Houston-Native Miguel Flores Fights in Hometown Against Mexico's Luis May Saturday, June 29
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 12 Jun 2019
From NRG Arena as Part of Jam-Packed Charlo vs. Adams Undercard
HOUSTON (June 11, 2019) - Houston-native Miguel Flores will return to the ring to fight in his hometown against Mexico's Luis May Saturday, June 29 in a 10-round super featherweight fight that highlights an action packed night of undercard attractions from NRG Arena in Houston.
The event is headlined by another Houston-native, unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, who will face middleweight contender Brandon Adams in the main event live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Charlo vs. Adams is promoted in association with Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders.
Undercard bouts also feature unbeaten Brownsville, Texas-native Omar Ju?rez in a four-round welterweight attraction against Pennsylvania's Seifullah Wise, undefeated Mycheal Teal of St. Petersburg, Florida taking on Mark Beuke for a four-round middleweight affair and unbeaten San Antonio-native Raymond Guajardo facing Compton, California's Jaime Meza in a four-round middleweight fight.
Rounding out the action is undefeated Weslaco, Texas-native C?sar Cant?stepping in for a four-round super featherweight clash against North Carolina's Chante Bowens, a six-round lightweight bout between McAllen, Texas-native Nelson Hampton and West Virginia's Dakota Linger and the pro debut of Zamy Larry in a four-round super middleweight showdown versus North Carolina's Carlos Umanzor.
Born in Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico and living in Houston, Flores (23-2, 11 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since April 2018, when he stopped Raul Chirino in two rounds. The 26-year-old was scheduled to challenge Leo Santa Cruz for his featherweight world title in February before suffering an ankle injury in training. He looks to get one step closer to regaining a title opportunity when he faces the 35-year-old May (21-14-1, 8 KOs) from Yucatan, Mexico.
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ABOUT CHARLO VS. ADAMS
Charlo vs. Adams will pit unbeaten WBC Interim Middleweight Champion and Houston-native Jermall Charlo against middleweight contender Brandon Adams in Charlo's hometown return Saturday, June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGbegins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting super welterweight Erickson "Hammer'' Lubin taking on French contender Zakaria Attou in a 12-round WBC title elimination bout in the co-main event. Opening the telecast is a WBA featherweight title eliminator between slick Mexican southpaw Eduardo Ramirez and power-punching Dominican Claudio Marrero.
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