SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – March 23, 2021 – Ahead of Ring City USA’s first world title fight in a main event, seven-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Amanda Serrano (39-1-1, 29 KOs) and three-division titlist Daniela Bermudez (29-3-3, 10 KOs) both made weight successfully. On Thursday night, live on NBC Sports Network (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT), the two pound-for-pound champions will battle for Serrano’s WBO and WBC featherweight world titles from Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Available on NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports app in the United States and Puerto Rico, bonus undercard action begins around the world at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on Twitch.
Co-featured on the NBC Sports Network broadcast is a pair of eight-round super bantamweight fights featuring identical twin brothers. Puerto Rico’s Abimael ‘Manos de Piedra’ Ortiz (8-0-1, 4 KOs) battles Mexico-born Eduardo ‘Lalo El Gemelo’ Baez (18-1-2, 6 KOs), who now fights out of Calexico, Calif., while hard-hitting Carlos ‘Purin’ Caraballo (13-0-0, 13 KOs) of Ponce, P.R., hits the squared circle against Leonardo ‘Leon’ Baez (18-3-0, 9 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, which begins at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, Juan Carlos ‘El Indio’ Camacho (11-1, 6 KOs) of Juana Diaz, P.R., clashes with Marvin Solano (23-5, 8 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round bantamweight bout. Competing in an eight-round junior middleweight bout, two San Juan natives will battle when Luis Midyael ‘Diamante Negro’ Sanchez (8-1, 6 KOs) faces Ryan Pino (8-5-2, 4 KOs). Hitting the squared circle in a six-round flyweight bout, highly touted prospect Oscar Collazo(2-0, 2 KOs) of Villaiba, P.R. challenges veteranFrancisco ‘El Remanche’ Bonilla (6-9-3, 3 KOs) of Chihuahua, Mexico. Fighting in an eight-round women’s super flyweight bout, former three-time world champion Arely ‘Ametralladora’ Mucino-Reyes(28-3-2, 10 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico battles Lucia ‘Maravilla’ Hernandez-Nunez (7-10) of Mexico City, Mexico. Opening up the action on the Twitch portion of the broadcast in a four-round lightweight bout, 19-year-old Angel Carranza-Jimenez (1-0, 1KO) of Hatillo, P.R. faces off against battle-tested veteran Eduardo Melendez (5-29, 1 KO) of Ponce, P.R.
Official weights and officials from Puerto Rico:
WBO & WBC Featherweight Title Fight – 10 Rounds
Amanda Serrano – 124.8 lbs.
Daniela Bermudez – 125.0 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Jr.
Judges: Lisa Giampa, Thomas Nardone, Nelson Vazquez.
Super Bantamweight Fight – 8 Rounds
Abimael Ortiz – 121.8 lbs.
Eduardo Baez – 121.6 lbs.
Referee: Luis Pabon
Judges: Nelson Vazquez, Luis Ruiz, Idalia Parra.
Super Bantamweight Fight – 8 Rounds
Carlos Caraballo – 120.2 lbs.
Leonardo Baez – 119.6 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Jr.
Judges: Luis Ruiz, Idalia Parra, Carlos Colon.
Bantamweight Fight – 6 Rounds
Juan Carlos Camacho – 116.4 lbs.
Marvin Solano – 117.6 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Jr.
Judges: Carlos Colon, Luis Ruiz, Nelson Vazquez.
Junior Middleweight Fight – 8 Rounds
Luis Midyael Sanchez – 149.6 lbs.
Ryan Pino – 147.6 lbs.
Referee: Luis Pabon
Judges: Nelson Vazquez, Luis Ruiz, Idalia Parra.
Super Flyweight Fight – 6 Rounds
Oscar Collazo – 111.6 lbs.
Francisco Bonilla – 111.6 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Sr.
Judges: Carlos Colon, Idalia Parra, Nelson Vazquez.
Super Flyweight Fight – 8 Rounds
Arely Mucino-Reyes – 115.0 lbs.
Lucia Hernandez-Nunez – 109.2 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Jr.
Judges: Carlos Colon, Idalia Parra, Luis Ruiz.
Lightweight Fight – 4 Rounds
Angel Carranza-Jimenez – 130.8 lbs.
Eduardo Melendez – 131.6 lbs.
Referee: Roberto Ramirez, Sr.
Judges: Carlos Colon, Luis Ruiz, Nelson Vazquez.
photo courtesy of Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Ring City USA
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