Barthelemy last fought this past February when he
won a unanimous decision over then 15-0 Hylon
Williams Jr.
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Undefeated All-America Lightweight Champion
Jake “The Bull” Giuriceo (15-0-1, 3 KOs) joins
forces with UBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight
Champion Roy Jones Jr., who is the promoter
when Giuriceo takes on former WBC Latino Champion
Juan Santiago (13-8-1, 8 KOs) on April 28.
Giuriceo and Santiago will clash in a non-title
eight rounder at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack
and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.
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UBO International Cruiserweight Champion David
Aloua registered another good victory on April
13 in Brisbane, Australia. The undefeated New
Zealander showed grit and determination in beating
experienced Australian Anthony McCracken (14-5-1)
by a close split decision after ten rounds.
25-year-old Aloua, who won the UBO title last
November in Tahiti, improved his record to 7-0
(5), and is not taking the slow road to the top.
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International Light Heavyweight Champion Zoltan
Kiss Jr. from Hungary returned from a lay-off
due to a hand-injury on April 6 in Budapest,
Hungary. Kiss stopped countryman Peter Vecsei, and
now spots a professional record that reads 23-9-3
(7).
Unfortunately Kiss re-injured his hand, and is
facing another lengthy lay-off.
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UBO Female World Lightweight Champion Cecilia
Comunales added he WBA World title on March 30
in Panama City, Panama when she scored a first
round TKO over Maribel Santana from the Dominican
Republic. Comunales is now 9-1 (6).
Over 22.000 people were waiting to greet her when
she returned to her hometown of Paysandu, Uruguay
a few days later, confirming the massive
popularity the 23-year-old has among her fellow
countrymen.
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