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Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will present his next US show on January 9 in Primm, Nevada, which will be featured live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.
For the first time, Cuban Olympic 2004 Gold Medallists Yuriorkis Gamboa and Odlanier Solis will be on the same card in the United States as Solis will give his US debut.
Fast rising featherweight star Gamboa, 12-0 (10), returns to Primm after two successful appearances at “Terrible’s Casino and Resort” against Darling Jimenez and Al Seeger.
“This will be Gamboa’s final test before fighting for his first world title”, states promoter Ahmet Öner. At the 46th annual WBC Convention in Chengdu, China, Gamboa was nominated to face Elio Rojas for the interim world championship.
As an additional highlight, the German based promoter finally presents his Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis to the American public. Like Gamboa, Solis is a 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist and won his first 12 pro-fights, including 8 KO's.
The WBC international and latino champion is already rated on #14 by the WBC and is ready to shine in the US.
“I am very happy and proud that these two future champions will be fighting on the same card”, says Öner. “I have been asked several times when Solis will finally come over. Now he is already training in Miami.
I am sure that he will make big noise in the heavyweight scene. Maybe he can even help the division back to old glance. With Solis and Gamboa, Arena is ready to finally conquer the US and the entire world.”
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