This Friday night, The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada will host a Golden Boy Promotions event headlined by Diego De La Hoya facing Giovanni Delgado. De La Hoya is the 21-year old cousin of Oscar De la Hoya, and he has built up a (12-0) professional record. This fight is for the WBC Youth World Super Bantamweight belt, and the opponent Delgado brings a (15-3) mark to the bout. De LA Hoya is a massive (-9950) favorite heading into the fight, and Delgado is returning at (+2850). There is no over/under, and the bout is scheduled for eight rounds. The GBP promotion has six fights in all, and the main bouts are scheduled to air on the Spanish Language Estrella TV in the United States. The main event 10 round bout that is featured is a showcase for prospect Horacio Garcia (29-1) as he faces Raul Hidalgo (24-13). The card also sees a handful of undefeated prospects as featherweight John Karl Sosa (13-0) faces Alan Sanchez (16-3-1), Super Bantamweight Roy Tapia (11-0-2) takes on Erik Ruiz (14-4). These bouts have the potential to appear at the sport books later in the week, so check back. This weekend, Las Vegas is the place to be as The Cosmopolitan hosts a Top Rank event whose main events are set to air on TruTV. The live show features eight fights in all. The main event features a WBA Fedebol and the NABF belts at Super Middleweight as undefeated Gilberto Ramirez (32-0) faces Gevorg Khatchikian (32-1) in a 10 round bout. Ramirez is a big (-3000) favorite, with Khatchikian returning at (+1300). Several other fights maty pop up at the books, as Top Rank is wheeling out a lot of prospects. Saul Rodriguez (18-0-1) faces Ivan Najera (16-1) in a 10 round Lightweight bout, and the card also has Super Featherweights Casey ramos (20-0) and Toka Kahn Clary (16-0) in matches against experienced opponents, andWelterweight Konstantin Ponomarev (28-0) and Lightweight Erick De Leon (11-0) await opponent confirmation. Heading over to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, veteran Barry McGuigan has his promoter’s hat on as he presents a six-fight event headlined by Conrad Cummings (7-0) facing Alfredo Meli (11-0) for the vacant BBBofC Celtic Middleweight title. Cummings is coming in as the (-750) favorite, with Meli coming back at (+450). The ten round bout has no over/under posted, and the undercard has undefeated fighter Paul Hyland Jr (8-0) facing Virgile Degonzaga (11-10-2).
