“The better the opponents, the better I perform in the ring,” says the Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez (24-0, 17 KO), who performed in Saudi Arabia at the end of last year and defeated the strong Junior Fa by technical knockout in the seventh round.
Undefeated heavyweight Frank "Cuban Flash" Sanchez (24-0, 17 KOs) knocked out Junior Fa (20-3, 11 KOs) in the seventh round on Saturday night's undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It took Sanchez half the fight to settle in with his opponent, but he was eventually able to send Fa to the floor in the sixth round and twice more in the seventh to eventually stop the fight at 2:42.
September 30 in Las Vegas Frank Sanchez (22-0, 15 KOs) may face Chris Arreola (39-7-1, 34 KOs). The fight is expected to be officially confirmed by Premier Boxing Champions shortly.
A month ago Chris Arreola (39-7-1, 34 KOs) and Frank Sanchez (22-0, 15 KOs) won quick wins in their regular fights, earning $25,000 each. According to the plans of their promoters, it was supposed to be just a warm-up before the face-to-face meeting, and the Cuban confirms that Arreola will be his next opponent.
In the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions evening in Carson Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) knocked out in the seventh round Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) and won the interim WBC super welterweight title.