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05/24/2004 Archived Entry: "Freddie Cuevas Heads to Vegas on June 5th"
Freddie Cuevas Heads to Vegas on June 5th for Middleweight Showdown with Kingsley Ikeke on De La Hoya/Hopkins HBO-PPV Undercard
Middleweight Freddie Cuevas (23-6-1, 16KO's) heads to Las Vegas on June 5th for a ten round clash with world ranked contender Kingsley Ikeke (19-1, 10KO's). Cuevas was to have fought on the 8 Count Productions' Latin Explosion card on June 4th in Chicago, IL and will now switch his attention to this unique opportunity.
Speaking about fighting Ikeke, Cuevas said "he's a big tall, lanky guy that I'm going to have to get inside on. I've faced and beaten better guys in the last couple of years and this will be another test for me. A win here puts me right back in the mix as there's been a lot of hype about him recently."
Cuevas holds KO wins in the last couple of years over former world champion Wilfredo Rivera and Charles "The Natural" Murray. He is coming off a decision win this past February over Verdell Smith, his first fight back since going the distance against world ranked contender Jermain Taylor in August of last year.
Ikeke is coming off a decision win over Kirino Garcia and has won his last five bouts since dropping a decision to Anthony Hanshaw. He is currently ranked # 7 by the WBA, # 13 by the IBF and # 4 by the WBO and has recently joined Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
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Freddie is a true Mexican warrior!!
Best of Luck to Freddie!
Posted by Tina @ 05/24/2004 08:11 PM EST
