Featured In The Evening's Co-Main Event, "Lil' Joe"
Hutchinson (28-4-2, 13KO's) of Indianapolis, IN Will
Take On Hector Quiroz (37-7-1, 30 KO's) of Sonora,
Mexico In
a 10-Round Welterweight Bout. On The Event Under Card
Will Be Undefeated Super Featherweight Arturo
Quintero, (7-0, 4 KO's) of San Jose, CA, Undefeated
Super Middleweight Christian Cruz
(8-0 7, KO's) from Concord, CA And Undefeated
Super Flyweight Ricardo Junez, (2-0, 1 KO) from (Napa,
CA) In Separate Bouts
San Jose, CA--- Silicon Valley Sports &
Entertainment (SVS&E) and Golden Boy Promotions
announced today that "Oscar De La Hoya presents
Boxeo de Oro" is coming to HP Pavilion at San
Jose on Thursday, August 21. Featured on the
card will be undefeated super flyweight Jose Navarro
(17-0-0, 7 KO's) of Los Angeles, CA. Navarro
will attempt to defend his NABO title against a tough
opponent in Nicaraguan fighter Adonis Rivas (19-3-1,
10 KO's) in a 12-round bout. In the evening's
co-main event, "Lil' Joe" Hutchinson
(28-4-2, 13 KO's) of Indianapolis, IN will face Hector
Quiroz (37-7-1, 30 KO's) of Sonora, Mexico in a
10-Round welterweight bout.
On the event's under card will be undefeated Super
Featherweight Arturo Quintero, (7-0, 4 KO's) of San
Jose, CA, undefeated super middleweight Christian Cruz
(8-0 7, KO's) from Concord, CA and undefeated super
flyweight Ricardo Junez, (2-0, 1 KO) from (Napa, CA)
in Separate Bouts. All fighters are subject to
change. For more event information, check out www.millerlitefightnightatthetank.com
"Oscar De La Hoya presents Boxeo de Oro" is
scheduled to begin at 5:20 p.m. PST with two under
card bouts. At 7 p.m. PST, HBO Latino will
broadcast the main event and the co-main event live to
an international audience. Following the live
broadcast, one additional bout will take place.
Doors at HP Pavilion willat 4:20 p.m.
Individual tickets to "Oscar De La Hoy presents
Boxeo de Oro" are $120, $85, $60, $45, $35, and
$30 and are on sale now at the HP Pavilion Ticket
Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers located in
Wherehouse Music stores, Tower Records and Ritmo
Latino locations throughout the Bay Area, online at
ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (408)
998-TIXS, (415) 421-TIXS or (510) 625-TIXS. For
group discounts call .
A former United States Olympian, Navarro is one of
only a handful of fighters from the 2000 games held in
Sydney, Australia to maintain his undefeated record.
Though his slate is perfect at 17-0-0 with 7 KO's,
Navarro's competition has been anything but light.
Already the proud owner of the NABO and IBA
Continental titles, "El Angelino" is coming
off of his first 12-round victory, a gritty but
clear-cut decision over Jorge Luis Gonzalez on April's
telecast of "Boxeo De Oro". The
22-year-old Navarro is currently ranked fifth in the
world by the WBO and seventh by the WBA. Standing in
Navarro's way to the top is a former two-time world
champion who has his eyes set on the upset.
30-year-old Adonis Rivas (19-3-1, 10 KOs) is part of a
new wave of Nicaraguan fighters (along with
welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga) who are taking
the boxing world by storm. Winning the WBO super
flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision
over Diego Morales in just the 18th fight of his
career, Rivas defended his title twice before moving
down to flyweight, where he won the interim WBO title
by defeating Jair Jimenez in May of 2002. Rivas
lost a tough decision to Omar Narvaez in his next
fight, but looks to get back into the title mix on
August 21 with an international audience watching his
every move.
In the internationally televised co-main event,
welterweights Joe Hutchinson and Hector Quiroz will
clash in an intriguing 10-round bout that could
determine a future world title challenger. "Lil'
Joe" Hutchinson (28-4-2, 13 KOs) is a seasoned
veteran who has faced some of the best fighters in the
world during his eight-year career. Fighting mainly
throughout the Midwest early in his career,
Hutchinson, an Indianapolis native, made a name for
himself on the world scene with spirited efforts in
close decision losses to Arturo Gatti and Hector
Camacho Jr. Currently riding a four
fight-winning streak, Hutchinson is coming off an
exciting decision win over Fernando Mena in a July 8
bout which headlined ESPN2's "Tuesday Night
Fights".
Though Hutchinson is on a hot streak, he will have his
work cut out against the pride of Sonora, Mexico,
28-year-old Hector Quiroz (37-7-1, 30 KO's). A
crowd-pleasing brawler with an iron will and fists to
match, "El Canonero"
is on a bit of a tear himself, with three consecutive
knockout wins to his credit. In his last bout on
May 2, Quiroz, a former NABO champion and world title
challenger, avenged an earlier defeat when he
emphatically stopped world-class contender Antonio
Diaz in nine brutal rounds.
On the event under card will be undefeated super
featherweight Arturo Quintero, (7-0, 4 KO's) from San
Jose, CA, undefeated super middleweight Christian Cruz
(8-0 7, KO's) of Concord, CA
and undefeated super flyweight Ricardo Junez,
(2-0, 1 KO) from Napa, CA each fighting in separate
bouts. Opponents for each of these three
fighters will
be announced shortly.
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