Marco Antonio Rubio and Matt Vanda will be squaring off on Friday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, for the WBC Latino Middleweight strap. The weigh-in for the bout and the rest of the card were held on Thursday afternoon, and you can find the complete weigh-in results here.
Rubio was unable to make the middleweight, so the title will only be on the line for Vanda. Of course, Rubio is looking to be in line for another title from the WBC, as he’s the mandatory challenger for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
WBC Latino Middleweight Championship
- Marco Antonio Rubio 161.5 (Rubio overweight, cannot win title)
- Matt Vanda 157.5
- Laura Serrano 122.5
- Ela Nunez 126
WBC Youth Intercontinental Featherweight Championship
- Javier Fortuna 128
- Miguel Roman 129.5
WBC Youth World Light Middleweight Championship
- John Jackson 153
- Keandrae Leatherwood 153
WBC FECARBOX Light Middleweight Championship
- Samuel Rogers 153.5
- Jamar Freeman 151.5
WBC Latino Welterweight Championship
- Azael Cosio 146.5
- Ronnie Warrior Jr. 146
- Badou Jack 171
- Adam Collins 173
Rubio vs. Vanda Preview & Fight Information
On December 16, and to coincide with the WBC Convention, Sampson Boxing in Association with Promociones del Pueblo will proudly present a night of world-class professional boxing featuring five regional title fights at the fabulous Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the night’s potentially explosive 12-round middleweight main event, WBC #1 and WBO #3-rated Marco Antonio Rubio (52-5-1, 45 KOs) of Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, will risk his lofty rankings against Saint Paul, Minnesota’s always tough Matt “The Predator” Vanda (44-13, 24 KOs). The two veterans will be vying for the vacant WBC Latino middleweight title.
In the 10-round co-featured bout, hot featherweight prospect Javier Fortuna (17-0, 13 KOs) from La Romana, Dominican Republic, will make the second defense of his WBC Youth Intercontinental featherweight title against Miguel Roman (37-8, 28 KOs) from Juarez, Mexico.
On the fiercely competitive undercard, Panama City, Panama’s Azael “Turbo” Cosio (12-1-2, 9 KOs) will go against Oklahoma City’s Ronnie “The Natural” Warrior Jr (13-5-1, 4 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight scrap for the WBC Latino welterweight title.
Somebody’s “O” must go in a couple of other clashes.
Undefeated Samuel Rogers (10-0, 5 KOs) from the US Virgin Islands will face also undefeated Jamar Freeman (9-0-2, 5 KOs) from Wilson, North Carolina, in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBC FECARBOX light middleweight title; and undefeated knockout artist John Jackson (11-0, 10 KOs) from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands will take on undefeated Keandre Leatherwood (9-0, 6 KOs) from Birmingham, Alabama, in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBC Youth World light middleweight title.
Rounding out the action will be a special six-round female super featherweight attraction between Las Vegas-based southpaw Laura “La Poeta del Ring” Serrano (17-4-2, 6 KOs) and Jamestown, New York’s Ela “Bam Bam” Nunez (10-11-1, 2 KOs).
Tickets are priced at $100 ringside and $25 General Admission and are available at the Mandalay Bay box office and online at www.mandalaybay.com.
