Puerto Rican welterweight contender Derrieck Cuevas returns in opposition to Ecuadorian veteran Marlon Aguas within the 10-round most important occasion this Friday, Dec. 1 at Coliseo de Combates Pandeportes in Panama Metropolis, Panama.
Cuevas seems to be to earn his third knockout victory of the 12 months as he units his sights on the division’s prime contenders.
Cuevas-Aguas and undercard bouts will stream reside and completely within the U.S. on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Cuevas (26-1-1, 18 KOs), a nine-year professional from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, captured his first regional title in December 2016 with a call win over Daniel Sostre. Since then, the 29-year-old has solely suffered one setback, a six-round cut up determination loss to Damian Ezequiel Bonelli in December 2020. He bounced again with a TKO win in opposition to Esneiker Correa two years later and a knockout victory over Damian Rodriguez in April. In August, Cuevas earned a fourth-round stoppage win over Alberto Mosquera. Aguas (14-1, 9 KOs) debuted as a professional in March 2013 and suffered an early-career loss in opposition to then-unbeaten puncher Ivan Golub in 2016. He’s remained undefeated since and returns following a second-round knockout win in opposition to Jose Agustin Julio in Might.
Within the six-round mild flyweight co-feature, Eveling Ortega (6-4, 2 KOs) squares off in opposition to Guatemala’s Yanissa Castrellon (3-1).
Hometown hero Azael Villar (19-2-4, 15 KOs), ranked No. 10 by the WBC and No. 12 by the WBO, hopes to inch nearer to a title alternative in a 10-round mild flyweight battle versus Peru’s Ricardo Astuvilca (23-1, 5 KOs).
Uwel Hernandez (16-1, 9 KOs), a Cuban-born tremendous middleweight who was raised in Germany, defends his WBA Gold belt in a 12-rounder in opposition to Colombia’s Alexi Rivera (11-3, 8 KOs).
Unbeaten mild heavyweights Yunior Menendez (8-0, 6 KOs) and Heyder Solis (8-0, 6 KOs) collide in an eight-round contest.
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