Wrapping up fight week in San Diego, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Nestor Bravo successfully weighed in for their interim WBC 140-pound title bout. The contest takes place this Saturday (September 19) at Pechanga Arena.
Defending champion Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs) of Mexico came in at 139 lbs, while challenger Bravo of Puerto Rico came in at 139.2 lbs.
The co-feature bout between Jesus Ramos Jr. (24-1, 19 KOs) of Casa Grande, Arizona, and Kazakhstan’s Meiirim Nursultanov (20-0, 11 KOs) has been canceled.
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) announced that Ramos, who was scheduled to defend his interim WBC 160-pound title, fell ill on Thursday evening and was taken to a hospital in the San Diego area for treatment. The promotion also announced that Ramos was released on Friday morning and that his fight against Nursultanov will be rescheduled for a later date.
The new co-feature is a 168-pound clash between Daniel Blancas (15-0, 7 KOs) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Mexico’s Sergio Jimenez (17-1-1, 15 KOs). The fighters tipped the scales at 166.8 lbs and 166.4 lbs, respectively.
Also on the card, Mexico’s Marco Verde (6-0, 3 KOs) takes on Canada’s Guillermo Hernandez (7-0, 4 KOs). Verde weighed in at 157.6 lbs, while Hernandez registered 160.6 lbs.
The previously announced bout between Filipino Eumir Marcial (7-0, 4 KOs) and San Diego’s Omar Ulises Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KOs), which was scheduled to headline the non-televised undercard, has been moved to the main card, live on DAZN. The fighters weighed 160.6 lbs and 159 lbs, respectively.
Current fight card
Main card
- Isaac Cruz (139 lbs) vs. Nestor Bravo (139.2 lbs)
- Daniel Blancas (166.8 lbs) vs. Sergio Jimenez (166.4 lbs)
- Marco Verde (157.6 lbs) vs. Guillermo Hernandez (160.6 lbs)
- Eumir Marcial (160.6 lbs) vs. Omar Ulises Huerta (159 lbs)
Prelims
- Diego Luna (141.2 lbs) vs. Renny Viamonte Mastrapa (141 lbs)
- Lazaro Francisco Lorenzana (166.6 lbs) vs. Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez (166.8 lbs)
- Robert Guerrero (138.8 lbs) vs. Shawn Rall (139.6 lbs)
- Valerii Tadtaev (227.6 lbs) vs. Juan Silva (240.6 lbs)