Azat Hovhannisyan entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-3-0 (14 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.21 super bantamweight in the world. He lost to Rey Vargas last year (Rey Vargas vs Azat Hovhannisyan) but then he has won over Jesus Martinez, Lolito Sonsona and Glenn Porras.
His opponent, Franklin Manzanilla, has an official record of 18-5-0 (17 KOs=94%) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Rey Vargas, in February 2019 (Rey Vargas vs Franklin Manzanilla), but before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Francisco Herrera and Julio Ceja (Julio Ceja vs Franklin Manzanilla). Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-09-05
Where: The Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA
Division: super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg)
Manzanilla’s previous fight: Rey Vargas vs Franklin Manzanilla
Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla full fight video:
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7kb4ah
Official video