fightnews.com®. “I’m ready to put on a great show for the fans.”

Alameda will be getting a shot at the vacant WBC world super bantamweight title.

“Now that this is a title fight, I’m even more motivated,” Alameda said. “I’m training very hard and I’m ready to win. This is the biggest challenge of my career. I’m ready,”

Originally scheduled to fight in March, the showdown with Nery had to wait as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Alameda had to patiently wait for another possible opportunity, six months later opportunity comes knocking.

“I was really disappointed when the fight was canceled back in March. Things happen for a reason,” Alameda stated. “When the March date was called off, we took a very short amount of time off, but then got right back into training for whenever it was going to happen.”

Having wrapped up training camp in Southern California, in the City of Bell Gardens as Alameda prepared with his trainer Arnulfo Bravo for this fight.

“Training during a pandemic has been difficult, but we’ve been training since January for this fight,” Alameda said. “This camp has been good because we’re in Los Angeles, we have a lot of local fighters to spar with. We were able to find three fighters to help us out with sparring and preparing to face a southpaw.”

Coming off a third-round knockout over Jordan Escobar over a year ago, Alameda will be taking a big leap in class. Fighting most of his career in Mexico, Alameda is confident in making a splash in his U.S debut.

“Everyone will see what I’m about. This is a big card and I’m unknown. You will see a new world champion,” Alameda said. “Right now, I’m not thinking ahead. I’m only focused on Nery and winning this title. But I want to prove that I’m the best.”

As for his opponent, Nery scored a ninth-round knockout over Juan Carlos Payano last year in July. A former world champion looks to regain his champion status as Alameda plans to derail those plans for his fellow countryman.

“I know Nery was a big puncher at 118-pounds, but he’s moving up in weight, we’ll see if he can bring that power up to 122-pounds. We’re also going to see if he can take my power,” Alameda said.

Looking to score the upset, Alameda comes into this fight as the underdog but is motivated as he vows to be victorious.

“I understand that I’m the underdog in this fight, but that’s only making me hungrier to win. I’m going to go in there and show people who I am. I’m going to win and give the fans a good action fight,” Alameda said. “After I beat Luis Nery, everyone is going to know my name.”

I’m gettin real hyped for this fight.

Nery should win easy though I hope Alameda makes a fight of it

Aarón Alameda got some quick hands, fights tall brave , i like nery a lot can ko win here, but could get a few exchanes in this fight

Nery beats Alameda for WBC bantam title[/b]

Undefeated super bantamweight Luis “Pantera” Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Aaron Alameda (25-1, 13 KOs) to claim the vacant WBC super bantamweight title on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Nery looked more tactical and patient under new trainer Eddy Reynoso. Scores were 115-113, 116-112, 118-110 for Nery, whose 11 fight KO streak ends.

Nery stated, “Alameda has a nice jab, he definitely connected, but I always felt like I had the fight under control. His defense was good, but at the end I really tightened up my attack and was able to get the victory.

“We know he had a lot of experience as an amateur, so we prepared for a quality opponent. It’s not an excuse, but I haven’t fought in a year, so I think that affected my performance a little.

“I got the victory because I landed more. You always look for the knockout, but he used the jab a lot and that threw me off a little bit until I was able to connect more at the end of the fight.

“There are a lot of good fighters in this division. Brandon Figueroa’s name has come up, but we’ll check with the team and go from there. We’re ready to fight anyone at 122-pounds. We don’t fear anybody.”

That was a tough fight for Nery, a lot of close rounds, first 6 were a battle of the southpaw jabs and Alemeda more than held his own, Nery choosing to try to box him but in the 7th he upped it a gear , began throwing the left hand more and his body punching was the difference, Alameda had a good spell late on and clawed it back but Nery had a strong last round to stamp his seal on the win