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Gomez-Kamegai headline March 20 Golden Boy Live! show

Fighters Network
27
Feb

Former welterweight and junior middleweight title challenger Alfonso Gomez takes on Japanese slugger Yoshihiro Kamegai in the main event of a March 20 Fox Sports 1-televised Golden Boy Live! card at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif., Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday.

The 10-round bout will take place in the junior middleweight division and will be supported by a 10-round featherweight bout between once-beaten Ronny Rios and Jesus Navarro. Former Irish amateur standout Jamie Kavanagh will be featured in the eight-round television opener against an opponent to be determined.

Gomez (24-6-2, 12 KOs), a Los Angeles-based veteran from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has faced many notable fighters during his 14-year career, including hall of famer Arturo Gatti, who he stopped in 2007, Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez, Jose Luis Castillo and Shawn Porter.

Kamegai (25-2-1, 22 KOs), a 32-year-old slugger from Tokyo, has made a name for himself among hardcore American fan with U.S.-televised slugfests against Jorge Silva in 2012 and Robert Guerrero last June.



The two aggressive fringe contenders should make for an entertaining fight.

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