Rising undefeated lightweight contenders Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (24-0, 14 KO) and Frank “The Ghost” Martin (16-0, 12 KO) meet each other in 12-round WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator as they headline live on SHOWTIME at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Rivera is a prospect with great qualities who has been on the rise and has won good fights. The 24-year-old Dominican has a good punch, knows how to fight at a distance, and takes advantage of his physique to dominate his opponents in the ring.
Martin, 27, is a good puncher who has knocked out five of his last six opponents. He also knows how to go the distance and win long fights, making him a dangerous opponent who knows how to adapt to situations.
“Michel Rivera vs. Frank Martin is one of the best matchups that can be made in the stacked lightweight division and the fans watching on SHOWTIME and at The Cosmopolitan are surely in for a treat on December 17,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Each has shown immense skill and heart in earning their status as contenders, and they’ve proven that they’re ready to fight whoever it takes to become world champion. Adding in two closely matched bouts on the televised undercard makes this a night of drama that fight fans will not want to miss.”
In the co-main event, former IBF world super middleweight Jose Uzcategui (32-4, 27 KOs) facing with unbeaten Vladimir Shishkin (13-0, 8 KOs) in a 12-round world title elimination bout.
Main card:
▪️Michel Rivera vs. Frank Martin, 12 rounds, for WBA Lightweight Title ▪️Jose Uzcategui vs. Vladimir Shishkin, 12 rounds, IBF super middleweight title eliminator ▪️Vincent Astrolabio vs. Nikolai Potapov, 12 rounds, IBF bantamweight title eliminator
Preliminary card:
▪️Omar Juarez vs. Austin Dulay, 10 rounds, super lightweight ▪️Elijah Lorenzo Garcia vs. Cruse Stewart, 8 rounds, middleweight
Non-televised:
▪️Kevin Johnson vs. Cristian Baez, 10 rounds, super lightweight ▪️Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Roberto Valenzuela Jr, 10 rounds, super welterweight ▪️Kenneth Sims Jr vs. Rock Dodler Myrthil, 8 rounds, super lightweight ▪️Joahnys Argilagos vs. Mario Hernandez, 6 rounds, bantamweight ▪️Micky Scala vs. Ricardo Ruben Villalba, 6 rounds, super welterweight ▪️Jalil Hackett vs. Nelson Morales, 6 rounds, welterweight ▪️Ray Ray Robinson vs. Victor Saravia, 4 rounds, super bantamweight
