Tickets are on sale for WBC interim world super-middleweight champion Lester Martinez’s first title defense against Luka Plantic, 13-0 (10 KOs), of Zagreb, Croatia.
Martinez, 20-0-1 (16 KOs), of Guatemala City, and WBC No. 3- and IBF No. 13-ranked Plantic, 13-0 (10 KOs), will meet in the 12-round main event of a ProBox Promotions world championship event on Saturday, August 29, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
ProBox advise that the event is tracking towards a complete sellout. Tickets, starting at $50 + fees, are now available through the USC Galen Center Event Page, through ProBox TV Tickets, or 24 hours a day by phone: 1-833-550-6452.
In other featured fights that night, WBA No. 4-, WBC No. 10-, IBF No. 9-, and WBO No. 15-ranked light-heavyweight Najee Lopez, 16-0 (13 KOs), takes on WBA No. 9-ranked Colombian Juan Carrillo, 15-0 (11 KOs).
Additionally, WBA No. 2- and WBC No. 4-ranked super bantamweight Ramon “Dinamita” Cardenas, 27-2 (15 KOs), of San Antonio, will face WBA No. 12-ranked Leonardo Carrillo, 20-1-1 (9 KOs), of Panama City.
Also scheduled is a 10-round lightweight battle between IBF No. 10- and WBA No. 14-ranked Luis “Koreano” Torres Valenzuela, 22-1 (13 KOs), and Jordan “Shortdog” White, 20-2 (12 KOs).
Plus, Filipino knockout artist Weljon Mindoro, 17-0-1 (16 KOs), will take on three-time world title challenger Carlos Ocampo, 38-4 (26 KOs), of Mexico.
Five more action-packed “Future Stars” series bouts between some of boxing’s best new talents are scheduled on the exciting undercard.
PLEASE NOTE: TICKET BUYERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES MUST PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS BY CALLING: (213) 740-4672.
On fight night, the Galen Center doors open at 1:30 pm (PT) and the action starts at 2:30 pm (PT). The Future Stars portion of the show starts at 2:30 pm PT/5:30 pm ET and will run until approx. 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET. The World Championship series part of the show begins at approx.. 5:00 pm PT. The main event ring walk will begin approx. 10:30 to 11.00 pm PT.
The Galen Center is located at 3400 S Figueroa St, in Los Angeles, on the campus of the University of Southern California. For more information about the Galen Center, please phone: (213) 740-0626.
