Quick Pic: Diego Magdaleno in training!
Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Undefeated Diego Magdaleno (21-0, 7 KOs) of Las Vegas works the speed bag during a light workout Wednesday. The talented, popular world-ranked super featherweight will face fellow southpaw Fernando Beltran Jr. (36-7-1, 20 KOs), of Tijuana, Mex., in the 130-pound main event thisFriday, March 23, in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
In a battle of unbeaten junior welterweights in the ShoBox co-feature at the Conference Center at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz., former international amateur standout and 2008 Cuban Olympic Bronze Medalist Yordenis Ugas (11-0, 5 KOs), of Miami, will be opposed by by Johnny Garcia (11-0, 8 KOs), of Holland, Mich., in an eight-round bout.
Tickets for the Top Rank event, priced at $100, $75, $50 and $35, are available at the casino box office and on www.casinodelsol.com.