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04/19/2005 Archived Entry: "David 'Destroyer' Lopez Faces 'Dynamite' Danny Perez for IBA Americas Crown on Cinco de Mayo!"
David 'Destroyer' Lopez Faces 'Dynamite' Danny Perez for IBA Americas Crown on Cinco de Mayo!
Co-Main Pits Top Jr. Featherweights Jose Luis Valbuena &. Celestino Caballero in 12-Round IBF Title Eliminator
(Tucson, Arizona) --- Desert Diamond Casino and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions are going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style as they present another elite boxing card live from the Diamond Center. The Thursday, May 5, 2005 “Boxeo de Oro” show will be shown to a worldwide audience on HBO Latino. Tickets range from $25-$100 and are available now at the Desert Diamond Casino box office, Radio XENY in Nogales, MX or by calling (520) 393-2799 or 866-DDC-WINS.
Nogales, Mexico native and former IBA World Middleweight Champion, David “Destroyer” Lopez, 23-13 (14KOs), returns to the Diamond Center ring after suffering a setback there on January 6, 2005 losing to Fulgencio Zuniga on HBO Latino. Lopez, who before the loss had firmly established himself as one of the world’s top middleweights, knows that his Cinco de Mayo fight for the IBA Americas Middleweight belt is just the opportunity he needs to show the world he is still a factor in the division. “Destroyer” faces the dangerous former world title challenger from San Diego, CA, “Dynamite” Danny Perez, 31-4 (17 KOs). Just 28 years old, Perez has been boxing professionally since 1996 picking up California, NABA and NABF titles during his career.
The international boxing community will be watching the co-main event closely as two Latin American warriors battle in an IBF Title Eliminator. Jose Luis Valbuena, 24-3-1 (14 KOs), hails from Tumero, Venezuela and has built a name for himself in the super bantamweight division piling up a series of impressive wins over some of the world’s top fighters. A former Venezuelan and IBF Latin America Super Bantamweight titlist who was ranked as high as number two in the world, Valbuena is an impressive professional fighter and a perennial top five contender. He will battle Panamanian Celestino “Pelenchin” Caballero, 21-2 (15 KOs), who comes into the match on a high note after upsetting former undefeated Mexican Olympian Daniel Ponce De Leon in February 2005.
The Cinco de Mayo spectacular with also feature four exciting undercard bouts with top rising stars and local favorites.
Treena Parvello, Director of Marketing for Desert Diamond Casino, commented, “With an IBA title fight, an IBF eliminator bout, HBO coverage, and an action pack undercard, Cinco De Mayo 2005 is going to be a night to remember at the Diamond Center. This event will sell out, so get your tickets now.”
Desert Diamond Casino, with locations on Nogales Highway minutes from the Tucson International Airport and just off of I-19 on Pima Mine Road, and the Golden Ha:san in Why, Arizona are enterprises of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Further information can be found at http://www.desertdiamondcasino.com/ or by calling 866-DDC-WINS.
