Segura set for Solo Boxeo main event

28/01/2007

Segura set for Solo Boxeo main event

Press Release: Undefeated flyweight prospect Giovanni Segura will face Jesus Martinez on Friday, February 16th at  greater Chicago's Cicero Stadium in the twelve round main event to be shown on Solo Boxeo.   The heavy handed Segura, a native of Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico, now fighting out of Bell Gardens, California, sports a record of 16-0 with 12 KOs. In his most recent bout, Segura won a unanimous decision over Carlos Tamara in a very hard fought battle in Nogales, Arizona on November 3, 2006. Martinez, of Mexico City, Mexico brings a record of 17-4 with eleven knockouts. His ten-year career includes losses to world champions Ulises Solis and Pongsaklek Wonjonkam.  Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the Eisenhower and Stevenson Expressways.  Tickets are on sale in advance by calling 312-226-5800.