Houston area boxing participants will be involved in televised bouts tonight from El Paso, and Philadelphia, fighting on PBC Boxing and Top Rank Boxing cards.
The PBC Boxing card from The Don Haskins Center in El Paso, will begin at 7:30 and be televised on FOX. “Cowboy” Ryan Karl, 15-1 with 9 ko’s, who is trained by Ronnie Shields at The Plex Gym, will be boxing Kevin Watts in a 140 pound bout. Miguel Flores, 21-2 with 9 ko’s, trained by Bobby Benton at The Main Street Boxing Gym, will face Raul Chirino in a 126 pound bout. The Flores bout is not scheduled to be televised but we are looking forward to seeing Flores on live stream or recorded replay and wish him the best tonight.
The Top Rank Boxing card from The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will begin at 6:00 pm and will be televised on ESPN. Mohamed Rodriguez, 11-5 with 4 ko’s, who is trained by Howard Mena at Mena’s Boxing Gym, will face Kent Cruz in a 142 pound bout.
Mohamed Rodriguez looked to be in top condition during training camp and we were glad to be able to provide him with some sparring for this bout. We would like to wish him and everyone at Mena’s Boxing Club the best and look forward to working with you all in the future.