“MADE IN MEXICO” THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF MEXICAN BOXING IN THE WORLD

By WBCnews

The World Boxing Council joins the “Made in Mexico” campaign,  as a sign of unity, solidarity  and greatness in sport, highlighting the vital underlying importance of  pugilism to the Mexican people.

Mexico has applauded  170 world champions who have exemplarily represented the country.  Mexican fighters have caught the eye of the World, earning respect as well as admiration, because of their unquenchable will ato win and valiant courage  that they invariably and perpetually show in each and every match.

Just in January, more than 30 Mexican fighters climbed up into different rings in the United States, emphasizing the importance of this sport  which  traverses all borders, as shown by the following list:

January  7
Shelbyville, Kentucky
José Javier Guzman         Middleweight                                       Michoacán

January 13
Hialeah, Florida
Isao Carranza                    Bantamweight                                      CDMX

January 14
Brooklyn, New York
Yazmin Rivas                    super bantamweight                    Torreon, Coahuila
Julian Sosa                        Welterweight                                      México

January 21
Montebello, California
Ricardo Maldonado        Super lightweight                              San Luis Potosí
Christian Silva                   Super featherweight                        Sayula, Jalisco
Francisco Ochoa              Lightweight                                        Michoacán
Eder Fajardo                     Lightweight                                         Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mario Aguirre                  Super lightweight                                  Tijuana, Baja California
Adrian Rodriguez             Super banatmweight                            Guadalajara

Chicago, Illinois
Leonardo Reyes               Bantamweight                                         Tijuana, Baja California
César Ruíz                          Lt. heavyweight                                         Nacozari, Sonora

San Antonio, Texas
José Estrella                      Featherweight                                        Tijuana, Baja California

January 27
Phoenix, Arizona
Gustavo Molina              Featherweight                                         Tlaxcala

Studio City, California
Erick De León                   Super featherweight                             Sabina, Nuevo León
Josue Ovando                   Super middleweight                            Guadalajara

January  28
Indio, California
Miguel Román                 Super featherweight                               Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Francisco Vargas            Super featherweight                                 CDMX
Miguel Berchelt               Super featherweight                                Cancun, Quintana Roo
Jorge Silva                       Super welterweight                                  Tijuana, Baja California
Alejandro Valdez             Super featherweight                               Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Vicente Portillo                Super lightweight                                    Tijuana, Baja California
César Díaz                      Super bantamweight                                    Aguascalientes
Joel Cano                      Bantamweight                                              Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Israel Villela                   Super lightweight                                        Cancun, Quintana Roo
Gerardo Molina               Featherweight                                         Gómez Palacio, Durango

Las Vegas, Nevada
Leo Santa Cruz                Featherweight                                         Huetamo, Michoacán
Alfonso Olvera                 Super lightweight                                  Mexico

Filadelfia, Pensylvania
Carlos Morgan                 Super bantamweight                          Ensenada, Baja California
Carlos Sánchez                 Welterweight                                       Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur

Tricolor boxing stands shoulder to shoulder with the Federal Government’s re-launch of the “Made in Mexico” campaign.

“It gives me great joy that the fighters, who always put the name of the country so high, start to raise their voices. What is done in Mexico has always possessed the finest quality. This is not a political confrontation with anyone. We just want to make evident the greatness of national boxing,” said WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman.