“Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 Spanish-language boxing program in the U.S., returns to Telemundo this Friday, November 23 at 11:30 PM ET/10:30 CT from the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City. The bout will feature former WBC world light flyweight champion Ganigan “La Maravilla” Lopez and Ricardo “Meserito” Rodriguez in a ten-round battle for the WBC Latino Flyweight title. Telemundo Deportes’ commentators René Giraldo and Edgar López will call the action alongside three-time world champion Abner Mares.
Lopez (34-8-0 19 KO’s), from Mexico City, returns to the ring after failing to reclaim his WBC light flyweight title in a rematch against Ken Shiro. Lopez returns to Boxeo Telemundo moving up in category to chase a new world title opportunity, testing the waters in flyweight division.
Rodriguez (16-6-0 5 KO’s), also from Mexico City, returns to Boxeo Telemundo for his 12th appearance, having defeated many favorites like Daniel Lozano, Miguel Cartagena and Carlos Narvaez.
The co-feature of the night, Jerson Aguilar (9-3-0 3 KO’s) faces Jose Eduardo Hernandez (4-2-3 1 KO) over 8 rounds in the lightweight division.
The season will continue on Friday, November 30 live from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood when Mexican Ricardo “Hindu” Espinoza confronts Colombian Yeison “El Yei” Vargas for the WBO Bantamweight Latin title.
The “Boxeo Telemundo Ford” series is broadcast live on Telemundo and live streamed on Telemundo Deportes App, and complemented with extensive news and content on TelemundoDeportes.com, including access to the weigh-in and exclusive behind-the-scenes content.
Debuting in 1989, Boxeo Telemundo is the longest-running boxing program on U.S. Spanish-language television. The program has showcased more than 50 world champions, including Erik Morales, Felix Tito Trinidad, Wilfredo Vazquez, Daniel Zaragoza, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, Oscar “Chololo” Larios and Israel “El Magnífico” Vazquez, earning a reputation as the show “where champions are born.”
