Ponce De Leon-Seeger Becomes Main Event

Even though Juan Manuel Marquez’s title defense against Jimrex Jaca has been cancelled, Saturday night’s Golden Boy Promotions show will still go on as planned.

What’s the new main event? Daniel Ponce De Leon will put his WBO Junior Featherweight Championship on the line against Al Seeger.

A replacement opponent for Marquez was obviously not able to be found…

Two other bouts will now be televised as well…

In addition, the new TV lineup will include El Paso junior featherweight prospect Antonio Escalante (13-1, 8 KOs) facing Omar Adorno (16-7-1, 10 KOs) in a 12-rounder and former junior bantamweight titlist Gerry Penalosa (50-5-2, 33 KOs)—a Filipino who had no visa issues—facing former bantamweight titlist Mauricio Martinez (31-6-1, 21 KOs) in a 10-round bantamweight bout.

“Of course we’re disappointed that Juan Manuel Marquez won’t be defending his title against Jimrex Jaca on this card,” said Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya. “But we’ve decided to make sure fight fans get the most for their money by adding two fights to the card, which may just steal the thunder from the co-main events.”

Posted by John Chandler on Oct 19, 2006 at 02:59 PM
General • Promoters • Golden Boy Promotions • Bantamweight • Featherweight • Daniel Ponce De Leon • Jimrex Jaca • Juan Manuel Marquez • Oscar De La Hoya

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