Showtime Bantamweight Tournament Undercard Announced
A solid undercard is on tap when IBF bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs), two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan (35-2-1, 27 KOs), former IBF bantamweight titleholder Joseph Agbeko (27-2-0, 22 KOs) and undefeated Olympian Abner Mares (20-0-1, 13 KOs) battle it out in semi-final bouts in SHOWTIME’s acclaimed Bantamweight Tournament on December 11 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
Highlighting the off-TV fights will be a bout for the vacant WBO NABO super flyweight title between top 10-ranked Cesar Seda (19-0-0, 14 KOs) and an opponent to be determined, plus hot super bantamweight Chris Avalos (17-1-0, 14 KOs) meets veteran Cecilio Santos (25-15-3, 15 KOs).
Also appearing on the undercard will be current top ten-ranked bantamweight contender and former WBA world flyweight champion Eric Morel (42-2-0, 21 KOs), undefeated heavyweight Vincent Thompson (6-0) and light welterweight Virgil Green (1-0).
The undercard begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the Emerald Queen Casino box office 1-888-831-7655 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. For more information please visit www.halquistproductions.com.
SHOWTIME will televise the fights live at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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