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<\/a>Super bantamweight world champion Daniel Roman will defend his belt against unbeaten Moises \u201cChucky\u2019\u2019 Flores Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\nThe event will also see former world champion Javier Fortuna clashing with Adrian Granados in a 10-round 140-pound special attraction that kicks off the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u00ae telecast at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
Undefeated welterweight champion Errol \u201cThe Truth\u2019\u2019 Spence, Jr. will defend his IBF world title in a Dallas-area homecoming at the Dallas Cowboys facility against unbeaten mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in the main event. It will be the first boxing event inside Ford Center and Spence\u2019s first hometown fight as world champion.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Man Down Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at www.SeatGeek.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is shaping up to be a fantastic card with the addition of the 122-pound championship fight between Daniel Roman and Moises Flores and former champion Javier Fortuna taking on Adrian Granados in a 140-pound special attraction,\u2019\u2019 said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. \u201cNone of these boxers have reverse in their gear box, which promises entertaining battles for the fans at The Star and those watching at home on SHOWTIME.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Roman (24-2-1, 9 KOs) will be making his second title defense of the WBA 122-pound championship he won with a TKO victory over Shun Kubo last September in Japan. The 28-year-old, of Los Angeles, Calif., returned to Japan and made his first title defense with a unanimous decision victory over Ryo Matsumoto this February. Roman enters this bout having won 16-straight fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone knows I want to fight the best and Flores is right up there,\u201d said Roman. \u201cHe\u2019s unbeaten for a reason and he\u2019s the number one challenger for my title. I\u2019m not taking him lightly. I\u2019m motivated to be great. I\u2019m more focused now than ever before. I\u2019m not going to let Flores, or anyone else take my belt. The plan is simple. Pick him apart round by round just like I\u2019ve done in my other world title fights.\u201d<\/p>\n
Flores (25-0, 17 KOs), of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, returns to the ring after a no contest against Guillermo Rigondeaux in a fight that saw Flores hit and knocked out with a shot that was initially called legal, but was eventually ruled to have come after the bell, thus causing the no contest. The 31-year-old scored an impressive win with a decision victory over Oscar Escandon in 2015 that earned him an interim 122-pound title and followed that up with victories over previously once-beaten fighters Luis Emanuel Cusolito and Paulus Ambunda.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to make Daniel Roman fight me every round until the end,\u201d said Flores. \u201cHe\u2019s a good boxer and a counter puncher, but I\u2019m a warrior so I\u2019ll be ready for anything he brings. If he can\u2019t hold up to my power, then he\u2019s going down early. This is a must-win and I\u2019m determined to become a world champion on June 16.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 KOs) won the super featherweight title with a unanimous decision against Bryan Vasquez in 2015 and enters this fight looking to bounce back from a split-decision loss to lightweight champion Robert Easter, Jr. in January on SHOWTIME. The 28-year-old Fortuna, of La Romana, Dominican Republic, failed to make weight for the Easter fight and will now seek to challenge in the 140-pound division.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that Adrian Granados is a warrior, but this fight breaks in my favor because I am simply the better fighter,\u201d said Fortuna. \u201cI respect Granados\u2019 style and I know he surprises a lot of people with his resiliency in the ring. I\u2019m fully prepared to out-box him on fight night. I\u2019m not concerned about moving up in weight either because once we step into the ring, I\u2019ll be the bigger guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old Granados (18-6-2, 12 KOs) has garnered a reputation as a boxer willing to accept all challenges and one who always pushed his opponents to the brink. Fighting out of Chicago, he looks to get back on the winning track with a victory over Fortuna. Last year Granados lost a unanimous decision to former welterweight champion Shawn Porter and a split-decision to four-division champion Adrien Broner. Before those two losses, Granados had put together a five-match win streak that included a TKO victory over Amir Imam.<\/p>\n
\u201cJavier Fortuna is a crafty southpaw, but I\u2019m going to be stronger and better than ever back at 140-pounds,\u201d said Granados. \u201cI feel like I can knock out anybody at this weight. After I beat Amir Imam, everyone has been ducking me at this weight class. I\u2019m going to make a statement about where I belong in boxing and give the fans a great show like I always do.\u201d<\/p>\n