A fifth fight has been added to the May 2 pay-per-view headlined by unified cruiserweight titleholder Gilberto Ramirez defending against light heavyweight beltholder David Benavidez.
The newly added bout – which will kick off the PPV broadcast from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada – will pit unbeaten junior featherweights Jorge Chavez and Jose “Tito” Sanchez against each other.
Chavez, 15-0-1 (8 KOs), is coming off a pair of fights against Manuel Flores. Their first was last July and ended in a draw. In their rematch this January, Chavez won via unanimous decision.
“I’m so thankful to be a fighter of Mexican descent competing on pay-per-view on the world’s biggest stage on Cinco de Mayo weekend,” Chavez was quoted as saying in a press release. “I’m grateful to my entire team for this chance to showcase my skills as part of such a huge event. I’ve worked so hard my entire life for this opportunity, and I intend to put on a great show May 2.”
Sanchez, 15-0 (9 KOs), last fought in January as well, returning from a 15-month layoff and scoring a sixth-round stoppage of the 23-4-3 Jesus Eduardo Ramirez Rubio.
“On May 2, I will finally get my chance to fight on a huge card in Las Vegas and fulfill a dream I’ve had ever since I was a kid,” Sanchez said in the press release. “I’ve trained very hard to make it to this level, and I want to thank my family and my whole team for this opportunity to shine in front of the crowd in Las Vegas during this big boxing weekend. Buy your tickets and come out early to watch a great show.”
Also on the undercard:
Junior middleweight prospect Isaac Lucero, 18-0 (14 KOs), now has a new opponent: Ismael Flores, 17-1-1 (12 KOs). Flores replaced Alan Sandoval Gutierrez, 30-0-1 (19 KOs).
Junior welterweight Oscar Duarte, 30-2-1 (23 KOs), will take on Angel Fierro, 23-4-2 (18 KOs).
And in the co-feature, Jose Armando Resendiz, 16-2 (11 KOs), will defend his WBA super middleweight title against Jaime Munguia, 45-2 (35 KOs).
The PPV is available via Amazon’s Prime Video, DAZN, PPV.com, and traditional cable and satellite outlets.
David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.
