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HOLM,
MARTINEZ & MONTOYA RETURN FEBRUARY 24THBy Andy Rivera Albuquerque boxers Holly Holm, David Martinez and Lee Montoya will head-line the next boxing card February 24th at Isleta Casino, the announcement was made Monday by Fresquez Productions who will promote the card. Holm will defend her 140 world title against Shadina Pennybaker. Pennybaker is 9-4-1 and has been in the ring with Lalia Ali. Martinez will look for his second straight win since suffering his first loss last June. Martinez will battle veteran Julio Coronell. Popular Welterweight Lee Montoya will return after he also suffered his first loss on the same card as Martinez. Montoya will take on Jeremiah Torres in a rematch, the two battled in what was a close fight until Montoya landed a powerful right hand that put Torres face first and ended the night. Another fighter fans should keep an eye on is Bloomfield, New Mexico's Joe Gomez. Gomez 6-1, will take on Santa Fe's Rubel Tofoya, Gomez has a win over rising prospect Vicente Garcia.
Holm fresh off her biggest
wins in her career when she defeated Christy Martin & Mia St. John in
back to back wins late in 2005, is looking to keep her career rolling
and remain Albuquerque's biggest draw. Her opponent Shadina Pennybaker
has other ideas in mind. "I want to come in her and just fight and track
her down, I know she likes to run, but I'll be prepared for whatever she
has." states Pennybaker. Pennybaker also believes Holm's victories over
Martin and St. John are not as big of victories as many think. "Mia St.
John doesn't count because Mia can't fight, Christy was a good fighter
but she's ancient other then that she hasn't fought anybody in their
prime."
Coronell will prove to
be a good test for Martinez, as he has been in with several world
champions including Michael Carbajal, Saman Sorjaturong & Tim Austin to
name a few. This bout will show how far Martinez has progressed as a
professional. Torres is 7-9 and excited to get a rematch with Montoya, but Torres seems to have Vicente Garcia on his mind. When Torres took the mic, he talked about fighting Garcia again rather then Montoya, which could be a death wish considering he doesn't have a good chin and Montoya is one of the hardest punchers in the welterweight division. Rounding out the fight card which is being promoted by Fresqurez Productions will be Joe Gomez (6-1)out of Bllomfield, New Mexico, whom promoter Lenny Fresquez has high hopes for. Gomez a tall, well mannered welterweight and former WBC Mundo-Latino champion will take on Santa Fe's Rubel Tafoya. Donnell Wade will take on Clint Rhodes in a
super-middleweight bout, and rounding out the card will be Willie
Villanueva making he pro debut against Caesar Holguin who is also
entering the pro-ranks. |