Southern California heavyweight contenders Cristobal “The Nightmare” Arreola and Manuel “El Toro” Quezada will square off in a crucial battle to keep their hopes alive of becoming the first Mexican Heavyweight World Champion on Friday, Aug. 13, at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.
The 12-round main event, which is presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions and sponsored by Soboba Casino, is for the WBC Mexican National Championship.
The 29-year-old Arreola, who challenged world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for the WBC crown less than one year ago, is looking to rebound from a hard-fought upset decision loss to Tomasz Adamek in April at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Arreola, whose roots stem back to Durango, Mexico where his father Augustin Arreola grew up selling seeds and shining shoes until he made his way to the United States in search of a better life for his family.
Now, the East Los Angeles native needs to defeat Quezada to re-emerge as a world title contender.
“My job in here is to win this fight and to take care of history, this Fight is a me-me-or-break-me kind of fight. It’s for the both of us. This is our opportunity to showcase ourselves.”
Arreola is coming off a disappointing loss to Poland’s Tomasz Adamek.
“I’m back, I’m hungry,” he said. “I want to win. I hate losing. And I think I have a lot to prove, not only to myself, but to the fans and to everybody that doesn’t believe in me or that doubts me. I’ve go to prove that I can become a world champion.”
Quezada, 32, is coming off a shocking setback in April to Jason Gavern. The native of Wasco, Calif., Quezada needs a triumph over the hard-hitting Arreola to keep his heavyweight dream alive.
“He’s not the only one that is trying to make history, so am I. This is my biggest fight, my chance to make history. I haven’t fought in a bigger fight than this, but I’ll be ready to fight,” said Quezada.
Tickets, starting at just $29, are on sale and are available at Citizens Business Bank Arena Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. For more information, please visit www.CBBankArena.com.
Undercard bouts will be announced shortly. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the first fight set at 6 p.m. The main event is slated for 7:15 p.m.
