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Junior middleweight prospects Latif Mundy, of Philadelphia, PA, and Rudy Cisneros, of Chicago, IL, collide in an eight round fight on Friday evening, August 29 at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia.
Topping the card is a 10 round contest for the vacant NABA Welterweight title between Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, against Juliano Ramos, of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Jones-Ramos fight and the Mundy-Cisneros match will be televised live by Telefutura/Univision as part of a two-hour broadcast beginning at 8pm EST.
Mundy, 25, is 8-0 (3), and in his most recent fight, on May 30 in Monroeville, PA, he stopped George Rivera, of, Charlottesville, VA, in four rounds. As an amateur, Mundy finished third at 165 pounds in the US Nationals in 2004, fourth at 152 pounds in 2005.
Cisneros, who will be 27 by fight time, is 11-2 (10) and has knocked out his last three opponents since dropping a five-round split decision to Norberto Bravo, of Tucson, AZ, during the second season of The Contender reality series in 2006.
As an amateur, Cisneros had an extensive career and won a bronze medal at the 2004 US Olympic Trials.
The show is being promoted by Don Chargin Promotions in association with Peltz Boxing Promotions and Joe Hand Promotions. First of seven fights at 7.15 p.m.
Tickets, priced at $65, $55 and $40, are on sale at Peltz Boxing on 215-765-0922 or by going online at www.peltzboxing.com.
