Boxing
Olascuaga meets Olympic medalist Martínez in WBO title defense
WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga and Colombia’s Yuberjen Martínez cleared the 112-pound limit for their title fight Saturday in Carson, California.
WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga and Colombia’s Yuberjen Martínez cleared the 112-pound limit for their title fight Saturday in Carson, California.
Martínez won Olympic silver in 2016 and entered the fight unbeaten as a professional. Olascuaga signed a multifight deal with Matchroom, which is promoting the card at Dignity Health Sports Park. The flyweight bout is the world-title fight on the card headlined by super middleweights Diego Pacheco and Darius Fulghum.
Sources and notes
- https://www.matchroomboxing.com/news/olascuaga-pens-multi-fight-deal-with-matchroom-and-defends-world-title-against-two-time-olympian-yuberjen-martinez-on-nov-14-in-carson-ca/
- https://middleeasy.com/boxing/pacheco-fulghum-weigh-in-results/
- https://diariodeportes.com.co/boxeo/el-pesaje-yuberjen-martinez-y-anthony-olascuaga-pesaron-las-mismas-111-8-libras/

