Matthew Hurley: Rising middleweight contender Andy Lee, 14-0 with 11 KOs will face Alejandro Gustavo Falliga, 14-3-2 with 4 KOs at the University Sports Arena in Limerick, Ireland on February 2nd. Lee, last seen in the ring on December 15th, scoring a sixth round technical stoppage over Jason McKay, is currently training in Florida and working as a sparring partner for IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko faces Sultan Ibragimov on February 23rd at Madison Square Garden..
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 34-0-1 with 27 KOs will take on Jose Celaya, 31-3 with 16 KOs on Top Rank’s ‘Latin Fury’ pay-per-view card on February 9th. Chavez is coming off, arguably, his most significant win, a sixth round knockout over Ray Sanchez in his last pay-per-view appearance.
Promoter Bob Arum, who is convinced of both Chavez’s pay-per-view and superstar potential, is banking on a dominant performance to continue to position Chavez into deeper waters and an eventual title shot.
“Julio is coming off a great victory,” the promoter said. “But he now has a bigger challenge in Jose Celaya.”
The ‘Latin Fury’ card will include four televised bouts at the cost of $34.95.
Other Upcoming Bouts
Jesus Soto, 18-3-3 with 14 KOs will meet Germaine Sanders, 27-4 with 17 KOs at the Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville, Texas for the Continental Americas Welterweight title belt on January 18th. The bout will be televised on Telefutura.
Henry Bruseles, 25-3 with 14 KOs will face Chad Brisson, 21-2 with 12 KOs at the Rafael Amalbert Coliseum in Juncos, Puerto Rico in a ten round super lightweight bout on February 1st. The bout will be televised on Telefutura.
Kendal Holt, 22-2 with 12 KOs will take on Ben Tackie, 29-8-1 with 18 KOs at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in a ten round super lightweight fight. The bout will be televised on the Versus Network.
Mike Alvarado, 19-0 with 13 KOs will meet Jesus Rodriguez, 17-2 with 5 KOs at the Cicero Stadium in Illinois in a ten round super lightweight fight. The bout will be televised on Telefutura.