LA Fight Action

LA Fight Weekend

By Uppercut Magazine staff

Boxing loads up in the Southern California area first in the Inland Empire.

Bantamweight contender Saul “the Beast” Sanchez faces Eros Correa in the main event on Friday in Southern California.

Sanchez (18-1, 11 Kos) meets Correa (11-1, 8 Kos) at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario on Friday June 17. The Thompson Boxing Promotions card will be streamed live their web site www.Thompsonboxing.com

“I’ve seen Correa fight a few times and he’s a good fighter, but I’ve been in the ring with much better competition, and I see myself dominating this fight,” said Sanchez who is ranked number 2 in the USA and top 20 internationally. “I know he’s coming to fight, so I’ll be fully ready to counter anything he brings to the ring. I just believe I’m better then him in all areas, especially my power. I don’t think this fight goes the distance.”

Correa says this is a do or die fight.

“This will be my first main event and I’m going to leave everything in the ring, because I know a fight like this doesn’t come around often,” said Correa. “Thompson Boxing is giving me this golden opportunity and I’m going to make the most of it. I have plans to upset Sanchez in front of all his hometown fans and move to the next level of my career.”

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Saturday Fights in SoCal

Three separate boxing cards load up the schedule on Saturday.

At noon, the WBC hosts their 6^th Annual amateur tournament at noon and finals take place on Saturday June 18, at the Grinder 1060 Eastern Avenue in Los Angeles, Ca. 90063. Numerous amateur fights will take place. The event is free to the public.

At 2:30 p.m. Influencer Fight League the IFL 3 called “Worlds Collide” takes place on Saturday June 18, at Fearless LA 1611 S. Hope Street in downtown L.A. 90015. Numerous influencers will be participating. One fight of interest pits pro fighters Sylvia Figueroa versus Mykalina Medina. For tickets go to this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/influencer-fight-league-3-worlds-collide-tickets-344099630257 use code word "Silvia" for promo code.

At 6 p.m. Elite Boxing Promotions and Redboxing Promotions stage a lengthy boxing card on Saturday June 18, at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif. Several interesting fights include Brandon Cruz (8-2) vs Oscar Guerrero (5-0); Aida Satybaldinova (5-2-1) vs Jaica Pavilus (3-5-1); Jesus Arce (18-4) vs Leonardo Torres (10-15-1).

Boxing on view

Fri. ESPN+ 6 p.m. Yulihan Luna (23-3-1) vs Jessica Gonzalez (8-5-2).

Sat. ESPN 7 p.m. Artur Beterbiev (17-0) vs Joe Smith (28-3).