Topping the prelims lineup prior to PBC's February 1st pay-per-view from Las Vegas will be Argentinian featherweight Mirco Cuello taking on a young but experienced opponent in Christian Olivo as the two 126-pounders look to make a statement in their ten-round clash. Cuello-Olivo will be live-streamed on Prime Video beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT and will be available via free access to all fans, regardless of Prime membership or purchase of the pay-per-view card it leads into. Representing his native Arroyo Seco, Argentina, Cuello (14-0, 11 KOs) turned pro in 2020 and also competed in the 2021 Olympic Games. As an amatuer, he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The 24-year old has shown good punching power to match his Olympic skill set since turning pro. He has knockout wims in 11 of his first 12 fights. After dispatching of the previously unbeaten Rudy Garcia via unanimous decision in September 2023, Cuello returned last March to best the respected Sulaiman Segawa with another unanimous decision triumph.
“I’m excited to have the chance to show what I’m capable of in front of a large audience against a very skilled opponent,” said Cuello. “I will win this fight because I know what it takes to win at the highest levels. This is the most important fight of my professional career so far and I will be coming into the ring ready to make a name for myself and put the featherweight division on notice.”
“Mirco Cuello already beat a top featherweight contender in the world by defeating Sulaiman Segawa, who beat the then-#1 contender Ruben Villa last July and then lost a very controversial decision against the new #1, Bruce Carrington, in his last fight in September,” said promoter Sampson Lewkowicz. “After Mirco wins, he will be putting out a challenge to any other featherweight in the world. Mirco Cuello’s time has come.”
The 25 year-old Olivo (22-1-1, 8 KOs) has fought professionally since turning pro as a teenager in 2017, and went undefeated in his first 21 pro fights, with just one draw during that run. A native of Hermosillo, Mexico, he now fights out of San Diego as he steps into the ring stateside for the second time on February 1st. His previous U.S. outing saw him drop a decision to undefeated Luis Nunez in April 2023. Olivo bounced back in his last two fights, defeating the previously unbeaten Kevin Barron Crespo by decision in September 2023, before most recently stopping Javier Carrillo Montes in September 2024.
“I know that I’m in a tough fight against an accomplished opponent, but every great fighter becomes known by stepping up to their greatest challenges,” said Olivo. “I will be returning to fight in the U.S. as an all-new fighter in the best shape of my life and ready to do whatever it takes to have my hand raised.”
Cuello-Olivo is part of the lead-up to the PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video headlined by a clash between light heavyweight stars David “El Monstro” Benavidez and David Morrell Jr. from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The streaming presentation will feature undefeated Argentine Olympian Mirco Cuello taking on Mexican contender Christian Olivo in a 10-round featherweight matchup, plus WBA #1-ranked middleweight Yoenli Feliciano Hernandez stepping in against Angel Ruiz in a ten-round duel that opens up the live stream. The pay-per-view begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and also features WBC featherweight champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa defending his title against former unified 122-pound champion Stephen Fulton Jr. in a rematch of one of 2021’s best fights. The pay-per-view will also see former 140-pound title holder Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz dueling the hard-charging contender Angel Fierro in an all-Mexican duel, plus rising Mexican star Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. against former two-bnelt junior middleweight champion Jeison Rosario in a ten-round middleweight fight that opens the pay-per-view.
Tickets for the live event are on sale now through AXS.com.
