| Freitas vs Diaz |
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In the co-featured 12-round bout at Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 28, Agnaldo Nunes, 16-1-1 with 7 knockouts, of Piricicaba, Brazil, will defend the NABF and NABA super featherweight titles against Carlos Navarro, 27-4-1 with 22 knockouts, of Los Angeles, California.
Now 31 years old, Nunes was an amateur star in his home country - a four-time Brazilian national amateur champion and an Olympic representative in 1996 and 2000. He is managed and trained by Oscar Suarez, who also manages and trains Acelino Freitas, and is currently training for this fight with Freitas in Puerto Rico. Agnaldo said, “We’re good friends. We were on the Brazilian national amateur team together for about two years. Popo’s last year was ’95. I stayed with the team until 2000. We travelled all over together.”
Oscar Suarez said, “Agnaldo has strong ties to New England and is very excited about fighting at Foxwoods for the first time. We started together in Revere, Massachusetts. Agnaldo lived there for about a year and still spends a lot of time there. This is an important fight for him. A win will put him one step closer to an opportunity for a world title.” Navarro, a talented 31 year-old lefthander, has very strong amateur credentials and a family boxing background, as well. He was a four-time U.S. national amateur champion and is the older brother of super flyweight contender Jose Navarro. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE - PRESS ONLY
Thursday, April 26, 12:00 P.M.; Food Court open area (All times ET). WEIGH-IN Friday, April 27, 4:00 P.M., at Club BB at Foxwoods. FIGHT NIGHT: Saturday, April 28, Foxwoods Doors open at 6:30 P.M., first fight at 7:30 P.M. HBO will broadcast the Freitas-Diaz world title unification fight live, beginning at 10 P.M. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast.) POST FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE - PRESS ONLY Saturday, April 28, TBA Tickets to “Foxwoods FightCentennial” – priced at $250, $150, and $100 are now on sale and can be purchased at: Foxwoods Resort Casino Box Office - 800-200-2882 and online at foxwoods.com
Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Don King/Don King Productions will present a sensational world title unification fight on Saturday, April 28, 2007, televised live on HBO. The site is to be announced. WBO lightweight world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas, 38-1 with 32 knockouts, of Salvador, Brazil, will face WBA lightweight world champion Juan “El Torito” Diaz, 31-0 with 15 knockouts, of Houston, Texas, in the main event scheduled for 12 rounds for the unified WBO-WBA lightweight championship of the world. Both fighters are tremendous competitors with exciting styles. Freitas, now 31 years old, has superior experience and is known for his one-punch knockout power. He is 13-1 with 9 knockouts in world championship fights and looking to win his fifth world title. Freitas won the WBO jr. lightweight title in August, 1999, and made six successful title defenses before adding the WBA super featherweight world title in January, 2002. He won the WBO lightweight title for the first time in January, 2004, and regained it in his last fight in April, 2006. Just 23 years old, Diaz brings relentless pressure and nonstop punching to every fight. In spite of his youth, he is already 6-0 with 2 knockouts in world championship fights. Juan won the WBA world title at the age of 20 in July, 2004, and has made five successful title defenses. An exciting undercard of supporting bouts will be announced. All bouts subject to change without notice. |
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