Undefeated American Heavyweight Pryce Taylor To Face Tough Mexican Issac Munoz Saturday Juley 11th on Debut Wynn Records Network From Puerto Rico – Boxing News

Undefeated American heavyweight Pryce Taylor will face the toughest test of his career against Mexican challenger Issac Muñoz this Saturday, July 11 in the debut Wynn Records Network event. The five-fight card will stream live at 8 p.m. ET from San Juan, Puerto Rico on https://watch.wynnrecordsnetwork.com/.

In the co-featured bout, Edith Soledad Matthysse will defend her Women’s WBA Interim Super Lightweight Title against undefeated challenger Litzy Vazquez Ochoa from Coliseíto Pedrín Zorrilla in San Juan. The event, which also features undefeated Puerto Rican women’s boxing sensation Kiria Tapia, is promoted by Salita Promotions and Universal Promotions in association with Wynn Records.

This Saturday’s debut event is the first of a long-term partnership between Salita Promotions and Wynn Records that will develop and test some of boxing’s most promising prospects and contenders, giving fans a first look at the future generation of stars as they take on meaningful step-up fights.

“Puerto Rico has long been home to some of boxing’s biggest attractions, and we’re excited to partner with Wynn Records to help discover the sport’s next superstar,” said Dmitriy Salita, President, Salita Promotions. “This debut event on Wynn Records Network will showcase one of America’s most promising heavyweights in Brooklyn sensation Pryce Taylor, Puerto Rican standout Kiria Tapia, and many of boxing’s top rising prospects in competitive matchups that highlight the future of the sport.”

“Pryce is Right” Taylor (12-0, 8 KOs) currently stands as the only undefeated fighter among the top five American heavyweight rankings. The 6-foot-4 Taylor, of Brooklyn, N.Y., will face the hard-hitting Muñoz (18-2-1, 15 KOs) in a major step-up fight as he looks to climb the rankings in the wide-open heavyweight division. Taylor, who fights out of New York City’s renowned Cops & Kids Program, has knocked out his last two opponents.

The 34-year-old Muñoz, of Mexico City, has just two losses on his record against top-10 American heavyweights Richard Torrez Jr. and Jermain Franklin Jr. He took the fight against Franklin on short notice, losing a unanimous decision against a fighter coming off consecutive distance fights with Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua. His loss against Torrez was the first time he had been stopped in his career.

Matthysse (21-16-1, 4 KOs), of Santa Fe, Argentina is a two-division champion and former unified featherweight champion. The older sister of former welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse, she won the WBA Interim Super Lightweight Title from Samantha Worthington in her last bout on February 22, winning the title when Worthington retired following the eighth round. Matthysse has competed professionally for nearly 20 years and has faced some of women’s boxing’s best from bantamweight to super lightweight.

The undefeated Litzy Vazquez Ochoa (8-0, 6 KOs) is just 24 years old and will face her toughest career challenge in the veteran Matthysse. Ochoa, of Veracruz, Mexico, has cruised since turning professional in 2022, stopping six out of her eight opponents, including a third round knockout of former world title challenger Liliana Palmera in her last bout.

In a special feature and the final bout of the Wynn Records Network broadcast, undefeated local sensation Kiria Tapia (9-0, 1 KO) will face Alba Sanchez (9-4, 2 KOs), of Madrid, Spain, in an eight-round featherweight fight. Tapia was one of Puerto Rico’s most accomplished amateur boxers and since turning professional has established herself as one of the island’s premier female fighters and a major box office draw.

In a co-featured fight, 22-year-old undefeated super featherweight prospect and Puerto Rican favorite William Colon (9-0, 5 KOs) will take on veteran Jeremy Triana (16-8-3, 14 KOs), of Cartagena, Colombia.

Also featured on the card is a WBA International Women’s Bantamweight bout between undefeated contenders Johanna Wonyou (12-0, 2 KOs), of London, and Tania Walters (7-0, 2 KOs), of Toronto.

The recently announced partnership between Salita Promotions and Wynn Records Network will expand boxing’s reach to new audiences while developing the next generation of stars. The recurring offerings are designed to complement the premier Salita Promotions events airing on DAZN, the global leader in boxing. They will provide an outlet for Salita Promotions and Wynn Records to showcase the growing roster of talent signed by both entities, giving boxing fans a first look at the future generation of stars as they prepare to take the next step in their careers.

Fans can watch the fights on https://watch.wynnrecordsnetwork.com/, as well across connected TV and mobile devices, including Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV, Roku, iOS, and Android.

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