April 8: Araiza-Paredes in Vegas

25/03/2005

April 8: Araiza-Paredes in Vegas

Guilty Boxing Press Release- Super flyweight Jose Luis Araiza of Tecate, Mexico, faces hard-hitting Francisco Paredes of Mexico City, in the ten-round main event on the “Guilty Fight Night” event promoted by Guilty Boxing on Friday, April 8, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.  The 26-year-old Araiza has a record of 25-1 with 17 knockouts and has won 25 straight while the 30 year-old Paredes has a mark of 13-9 with 12 knockouts. Araiza is ranked #9 by the WBO as a 115-pounder and #12 by both the WBA and the WBC at 115.   Araiza is fighting for the first time in more than six months.  On August 8 in Tijuana, he took a ten-round decision over Giovanni Urbina.  Paredes is coming off a ninth-round knockout of Jesus Rios on December 3 also in Tijuana.  Also on the card will be undefeated Rey Bautista of the Philippines, the WBO #4 bantamweight.