{"id":16597,"date":"2011-10-03T19:44:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T23:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16597"},"modified":"2011-10-03T19:44:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T23:44:43","slug":"mike-jones-sebastian-lujan-set-for-december-3rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16597","title":{"rendered":"Mike Jones – Sebastian Lujan Set for DECEMBER 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, makes his first appearance at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening, Dec. 3, when he faces two-time world title challenger Sebastian Lujan, of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, in one of the featured fights on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito card. The winner of the Jones-Lujan 12-round contest will gain the #1 position in the welterweight rankings of the IBF, currently ruled by Andre Berto.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tougher assignment than the ones Mike had with Jesus Soto-Karass,\u201d said promoter J Russell Peltz, whose company is promoting this match with Top Rank, Inc. Peltz was referring to the two victories Jones (pictured) earned over Mexico\u2019s Soto-Karras, the first one Nov. 13, 2010, in Cowboys Stadium by 10-round majority decision, the second one last Feb. 19 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas by 12-round unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike said that if fighting Lujan over 12 rounds is what he has to do to get a title shot, then he\u2019s fine with it. He knows what he has to do to win and he knows he has to be in the same shape\u2014or better\u2014than he was for the second fight with Soto-Karass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones: \u201cLujan puts on pressure, but not constant pressure like Soto-Karass. He moves his head a lot more than Soto-Karass but he throws wide punches. This could put me in line to fight for the world championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

A pro since 2005, Jones, 28, has a 25-0 record with 18 knockouts. He is ranked #3 by the IBF, #1 by the WBO behind champion Manny Pacquiao, #3 by the WBA, #4 by the WBC.<\/p>\n

Jones currently holds three titles\u2014North American Boxing Association (NABA), North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and WBC Continental Americas, but it\u2019s the world title he craves.<\/p>\n

Lujan, 31, scored a big win in his last fight July 1 in San Antonio, TX, when he rallied to knock out Filipino southpaw Mark Melligen in nine rounds after accepting the match on short notice.<\/p>\n

A pro since 2001, Lujan is 38-5-2, 24 K0s. In two world title fights, he was stopped\u2014due to a badly torn left ear\u2014in 10 rounds by Margarito for the WBO welterweight title in 2005 in Atlantic City, NJM. Lujan also lost a 12-round decision to lefty Sergii Dzinziruk for the WBO junior middleweight title in 2006 in Munich Germany.<\/p>\n

Lujan has won his last 12 fights in a row.<\/p>\n

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