NY – The defining moment to find out who will be the undisputed champion of the featherweight division is getting closer for the Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KO’s) and the Mexican Erika Cruz (15-1, 3 KO’s), who met today at the final press conference of the card they star in and which has been titled “Indisputable” .
The boxing event will be staged this coming Saturday at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden.
This followingnoon, both fighters met once more at the official press conference. Tomorrow, Friday, will be the weigh-in.
“This entire camp has been focused on Erika Cruz,” Serrano said. “The real winners will be the fans. It will be a great fight,” he added.
Serrano also insisted that 126 pounds is his natural division. “This is the division where I feel better, I am comfortable that it is my division”, he expressed.
The meeting between Serrano and Cruz was cordial, with the Mexican showing appreciation for the opportunity.
The Puerto Rican is the 126-pound champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Organization (OIB) and holds the belt from the specialized magazine in boxing, “The Ring”.
Cruz is the champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA).
The sports program has eight other fights, including a brawl for the women’s super featherweight (130-pound) world championship between the American Alycia Baumgardner (13-1, 7 KO’s) y the french Elhem Mekhaled (15-1, 3 KO’s).
There will also be three other female fights with the Australian Skye Nicolson (5-0) once morest the Spanish Tania Alvarez (7-0, 1 KO) for vacant WBC Silver featherweight title, British Ramla Ali (7-0, 2 KO’s) once morest the Aussie Avril Mathie (8-0-1, 3 KOs) for the IBF Intercontinental super bantamweight (122 lbs) belt and Shadasia Green (11-0.10 KO’s), defending his WBC Silver super middleweight (168 lbs) title, once morest Elin Cederroo (8-1, 4 KO’s) in a world title eliminator for that body.
Likewise, four other Puerto Ricans will see action. One of them is John Bauza (17-0, 7 KO’s), a native of New Jersey, who will face Richardson Hitchins (15-0, 7 KO’s) for the IBF North American super lightweight (135 pounds) title, held by the American, and the vacant USWBC title.
the olympic Yankiel Rivera (2-0, 2 KO’s) will go once morest Fernando Diaz (11-2-1, 3 KO’s) in his debut with the Matchroom company. Aaron Aponte (6-0, 2 KO’s), born to a Puerto Rican father, will face Joshua David Rivera (8-1, 3 KO’s). Lastly, Harley Mederos (4-0, 3 KO’s), born to a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, will face July Wood (4-2, 3 KO’s).