US EditionManny Pacquiao Return Card Rocked by Major Pullout, Replacement Confirmed
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, JUL 18 – Angel Fierro withdrew from his super lightweight rematch after hospitalization due to a dangerous weight cut; Omar Salcido stepped in as replacement opponent for Isaac Cruz.
- Angel Fierro was forced to withdraw from his scheduled rematch with Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz this Saturday in Las Vegas due to health issues from weight cutting.
- Fierro's withdrawal led to last-minute negotiations confirming Omar Salcido as Cruz's replacement opponent for their interim WBC super lightweight title bout.
- Salcido, who was initially scheduled for an untelevised bout against Brian Gallegos, made weight at 140 pounds and has been promoted to the main card to face Cruz.
- Salcido boasts a 20-2 record with 14 knockouts, including a ninth-round stoppage of ex-interim champion Chris Colbert, while Cruz holds a 27-3-1 mark with 18 KOs and previously earned a unanimous decision victory over Fierro.
- This change reshapes the Pacquiao-Barrios fight card, highlighting weight-related health risks and altering dynamics for Cruz's super lightweight title defense.
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Omar Salcido enters from emergency to combat in the billboard of Pacquiao vs. Barrios
One of the most expected box fights this July 19 was that of ‘Pitbull’ Cruz vs. ‘Tashiro’ Fierro, which was cancelled this Friday for security, especially by Ángel Fierro. Through social networks, García Boxing, a company representing boxer Ángel Fierro, shared a statement in which he highlighted that, for health reasons of the Mexican boxer, he cannot participate in the rematch scheduled for this Saturday, after ‘Pitbull’ beat ‘Tashiro’ in Febr…
By: La Afición Ciudad de México, Mexico.- In the world of boxing, opportunities arrive like blows: without warning. And if you are not ready, you are knocked out before getting into the ring. Angel “Tashiro” Fierro knows it better than anyone else. A sudden discomfort sent him to the hospital and took away the opportunity of his life: facing the wildest Mexican of the moment, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz. But where some fall, others get up. And that som…
The fight between Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Angel “Tashiro” Fierro, which was scheduled for this Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, has been officially cancelled due to Fierro’s health problems during the weight-cutting process. According to various reports, Fierro’s team, led by experienced coach Robert Garcia, decided to remove his fighter from the fight after he was hospitalized for medical complications while trying to get down …
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