Jose Andres Teran (left) and Agustin Pérez pose with Mariana Caballero of Miura Boxing after weighing in for their DAZN main event in Naucalpan, Mexico on June 15. Photo courtesy of Miura Boxing
Jose Andres Teran accepted a fight outside his weight class.
Ibran Retamozo is trying to adapt to life in a new country.
Both Teran and Retamoso will compete on Saturday night at Sala Urbana in Naucalpan, Mexico. Perez will face Agustin Perez in a 10-round junior featherweight bout. Retamoso will face Diego Andrade Chavez in an eight-round junior lightweight bout.
DAZN will stream both bouts, which will be the main events of the Miura boxing card (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
At Friday's weigh-in, Teran weighed in at 120.8 pounds. Perez weighed in at 120.15 pounds.
Teran (13-2, 9 knockouts), who lives in Mexico City, has fought most of his recent bouts at bantamweight, his last fight being a knockout win over Jorge Orozco on Feb. 24, also in Naucalpan, at 116.5 pounds.
Perez was originally scheduled to fight Luis Alvarado, but when that bout didn't come to fruition, Teran agreed to the bout after being approached by Miura Boxing.
Promoter Mariana Caraballo is understandably worried that Teran is taking on more than he can handle, but she is confident that Teran can make a name for himself whether he weighs in at 118 or 122 pounds.
“Agustin Perez was originally scheduled to fight Luis Alvarado but was forced to withdraw due to issues,” Caraballo told The Ring on Wednesday afternoon. “Andres took the bout instead. To be honest, this is a very difficult fight for Andres because he is not fighting at his ideal weight. We believe he will make the most of this challenge and end up fighting at bantamweight or junior featherweight.”
Teran defeated Odin Juarez by unanimous decision in his last bout on September 23. The win over Juarez was a rematch of their March 2022 showdown, which Juarez won by decision.
The 24-year-old Teran has won three of his last five bouts by knockout since his loss to Juarez. Teran made his pro debut at flyweight (112 pounds) in February 2019.
Perez (13-3-1, 5 KOs), who lives in Puebla, Mexico, is a committed junior featherweight contender who has also fought at featherweight a few times. Perez also competed at 133.5 pounds, winning a unanimous decision over Marcelino “Cordoba” Ramon on Feb. 25 of last year.
Perez knocked down Ernesto Salcedo once and won by split decision in his last fight on April 6. The 23-year-old Perez has won his last seven bouts since losing by knockout to then-unbeaten Franklin Gonzalez in October 2021.
Retamoso (16-0, 12 KOs), a resident of Medellin, Colombia, has not fought since stopping Jose Vega Ochoa in the fifth round on Oct. 21. In his last fight on May 27 of last year, Retamoso defeated veteran Carlos Reyes by unanimous decision.
Both battles took place in Naucalpan.
The 27-year-old has fought his last five fights in Mexico over the last two years since moving there from Colombia.
If Retamoso wins, the next step will be to raise the level of opposition against him, whether in Mexico or abroad.
“As you can see on Boxrec, Ibran has had his most recent fights in Mexico,” Caraballo said. “In every fight, we've tried to put him against top-class opponents. It's not easy to come to this country as a foreigner and build your career.”
“I know the Mexican fighter is a worthy opponent. Andrade is a fighter with experience who has fought good fighters. I think this will be a good test to see how far he is against Ibelin, if he can continue to improve his record and if there are other opportunities overseas. This is important to see how far he is against him.”
Andrade (14-11-3, 1 KO), a resident of Victoria de Durango, Mexico, is winless in his last six fights, including a majority draw against Hugo “Castaneda” Marroquin. All of his most recent losses came in full round contests.
The 30-year-old is best known for his decision loss to Archie Sharp in July 2021 and his split decision win over once-beaten runner-up Jorge Lara in December 2020.
Also on the card, lightweight finalist Rafel Perales (20-2, 2 draws, 9 KOs) of Tlalnepantla, Mexico will face Jorge Romero Ayala (11-9, 4 KOs) of Mexico City in a six-round bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has been a contributor to The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached at [email protected].
