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When one door closes another door opens, and that is exactly the case when Ricardo Rocky Juarez will get a shot to fight Juan Manuel Marquez and attempt to win the WBC Super Featherweight World Title Saturday, Sept. 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in "Fireworks," live on pay-per-view.
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The opportunity to fight Marquez became available when Jorge "La Hiena" Barrios was diagnosed with multiple retinal tears during a routine pre-fight eye examination Friday, Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, thus requiring immediate surgery. Due to the injury and prescribed recovery time from surgery, Barrios was forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight with Marquez.
Juarez (27-3, 19 KOs), a 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist, has been involved in some tough battles in the past including two hard-fought wars against Marco Antonio Barrera. He is ready for the opportunity to win his first World Championship against Marquez.
Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (20-1-1, 13 KOs), originally scheduled to face Juarez September 15 in defense of his IBF Featherweight Title, is scheduled to remain on the show against an opponent to be determined.
On tap as well is a middleweight showdown between former World Champion Kassim "The Dream" Ouma and 'The Contender' Season One winner Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora along with a super lightweight battle pitting former Olympian Francisco "Panchito" Bojado against former World Champion and 'The Contender' Season Two runner-up Steve Forbes.
"Fireworks," a night of world-class professional boxing, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Romanza Productions and Tournament of Contenders and sponsored by Tecate, Rock Star Energy Drink and Southwest Airlines. For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.
The "Fireworks" pay-per-view telecast featuring Marquez vs. Juarez, beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, has a suggested retail price of $44.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Marquez vs. Juarez fight week updates, visit www.hbo.com.
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