Elijah Pierce and Jose Sanmartin will step into the ring to battle for the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Continental America tremendous bantamweight belt this Friday evening in Atlanta, Georgia.
The American will face the Colombian within the co-main occasion of the evening, which may also characteristic Brandon Adams and Francisco Veron for the WBA Continental North America bantamweight belt.
Pierce is in the most effective second of his profession with a 10-fight profitable streak, by which he has defeated good opponents corresponding to Mike Plania or Arthur Villanueva. The 27-year-old fighter has the agency intention of searching for larger challenges and is aware of that this shall be a great alternative to make that leap.
Sanmartin, however, is a Colombian who is aware of what it’s wish to battle as a customer and is understood for his nice fights and his grit within the ring. Though he’s not going by the most effective second by way of outcomes, he has misplaced two of his final three fights in shut choices in opposition to Kevin Gonzalez and Shabaz Masoud. In his most up-to-date bout he had a win over Mauricio Martinez and now returns to the US.
Pierce has 19 wins, 2 losses and 16 knockouts, whereas Sanmartin has 35 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw and 21 knockouts.
