Juan Manuel “Juanma” López will face Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver on October 1st at the coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico in the show Triple Crown III. Lopez will fight Oliver (25-2, 8 KOs) for the featherweight WBO Latino Title.
“I wanted this fight to be against Salido, a rematch, but because of business and TV, my rematch will be held in the first months of the next year. I’m going versus Oliver, a good boxer, and I’m training for boxing, but also for a brawl, I’m ready for everything. I want to show that I can be world champion again,” Lopez said.
Meanwhile, Oliver said that “I know Juanma Lopez is a good fighter, but I always work hard and I’m going to be in my best shape for him. On October 1st the best man on the ring will win.”
In the co-feature “Rocky” Martínez (24-1-1, 15 KOs), former WBO junior lightweight champion, will return after a year out of the ring when he faces Mexican Ramón Maas (25-1, 15 KOs) for the 130lb WBO Intercontinental Title. Martínez, from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, lost his title last September 4 in Scotland against current champion Ricky Burns in an exciting fight.
Another featured bout presents “Polvo” Oquendo (21-2, 14 KOs), #3 122lb ranked, who will face #1 ranked in the superbantanweight division Sod Looknongyantoy, from Thailand (51-2-1, 21 KOs) for the WBO Latino superbantanweight title.