Elif Nur Turhan defends her IBF flyweight title against Gabriela Tellez at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on June 13. The contest serves as the co-feature to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Antonio Vargas.
- Turhan (13-0, 8 KOs) of Turkiye makes the second defense of her belt. The 31-year-old comes off a split decision victory over Taylah Gentzen in January after dethroning Beatriz Ferreira by fifth-round TKO last December.
- Tellez (7-0, 3 KOs) makes her first attempt to become a champion. The 19-year-old native of Vero Beach, Florida, was last in action in February, defeating Crystal Garcia Nova by first-round RTD.
Matchroom Boxing announced the clash joining next Saturday’s card via a social media post.
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In the main event, San Antonio’s two-division world champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KOs) challenges Antonio Vargas (19-1-1, 11 KOs) of Houston, Texas, for the WBA bantamweight title.
Among the undercard bouts, Ronny Alvarez (6-0, 5 KOs) of Cuba faces Serbia’s Filip Stankovic (9-3, 6 KOs) in a super middleweight matchup.
The undercard also includes:
- Arturo Cardenas (17-0-2, 9 KOs) vs. Jordan Martinez (16-0-1, 15 KOs), Cardenas’ WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight title
- Adrian Rodriguez (10-0, 6 KOs) vs. Elias Montoya Terraza (13-0, 8 KOs), lightweight
- Trini Ochoa (21-1, 9 KOs) vs. Cristian Perez Hernandez (12-4-1, 7 KOs), super lightweight
- Hector Beltran (7-0, 5 KOs) vs. Shaquile Felicia (3-1, 1 KO), super welterweight
- Xechal Xavier Esquivel (5-0, 4 KOs) vs. Rayshawn Taylor (1-1-1, 1 KO), featherweight