(DEC 14) Mexican female
boxing star Mariana "Barbie" Juarez and Japan's Tenkai Tsunami,
will take center stage at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, December 15 for a clash of former
world champions to be featured on FOX Deportes in the United
States. In addition, Bruno "Tiburon" Sandoval faces a
tough task in his 12 round WBC USNBC title defense against
Alberto "La Mosca" Martinez.
Juarez vs. Tsunami, a 10 round super flyweight bout, is
presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and is
sponsored by Corona. The FOX Deportes broadcast will air on
Sunday, December 16 at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT.
A boxing beauty who knocks opponents out in the ring with her
fists and everyone else outside of it with her looks, Mariana
Juarez (35-6-3, 16 KO's) is considered by many to be the
greatest female fighter ever produced by Mexico. She is a former
WBC world champion who held her crown for over three years and
made 14 defenses before losing the belt to Ava Knight in
October. The 32-year-old Juarez, who has also appeared in the
Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, will begin her comeback
on December 15 and is determined to wear championship gold
again.
Tokyo's Tenkai Tsunami (18-5, 7 KO's) is no stranger to fighting
elite competition, as she held the WBA world championship at
super flyweight from 2009 to 2012, defending the title four
times. In 2012, the seven-year veteran and Japanese female
boxing pioneer fell short of victory in bouts against Naoko
Yamaguchi and Janeth Perez, but she can end the year on a high
note with a win over Juarez.
Unbeaten in 10 professional fights, Bruno "Tiburon" Sandoval
(10-0, 9 KO's) is a hard-hitting and exciting up-and-comer who
has become a specialist in the art of the knockout. A pro since
2011, Sandoval has ripped through his opposition, going the
distance just once, against 4-0 Eduardo Tercero in 2011. On
November 3, Sandoval met Tercero a second time and in the
rematch, he knocked his foe out in the fifth
round to win the vacant WBC USNBC title that he will defend this
weekend.
23-year-old Alberto "La Mosca" Martinez (20-7, 12 KO's) has kept
a busy schedule since his debut in 2009 and in 2012 alone he has
already stepped into the ring eight times. Currently
riding a three-fight winning streak that includes an October
technical knockout win over Alberto Gutierrez, the native of
Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico is prepared for a tough battle
on Saturday against Sandoval.
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