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Arnold Barboza Jr and Danielito Zorrilla will meet in a 140-pounder undefeated match in Temecula, California.
ARNOLD BARBOZA JR. (26-0, 10 KOS) VS DANIELITO ZORRILLA (16-0, 12 KOS)
- Day: Friday, July 15
- Time: 9pm ET / 6pm PT (main event follows)
- Where: Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
- TV / Stream: ESPN, ESPN+
- Assignment: Small welding weight (140 pounds)
- Consider the results: Barboza 139.6, Zorrilla 139.6
- Circle: ten
- Under threat: No main title
- Ranking in British Pounds: Not available
- The odds: NA
- Also on the card: Raymond Muratilla vs. Jair Valtierra, lightweight; Richard Torrez Jr. and Roberto Zavala Jr., strong contenders
- Guess: Barboza UD
- Story: Barboza, ranked by two of the four major punishment agencies, has its eye on the biggest names in the lightweight detachment but has yet to get its big fight. In the meantime, he will face the relatively unknown, but capable Zorrilla. Barboza is a good boxer, experienced but with limited punching power. The 30-year-old from the Los Angeles area has beaten solid opponents for four or five years, including a unanimous decision victory over Antonio Moran last August. He said he hasn’t fought since as he is holding a big fight but has to settle for Zorrilla at the moment. The 28-year-old Puerto Rican is not an extremist. He’s also a proficient boxer – the result of a successful amateur career – and he can punch, as he showed by stopping veteran Pablo Cesar Cano in two rounds last month. 9 years ago. Zorrilla hasn’t fought since that fight.
