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(AUG 28) In a featured bout
scheduled for September 8th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, Nevada, Melinda Cooper (21-2) will be back in action
and facing undefeated fighter, Celina Salazar of San Antonio,
Texas. The bantamweight match-up will be showcased on the Hard
Rock's venue, The Joint. Headlining the Golden Boy-promoted show
will be IBF Welterweight Champion, Randall Bailey putting his
newly won title on the line against Devon Alexander and Lucas
Matthysse taking on Ajose Olusegun for the interim Light
Welterweight title.
Cooper is anxiously looking towards a bantamweight world title,
but understands that first she'll have to get by the tough the
Texas-native. "More than anything, I'm just eager to fight again
and win a world title," Cooper says, "but first things first,
right?" Salazar is she's stepping-up in competition, but is
undoubtedly willing and determined to make her mark in the city
of neon...a concept obviously not lost on Cooper.
With it's intimate 4,000 seat capacity venue, the The Joint is
looking to establish itself as a new hotbed for premiere boxing
in Las Vegas.
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