Undefeated Mexican rivals Ambar Mendoza and Abigail Gonzalez Ibarra face off in three-bout “Queen of the Ring” main event
Rodolfo Roman and Alexandra Wendling will call the action ringside for the live AWSN broadcast
All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) and Marquez Promotions, the professional boxing outfit launched by retired, former world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, have announced a partnership to distribute the promotion’s next women’s boxing card live on AWSN from Monterrey, N.L., Mexico on Saturday, April 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
The live “Queen of the Ring” show will feature three Marquez Promotions professional women’s fights, including a six-round featherweight (126 pounds/57 kilograms) main event meeting between undefeated rivals Ambar Mendoza (4-0, 1 KO) and Abigail Gonzalez Ibarra (3-0, 2 KO’s).
Veteran combat sports announcer Rodolfo Roman will serve as the blow-by-blow announcer on the AWSN broadcast and Alexandra (“Alex”) Wendling will provide color commentary.
“As AWSN continues its foray into women’s boxing, we are excited to partner with a fighting legend like Juan Manuel Marquez and his promotional company that has put together a fantastic lineup of fights for a live television audience,” said George Chung, CEO of AWSN.
“Marquez Promotions is honored to partner with AWSN, an exceptional platform that has shown tremendous support for the growth of women’s boxing by treating it as a premium product in front of television viewers worldwide,” said Aldo Marquez, CEO of Marquez Promotions.
Fighting out of Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, the 24-year-old Mendoza is a former amateur national champion and former National Olympics silver medalist.
The bout with Gonzalez Ibarra will be Mendoza’s first fight since August 4, 2023 when she notched a unanimous decision over Lorenz Gutierrez Barajas and, shortly thereafter, took an extended leave of absence from her boxing career to give birth to her baby daughter.
To date, all of Mendoza’s victories have come over opponents who were previously undefeated in the ring as professionals.
Also 24 years of age, the hard-hitting Gonzalez Ibarra of Monterrey is coming off a second round (2:38) TKO of Gabriela Zacarias Zampayo on February 28.
In preliminary card action, Rubi Gutierrez Salinas (7-3-1) of Saltillo, Coahuila will take on Maria De Los Angeles Sanchez (4-4) of Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico in a six-round junior flyweight (108 pounds/49 kilograms) affair.
The live “Queen of the Ring” show will open with a four-round contest between Eunice Campos Luna (3-1, 1 KO) of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico and Naila Rojas Gonzalez (3-3) at a catchweight of (106 pounds/48 kilograms).
AWSN debuted live women’s professional boxing on its global platform that is available in over 60 countries, on February 28 in partnership with Manny Pacquiao Promotions. The live show was headlined by undefeated rising star Shera Mae Patricio (8-0, 3 KO’s), who earned her latest victory in the squared circle.
