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Houston, Texas is the largest city in the Lone Star State so isn’t it fitting that it get the biggest fight south of 140 pounds?
Top-Five pound for pound fighter and four-division world champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire will risk his WBO junior featherweight crown against five-division world titlist and former WBO junior featherweight champion Jorge“Travieso” Arce on Saturday, December 15, at Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets, and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
The co-main event of the live doubleheader will feature undefeated WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux defending his title.
University of Notre Dame champion and light heavyweight contender MIKE LEE, who trains in Houston, will highlight the non-televised undercard.
Tickets to the Donaire vs. Arce World Junior Featherweight Championship event doubleheader will go on sale today, Friday, November 9, at 10:00 a.m. CT.
Tickets are priced at $200, $100, $60 and $30, plus additional fees, and can be purchased at the Toyota Center box office (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), online at www.HoustonToyotaCenter.com, by phone at 866-4HOU-TIX (866-446-8849) and select Houston area Randalls stores. This prestigious event is promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate.
“Nonito Donaire versus Jorge Arce is a much-anticipated world championship fight which promises to be non-stop action. We are also pleased to have undefeated Guillermo Rigondeaux defend his world super bantamweight title on this card,” said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, CEO, Top Rank.
“The fireworks that will be supplied by Nonito Donaire and Jorge Arce in the ring on December 15 in Houston ensures that the season finale of World Championship Boxing will be very special night,” said Kery Davis, senior vice president of programming, HBO Sports.
