HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: VICTOR ORTIZ VS. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA this SATURDAY, JUNE 27 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO.
The event will be headlined a 12-round Junior Welterweight showdown between hot prospect Victor “Vicious” Ortiz (24-1-1, 19 KOs) from Oxnard, Cal. and Marcos Rene “El Chino” Maidana (25-1, 24 KOs) of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A charismatic southpaw whose last nine wins have ended by knockout, Oxnard, California’s “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (24-1-1, 19 KO’s) is seen by most boxing fans and insiders as having the potential to be the fight game’s next superstar.
Santa Fe, Argentina’s Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (25-1, 24 KO’s) is a former national amateur champion who just missed making the 2004 Argentine Olympic Team.Owner of 24 knockout wins in 26 fights, Maidana has taken out ten foes in the first round, with 21 opponents unable to make it past round three.
This is an expected all out war against the proud boxers.
This title fight is promoted by the Golden Boy Promotions as they return to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. And sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. Ortiz vs. Maidana is presented in association with Universum Media Network.
Tickets for this event, are priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25.
