This really is a "world" tournament, in the welterweight class .They went all over the globe to get the contenders: #1 ranked FELIX DIAZ, (19-2-0, 9 KO’s) of Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic will clash with #8 ranked FRANCISCO SANTANA, (26-6-1, 12 KO’s), of Santa Barbara, CA, representing Mexico. #2 ranked CHRIS VAN HEERDEN, (25-2-1, 12 KO’s) of Johannesburg, South Africa, faces #7 ranked TIMO SCHWARZKOPF, (18-1-0, 10 KO’s) of Stuttgart, Germany. #3 ranked FREDRICK LAWSON, (26-1-0, 21 KO’s), of Accra, Ghana, battles #6 ranked BAISHANBO NASIYWULA,(13-1-1, 6 KO’s), of Urumqi, China. #4 ranked PADDY GALLAGHER, (13-3-0, 8 KO’s), of Belfast, Northern Ireland, faces #5 ranked BRAD SOLOMON,(27-1-0, 9 KO’s), of Douglasville, Georgia.
Indeed there's only a couple of good fighters there, however more tournaments is good for pro boxing IMHO.
Whoever comes out of it on top would have made a good payday and put himself in a good position for a title shot with the WBC you would imagine
And Jose's son gets to name something after the old man. Good for him. He actually done a (comparatively) good job since the old man passed with VADA testing and all, I think.
https://imgur.com/a/w0kRk Looks like the whole thing is going to be streamed on the CBS Sports Live app and website, as is an additional Real Deal boxing show the Saturday before it
