TEXAS’ OWN OMAR FIGUEROA TO HOST SAN ANTONIO PRESS LUNCHEON TO DISCUSS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AGAINST FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ANTONIO DEMARCO FROM AT&T CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO ON PBC ON NBC LIVE IN PRIMETIME
Jesse James Leija’s ChampionFit Boxing Gym
Wednesday, November 18, 1:00 p.m. CT
WHO: OMAR FIGUEROA, Undefeated Super Lightweight Rising Star OMAR FIGUEROA SR., Figueroa’s Father & Trainer
JESSE JAMES LEIJA, Former World Champion & Texas Boxing Legend MARIO BARRIOS, San Antonio’s Undefeated Rising Star
MIKE BATTAH, President of Leija Battah Promotions
WHAT: Texas’ own undefeated rising star Omar Figueroa of Weslaco, who will face former world champion Antonio DeMarco in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from the newly renovated AT&T Center in San Antonio, will host a special media luncheon officially announce his December 12 primetime showdown.
In his last appearance at AT&T Center, Figueroa was victorious in a 2013 “Fight of the Year” candidate against Nihito Arakawa that electrified the crowd in San Antonio.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 18
1:00 p.m. CT – Media Arrival/Catered Lunch
1:30 p.m. CT – Media Roundtable/Photo-Op
WHERE: ChampionFit Boxing Gym
6824 San Pedro Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78216
TICKETS: Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Leija Battah Promotions, are priced at $220, $112, $85, $58 and $31, not including applicable fees, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.attcenter.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased by emailing m@leijabattahpromo.com or calling (210) 979-3302.
FACTS: The final primetime PBC on NBC primetime telecast of the year will take place Saturday, Dec. 12 and will be headlined by Figueroa vs DeMarco in a 12-round super lightweight showdown. In a battle of undefeated American heavyweights, 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale faces “Prince” Charles Martin in a 10-round contest, plus hard-hitting Mexican-American Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola taking on Travis “My Time” Kauffman in 10-rounds of action. The fight is promoted by Leija Battah Promotions and is sponsored by Corona.
The PBC on NBC primetime coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
