11/2 PBC on FS1: Brian Castaño vs Wale Omotoso / Javier Fortuna vs Jesus Cuellar

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NATIONAL HARBOR — Undefeated former champion Brian Carlos Castaño will battle exciting veteran contender Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso in a 10-round super welterweight showdown that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, November 2 from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.

The action begins at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT and features former world championsJavier "El Abejón" Fortuna and Jesús Andrés Cuellar colliding in a 10-round super featherweight showdown in the co-feature.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, go on sale Thursday, September 26 at 12 p.m. ET and can be purchased by visiting www.mgmnationalharbor.com.

"Saturday, November 2 promises to be a can't-miss night with two 50-50 fights that guarantee action as long as they last," said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. "The main event on FS1 and FOX Deportes will have an exciting unbeaten champion in Brian Carlos Castaño looking to climb back into championship contention against Wale Omotoso, who comes forward and refuses to relent every time he's in the ring. Combined with the Fortuna vs. Cuellar fight, fans at MGM National Harbor aren't going to want to leave their seats for a minute during this show."

The 29-year-old Castaño (15-0-1, 11 KOs) won the interim WBA Super Welterweight Championship with a sixth-round KO victory over Emmanuel de Jesus in 2016 and successfully defended that title against Michel Soro before being elevated to the regular champion when he stopped Cedric Vitu in 2018. Fighting out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Castaño most recently battled to a split-draw in an action packed showdown against current WBA Super Welterweight champion Erislandy Lara on March 2.

"I cannot wait to get into the ring again and show I'm one of the best fighters in this division," said Castaño. "I believe I should still be holding my title, and that makes me feel even more motivated to beat a tough opponent like Omotoso. He's a straight forward fighter that takes every fight to you and has never been knocked out. I know I have to prove myself in this fight in order to get back to the world title."

Born in Lagos, Nigeria and now living in Los Angeles, Omotoso (28-4, 22 KOs) is nicknamed "Lucky Boy'' but when he steps into the ring, chance has little to do with the outcome. The 34-year-old most recently scored a dominant knockout over longtime contender Curtis Stevens on FOX in August, in just his third fight at 154-pounds. A veteran who has gone the distance against then unbeaten fighters in his only four defeats, Omotoso will look to put himself in position to fight for a world title with a career-best win on November 2.

"I'm very excited for this fight against a great opponent who is always in exciting fights like me," said Omotoso. "None of the welterweights wanted to fight me because I'm too dangerous, so now I'm on my way to fighting the best at 154-pounds. I feel stronger and more solid in my base at this weight. I know that I'm going to have to be at my best against Castaño and do what I know how to do."

The 30-year-old Fortuna (34-2-1, 23 KOs) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over veteran contender Sharif Bogere on Feb. 9. Fortuna won a featherweight world championship with a unanimous decision over Bryan Vasquez in 2015 before losing the title in 2016 against Jason Sosa. Originally from La Romana, Dominican Republic and now living in Braintree, Massachusetts, Fortuna enters this fight the winner of five of his last six contests.

"Cuellar knows that he can't beat me and knows he didn't want to take this fight," said Fortuna. "I'm a real fighter and I bring it every time in the ring. I hope he at least shows up on fight night to take his beating with no excuses."

Cuellar (29-3, 22 KOs), who also hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina like Castaño, won an interim featherweight title by defeating Claudio Marrero in 2013 and defended it three times before being elevated to world champion with a knockout victory over Vic Darchinyan in 2015. He dropped the title the next year with a split decision loss to Abner Mares and before moving up in weight and losing in a super featherweight championship match against Gervonta Davis in 2017. The 33-year-old Cuellar is seeking to get back into the world title picture after most recently scoring a knockout victory over Carlos Padilla on March 9.

"I'm thrilled to be facing Fortuna because we were supposed to fight back 2013 but it didn't end up happening," said Cuellar. "When we were both training in Oxnard we traded some words and there was no love lost. Now, I'm excited to settle everything in the ring on November 2."
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PBC on FS1 Weights: Brian Castano 153.6, Wale Omotoso 152
By Jake Donovan

Published On Fri Nov 1, 2019, 05:14 PM EDT

Even without a major belt at stake, Brian Castaño and Wale Omotoso behaved like true junior middleweights.

Both boxers came well within the 154-pound divisional limit for their scheduled 10-round non-title fight, which headlines this weekend’s edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FS1 live from MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland (Saturday, FS1, 10:30pm ET).

Argentina’s Castaño (15-0-1, 11KOs) showed up to Friday’s weigh-in at a combat fit153.6 pounds for his first post-title reign bout. Omotoso (28-4, 22KOs)—a Nigeria-born puncher now based out of California—weighed in at a trim and ready 152 pounds for his fourth straight bout in the division after having previously campaigned as a welterweight.

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Castaño enters a fight without a major title around his waist for the first time in more than three years. The 30-year old from Buenos Aires has laid claim to at least some portion of the junior middleweight crown since a Nov. 2016 knockout win over Emmanuel de Jesus, enjoying three combined defenses of two different versions of the title—including a 12-round draw with Erislandy Lara in March—before having to relinquish his strap this past summer. Failure to comply with a mandatory title fight rematch with France’s Michel Soro brought an anticlimactic end to his reign, though he views Saturday as the starting point for a second title run.

Omotoso enters on the heels of a career resurrecting knockout win over fellow veteran contender Curtis Stevens this past August. All four of his career losses have come within his last nine starts, although he has won two of his past three starts since returning earlier this year.

In the evening’s chief support, Javier Fortuna and Jesus Cuellar collide in a battle of former titlists. The two collide for a regional lightweight title, with both coming well below the 135-pound limit.

Fortuna (34-2-1, 23KOs)—a former two-division titlist from Dominican Republic who now lives and trains in the greater Boston area—weighed 133.2 pounds for the contest. Argentina’s Cuellar—a former featherweight titlist—weighed 133 pounds.
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Bigblackted4 said:
Always find it weird when dudes come in that much under
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the common thinking in boxing used to be that it was a good thing when a fighter weighed in a few pounds under the limit. it meant he was in shape. they thought it was better for a fighter to be lighter and quicker than today where its thought that it is better to be bigger and stronger.
 
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