"Cancun Boxing" this Saturday night at 8 p.m. and 12 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network

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"Cancun Boxing" this Saturday night at 8 p.m. and 12 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network



















































Former unified world champion Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. vs. Rolando Gusman in main event

WBC Flyweight World Title Eliminator










-CANCUN, Mexico (July 6 2017) - The third installment of the 2017 "Cancun Boxing" series, presented by Pepe Gomez Boxing in association with Neon Star Sports & Entertainment, will air this Saturday night (July 7) in North America, starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, on CBS Sports Network. An encore presentation will follow at 12 p.m. ET.


The event took place this past June 3rd at Grand Oasis Cancun the Hotel Complex, Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort, which hosts all series events.


Former IBF/WBO Minimumweight World Champion Francisco "Chihuas" Rodriguez, Jr. (22-4-1, 14 KOs) fought late replacement Rolando "El Duende" Gusman (15-3, 9 KOs), of Argentina, in the 12-round WBC Flyweight World Title Eliminator. Rodriguez' original opponent, "Lil" Oscar Cantu (14-1, 1 KO), was injured in a car accident only days before the scheduled event.

 

Rodriguez, 23, won his first world title in 2014, stopping previously unbeaten Merlito Sabillo (23-0-1), the defending WBO minimumweight title fight in Mexico, in the 10th round. Later that same year, Rodriguez successfully defended his WBO crown with a 12-round unanimous decision over IBF minimumweight title holder Katsunari Takayama (27-6) to become unified world champion. Rodriguez vacated both titles in late 2014.

 

The 23-year-old Rodriguez unsuccessfully challenged WBA Light Flyweight World Champion Donnie Nietes (35-1-4), the reigning IBF flyweight world champion, dropping a 12-round unanimous decision.

 

Rodriquez, 2-1 in world title fights, is 2-3 vs. past world champions, including the only knockout loss of his career, in 2015, to Roman "Chocolalito" Rodriguez (35-0), the future "Pound-4-Pound King" from Nicaragua.

 

Gusman is a former Interim WBO Latino Super Flyweight and WBA International bantamweight title challenger.

The eight-round co-feature is a female featherweight rematch between Mexican rivals Jack Calvo (10-2-1, 1 KO) and Yesenia "La Nina" Gomez (13-4-1, 6 KOs). The two fought to a six-round draw this past April on a Cancun Boxing card.

 

The televised opener is an eight-round, non-title fight between a pair of Mexican lightweights, WBC Latino champion Francisco "Paquito" Rojo (19-2, 12 KOs) and Mexican Pacific Coast titlist Jesus "Kiligua" Velazco (13-9-2, 5 KOs).

 

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com

 

INFORMATION

 

Twitter: @pepegomezcancun, @cancun_boxing, @NeonstarSE

 

Instagram: @pepegomez1

 

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About Pepe Gomez: The first promoter in Mexico to bring together 100 world champions of all time in a night of stars called, NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS, on March 8, 2008, conducted in partnership with Don King's first heavyweight fight in Mexico, where champions Oleg Maskaev, of Russia, faced Sam Peter, representing Nigeria, resulting in the Peter winning the WBC heavyweight title. He later defended and lost his title in Berlin to Vitali Klitschko. In his career as a promoter, Pepe Gomez has organized more than 1,000 boxing matches and other disciplines in contact sports, including MMA and Luca Libre. One of Pepe's most important gratifying achievements is to have participated with Jose Sulaiman former president of the WBC at the 50th WBC convention where Muhammad Ali was given the honorary crown and green belt as all-time King of the Boxing World. Pepe Gomez has made many of these important and historical events possible from the wonderful vacation territory of Cancun, Mexico.

 

About Neon Star Sports & Entertainment Inc. (NSSE):  NSSE is a content company whose focus is creating original and joint venter media properties - unscripted, scripted, events and digital programming - for cross-platform distribution. In this highly competitive digital age, NSSE specializes in the development and production of corporate branding designed with your target audience and accelerated consumer growth in mind. Visit us on Twitter @Neonstarmedia or Facebook www.facebook.com/Neon-Star-Media. REV Sports Entertainment Inc. (MAVTV Canada) and Neon Star Media LLC are subsidiary companies of Neon Star Sports & Entertainment Inc.  

 

About Grand Oasis Cancún: Grand Oasis Cancun is a beachfront, all-inclusive resort and spa with an on-site 9-hole golf course that is perfect for the entire family! The Grand Oasis Cancun is only 25 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from downtown Cancun. Grand Oasis Cancun is Cancun`s ONLY Ultimate All-Inclusive Entertainment Resort. Grand Oasis Cancun is distinguished by the grand pyramid structure as the center point of the property with 613-rooms in the center pyramid, and two additional buildings. Under an impressive crystal cupola the lobby of the hotel is characterized by its hanging plants and exotic gardens.









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