Two Titles on the Line: Jones Boxes Munoz on April 17 at Boardwalk Hall in AC
Unbeaten Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, and Hector Munoz, of Albuquerque, NM, will be fighting for two championship belts when they collide in a scheduled 10-round welterweight contest this Saturday evening, April 17, at the 10,000-seat Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Not only will Jones’ North American Boxing Association (NABA) title be at stake, but the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) also will recognize the winner as its champion. The NABO championship currently is vacant.
Jones, 26, scored the biggest win of his career on February 27 when he earned a unanimous 10-round decision over former world-title challenger Henry Bruseles, of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in front of a standing-room-only crowd in the Grand Ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City.
A professional since 2005, Jones is 20-0, 16 K0s. He is ranked No. 6 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), No. 10 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), No. 11 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and No. 17 by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Munoz, 31, has a record of 18-2-1, 11 K0s. In his last fight held Oct. 4, 2008, Munoz was stopped in the 12th round by undefeated top contender (No. 3 WBA, No. 2 WBO) Antonin Decarie of Montreal, Canada. The loss to Decarie was for the NABO 147-pound title, then held by Decarie.
In the scheduled 12-round main event, to be televised by HBO, Kelly Pavlik, of Youngstown, OH, defends his WBC/WBO middleweight titles against Sergio Martinez, of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tickets for this blockbuster card are priced at $50, $100, $200 and $350 and are available through Peltz Boxing Promotions (215-765-0922) and all Ticketmaster outlets (1-800-745-3000). Tickets may be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com and www.Ticketmaster.com.
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