Undefeated Jeyvier Cintrón and Luis “Popeye” Lebrón arrived tonight in Colombia, where on Friday, July 27, they will headline in title matches in a show to be held at the Hotel El Prado in Barranquilla, Colombia.
The two-time Olympian Cintron (6-0, 4 KOs) will fight for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Youth bantamweight championship when he takes on Venezuelan Gregory Vera (12-1, 6 KOs). The Puerto Rican boxer traveled with his team led by his trainer and former double world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderón. This will be the fifth fight in 2018 for Cintron.
While, Lebrón (11-0-1, 5 KOs), #12 ranked by the OMB in 126 pounds and trained by Joel González, will defend his WBO Latino featherweight title against the Venezuelan Milner Marcano (14-4, 10 KOs) in a bout scheduled to 10 rounds. Lebrón won the belt in April when he beat Luis Ruiz in Colombia.