Marc Castro (left) and George Acosta make weight for his or her 10-round junior light-weight bout atop a July 31 DAZN present from Santa Monica, California. Picture credit score: Matchroom Boxing
Marc Castro is about for his first profession headlining act.
The unbeaten 24-year-old prospect made weight for his scheduled 10-round junior light-weight conflict versus George Acosta. Tuesday’s weigh-in noticed Castro (12-0, 8 knockouts) weigh proper on the 130-pound divisional restrict. Acosta (17-2, 3 KOs) weighed 129 kilos for his or her DAZN major occasion on Wednesday from Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California.
The cardboard is a part of a struggle week for the U.S. debut from the group behind Riyadh Season. Three days later, Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) defends his WBA 154-pound title versus three-division champ Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Preliminary talks known as for one marathon present, which might have left Castro-Acosta as a part of a preliminary undercard. They as a substitute get their very own highlight, atop a present that may instantly path the Madrimov-Crawford open media exercise occasion.
Castro fights for the second time in 2024. His earlier outing was his first profession ten-round bout, as Castro outpointed Abraham Montoya (22-6-1, 14 KOs) on an April 6 DAZN present in Las Vegas.
Acosta suffered a ten-round defeat to Rene Tellez in his most up-to-date bout. The setback occurred on the Feb. 8 Teofimo Lopez-Jamaine Ortiz undercard in Las Vegas. It snapped a ten-fight win streak for the 27-year-old from Whittier, California.
The present’s chief assist options 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Shakhram Giyasov, who faces Miguel Parra in a ten-round welterweight bout.
Uzbekistan’s Giyasov (15-0, 9 KOs) was 149.4 kilos for his second bout of the yr. Mexico’s Parra (22-4-1, 14 KOs) was 149 kilos for simply his second struggle within the U.S.
Castro and Giyasov are each promoted by Matchroom Boxing, who serves because the lead promoter for Wednesday’s card and Saturday’s pay-per-view occasion.
The opening bout of the night is supplied by Queensberry Promotions, headed by Corridor of Fame promoter Frank Warren. Matchroom and Queensberry are the first promoters for the Riyadh Season reveals since its launch final October.
Nathan Lugo (1-0, 1 KO) was 168.8 kilos, whereas Ray Corona (4-1, 0 KOs) was 167.8 kilos. They may meet in a scheduled four-round tremendous middleweight contest.
Lugo signed with Queensberry earlier this yr. His professional debut got here on April 19 in Atlanta, the place he wanted simply 93 seconds to lodge his first profession victory.
