Banner Boxing: Dec 19 Mexican Fight Card Now Televised On Cadena 3

The world championship fight promoted by Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at El Palenque in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, will now televised on Cadena 3 in Mexico, and worldwide. The main event and featured bouts will be televised.

In the main event scheduled for 12 rounds, IBF featherweight world champion Cristobal “Lacandon” Cruz, 39-11-1 with 23 knockouts, now based in Tijuana, Mexico, will make his third defense of the title against IBF No. 15 ranked contender Ricardo “Piolo” Castillo, 38-7 with 25 knockouts, of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

An exciting undercard is being planned, and will include:

Junior featherweight contender Alex De Oliveira, 16-0 with 12 knockouts, of Guarulhos, Brazil, in a 12 round bout for the WBC Fecarbox super bantamweight title against an opponent to be announced;

Daniel Olivo, 18-1 with 17 knockouts, of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, in a challenge against Oscar Blanquet, 18-3-1, 9 knockouts, of Mexico City, Mexico, for the WBC Continental Americas flyweight title, scheduled for 12 rounds;

Gilberto Luque, 13-7-2 with 8 knockouts, of Sinaloa, Mexico will fight Alberto Garza, 20-4-1 with 16 knockouts, of Mexico City, for the WBC Continental Americas featherweight title, scheduled for 12 rounds;

Arturo Camargo, 19-13-2 with 15 knockouts, of Guasave, Mexico, will face Christian Esquivel, 17-2 with 10 knockouts, of Edo, Mexico, in a 10 round bout for the WBC Intercontinental Youth bantamweight title;

Irish prospect “Irish” Michael Sweeney, 8-0-1 with 5 knockouts, of Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, in an 8-round light heavyweight fight against an opponent to be announced.

All bouts subject to change without notice.