Anthony Olascuaga faces Andy Dominguez on Saturday, July 11 at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. The contest headlines the event titled “History in the Making: World Championship Boxing.” Olascuaga brings his WBO flyweight belt to the ring. Broadcast and ticket information is expected to be confirmed shortly.
- Los Angeles native Olascuaga (12-1, 9 KOs) makes the sixth defense of his title. In his previous bout in March, the 27-year-old champion stopped Jukiya Iimura in the ninth round.
- Mexico’s Dominguez (13-1, 6 KOs) makes his first attempt to claim one of boxing’s major titles. The Las Vegas-based 28-year-old is coming off a split decision victory over Byron Rojas last July.
The co-feature is a featherweight bout between Oscar Bonifacino (4-0, 3 KOs) of Uruguay and Raul Escudero (4-0) of Spain. Both fighters were in action in March, when Bonifacino (4-0-1, 3 KOs) fought Fernan Alvaro Correa to a draw, while Escudero (4-0) defeated Joshua Riva by points.
Also on the card is a super featherweight bout between Filipino former title challenger Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) and Manuel Avila (25-2-1, 9 KOs) of Vallejo, California.
A middleweight bout features Vito Mielnicki Jr. (23-1, 13 KOs) of Belleville, New Jersey, defending his regional titles against Argentina’s Gerardo Luis Vergara (21-1, 14 KOs).
Additionally, Gurgen Hovhannisyan (10-0, 9 KOs) of Armenia and Uila Mau’u (10-0, 9 KOs) of New Zealand square off at heavyweight.
Plus, Blake Binskin (3-0) of the UK meets Mexico’s Dante Paris Ibarra Hernandez (3-1, 3 KOs) at super featherweight.
- The launch press conference, hosted by Hall of Famers Christy Martin and Jimmy Lennon Jr., is scheduled for this Thursday at Pier 33.
Current Olascuaga vs Dominguez fight card
- Anthony Olascuaga (12-1, 9 KOs) vs. Andy Dominguez (13-1, 6 KOs), 12 rounds, Olascuaga’s WBO flyweight title
- Oscar Bonifacino (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Raul Escudero (4-0), 6 rounds, featherweight
- Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) vs. Manuel Avila (25-2-1, 9 KOs), 10 rounds, super featherweight
- Vito Mielnicki Jr. (23-1, 13 KOs) vs. Gerardo Luis Vergara (21-1, 14 KOs), 10 rounds, Mielnicki’s WBC, IBF and WBO Regional middleweight titles
- Gurgen Hovhannisyan (10-0, 9 KOs) vs. Uila Mau’u (10-0, 9 KOs), 10 rounds, heavyweight
- Blake Binskin (3-0) vs. Dante Paris Ibarra Hernandez (3-1, 3 KOs), 4 rounds, super featherweight