Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana announces that on 6 November Robert Waterman’s Knockout Entertainment and Florida based Warriors Boxing and MMA athletes provided by Dave O’Donnell’s UCMMA will present “Lets Get Ready to Rock!” a mix of professional boxing and mixed martial arts at the Punta Cana resort.<\/p>\n
The boxing main event will feature an eight-round super lightweight clash between two Dominican Republic residents as Former World Title Challenger Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (29-2, 18 KOs) of Santo Domingo faces Santiago de los Caballeros’ Nelson Sanchez (7-2, 3 Kos).<\/p>\n
Blessed with very fast hands and a ton of heart, the IBF #8 rated Cayo will be making his first ring appearance since his thrilling ESPN2-televised war against fellow top contender Lamont Peterson and is looking forward to putting on a great show for the fans in his homeland. <\/p>\n
Sanchez will have a formidable task in front of him, as Cayo’s only losses have come against the world’s best. The boxing co-main event will feature an intriguing six-round featherweight match-up between Santo Domingo, undefeated Jenifel Vicente (21-0-2, 14 KOs) and Reading, Pennsylvania’s Lucian Gonzalez (9-6-1,1 KO).<\/p>\n
Since fighting to a draw in two of his first three professional fights Vicente has been one of the hottest prospects in boxing, having scored knockouts in six of his last seven victories. <\/p>\n
Also fighting on the boxing part of the card will be WBC Youth Intercontinental Featherweight Champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (16-0, 12 KOs) of La Romana, Dominican Republic. Fortuna is a former amateur Pan American silver medalist and two-time Independence Cup gold medalist who has been tearing up the professional ranks in impressive fashion. His last four victims were against opponents with a combined 37-5 record, and he scored knockouts over three of them. He will face Panamanian Leopoldo “El Tiburon” Arrocha (10-16-2, 4 KOs) in a six-round featherweight battle.<\/p>\n
In a four-round lightweight attraction knockout artist Jorge “Catano” Maysonet Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. TBA. 20-year-old Maysonet is a former member of the Puerto Rican National Boxing Team and was a highly decorated amateur. He is the son of former world title challenger Jorge Luis Maysonet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana announces that on 6 November Robert Waterman’s Knockout Entertainment and Florida based Warriors Boxing and MMA athletes provided by Dave O’Donnell’s UCMMA will present “Lets Get Ready to Rock!” a mix of professional boxing and mixed martial arts at the Punta Cana resort. The boxing main event will … <\/p>\n