| SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 26, 2010) - Top | | | | The former WBC Continental Americas |
| Rank will present its most ambitious and | | | | middleweight champion boasts a record that |
| compelling Latin Fury card in its 15-event history. | | | | includes victories over former world champion |
| Latin Fury 15: La Furia de México will feature | | | | Yory Boy Campas, former world title challenger |
| undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1 | | | | Howard Eastman and rugged contenders Matt |
| super welterweight contender and son of the | | | | Vanda and Anthony Bonsante. Duddy is |
| living legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, Jr., in | | | | currently world-rated No. 8 by the WBC. |
| rumble against Top-10 middleweight contender | | | | Morel (42-2, 21 KOs), of San Juan Puerto Rico, |
| "Ireland's" JOHN DUDDY for the WBC | | | | captured the WBA flyweight title in 2000, winning |
| Middleweight Silver Championship. Five-time world | | | | a 12-round decision over defending champion |
| champion MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA makes | | | | Sornpichai Pisnurachank. His three-year reign as |
| his 2010 debut in a 10-round lightweight battle | | | | champion included five successful defenses. |
| against Adilton De Jesus, World Boxing | | | | Since losing the title, Morel has won nine of his last |
| Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight | | | | ten bouts, including two NABO junior |
| champion ERIC MOREL will defend his title against | | | | bantamweight and one NABO bantamweight title |
| three-time world champion JORGE ARCE, and the | | | | fights. After elevating himself to becoming the |
| broadcast will open up with SALVADOR | | | | WBO's No. 1 bantamweight contender, "Little |
| SANCHEZ III, in an eight-round featherweight | | | | Hands of Steel" captured the WBO interim |
| bout. Watch This Game Live Here | | | | bantamweight title, winning a vicious 12-round split |
| Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer | | | | decision against the legendary two-division world |
| Promotions and Tecate, Latin Fury 15: La Furia de | | | | champion Gerry Peñalosa in February. |
| México, will take place Saturday, June 26, at | | | | Arce (53-6-1, 40 KOs), of Los Mochis, México, |
| the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and will be | | | | is one of México's most colorful sports |
| produced and distributed Live on Pay-Per-View, | | | | personalities attracting legions of fans from both |
| beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Tickets, | | | | sides of the border as much for his ring entrances |
| priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, go on | | | | as for his ring performances. He backs up his |
| sale This Thursday! April 29 at Noon CT, and | | | | non-stop talk with non-stop action. A veteran of |
| can be purchased at the Alamodome box office, | | | | 15 world championship fights and eight interim |
| all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at | | | | world championship fights, winning 11 and all eight, |
| (800) 745-3000 or online at | | | | respectively, it's hard to find a year he hasn't held |
| "This is a major step in the history of the Latin | | | | a world title dating back to 1998 when he |
| Fury series, evolving from a niche audience to a | | | | captured the WBO junior flyweight championship |
| mainstream sports attraction," said Hall of Fame | | | | belt. He captured the vacant WBO junior |
| promoter Bob Arum, chairman on Top Rank. | | | | bantamweight title in his last fight, in January, |
| "The Alamodome will be set up for 17,000 people | | | | winning a technical decision over Angky Angkota. |
| and to fill those seats we are featuring the | | | | The fight was stopped in the seventh-round after |
| biggest names in Mexican boxing." Enjoy The | | | | an accidental clash of heads produced a severe |
| Game | | | | cut over Angkota's right eye. It went to the |
| Chavez Jr (40-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, | | | | scorecards with Arce leading on all of them |
| México, is the son of Mexico's greatest fighter | | | | 60-54, 60-54 and 58-56. |
| Julio César Chávez. Chávez, 24, took up the | | | | Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs), of México City, is |
| "family business" in 2003, winning a four-round | | | | considered the greatest Méxican fighter of his |
| decision in his professional debut. Seven years | | | | era. With world title victories over Erik Morales |
| later, the reigning WBC Latino super welterweight | | | | (2), Naseem Hamed, Johnny Tapia, and Paulie |
| champion and superior gate attraction is poised to | | | | Ayala, who could argue? He has won 21 of the |
| make his own mark in the boxing world. In | | | | 25 world championship fights winning multiple world |
| preparation he has enlisted legendary trainer | | | | titles at 122, 126 and 130 pounds. During a |
| Freddie Roach to take him to the next level. | | | | four-year stretch beginning in December 2000, |
| Last year Chávez, the WBC's No. 1 super | | | | Barrera fought nine current or former world |
| welterweight contender, won 10-round unanimous | | | | champions in a row, winning eight of them. This |
| decisions over Luciano Cuello and Troy Rowland | | | | will be "The Baby Face Assassin's" first fight in the |
| and stopped Jason LeHoullier in the first round. | | | | Lone Star State since his 2005 second-round |
| Making his 2009 achievements even more | | | | knockout victory of Mzonke Fana, in defense of |
| impressive was the fact that Chávez's | | | | his WBC super featherweight title, in El |
| opponents had a combined record of 69-3-1 when | | | | Paso. |
| he defeated them. | | | | Sanchez (19-3-2, 9 KOs), from Tianguistenco, |
| Duddy (29-1, 18 KOs), a native of Derry, Ireland | | | | México, is the nephew and namesake of |
| who also resides in Queens, New York, has been | | | | former WBC featherweight champion and Hall of |
| a Madison Square Garden fan favorite and box | | | | Famer Salvador Sanchez. A professional for five |
| office attraction for most of the last decade. He | | | | years, Sanchez, 24, enters this fight riding a |
| made his Texas debut on March 13 at Cowboys | | | | three-year, nine-bout winning streak. His last |
| Stadium, winning a 10-round decision over Mexican | | | | victory was in March in Cowboys Stadium, a |
| super welterweight champion Michael Medina. | | | | six-round knockout of Jaime Villa. |