The Nishioka vs. Marquez world championship fight takes place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Marquee Ballroom in the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will feature seven bouts with the first half available online via live stream and the second half, the main card, will be broadcast live on cable TV.
The Top Rank promoted card will feature two championship fights. The co-main event is a title fight for the WBA Light Flyweight belt, champion Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua will defend his title against Omar Soto of Mexico. The main event is a WBC Super-Bantamweight title fight between champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan and Mexican boxing legend Rafael Marquez of Mexico.
The Televised Main Card:
Bantamweight 8-rounds: CHRIS MARTIN, 23-0-2, 6 KOs, San Diego vs JOSE ANGEL BERANZA, 33-21-2, 26 KOs, Mexico City
Welterweight 10-rounds: YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI, 18-0, 16 KOs, Tokyo vs JESUS SOTO-KARASS, 24-6-3, 16 KOs, Los Mochis, Mexico
WBA Light Flyweight Championship: Champion ROMAN GONZALEZ, 29-0, 24 KOs, Managua, Nicaragua vs OMAR SOTO, 22-7-2, 15 KOs, Mexico City
WBC Super Bantamweight Championship: Champion TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA, 38-4-3, 24 KOs, Japan vs RAFAEL MARQUEZ, 40-6, 36 KOs, Mexico City
Watch Nishioka vs Marquez on Saturday, October 1, 2011 beginning with the Undercards Fights at 7:00pm ET, 4:00pm PT on TopRank.tv live stream and the main card on FOX Deportes in Mexico and the U.S. at 9:00pm ET/PT and on WOWOW in Japan.
