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After a successful season debut with a ROAD TO LION FIGHT event in London, England, LION FIGHT, the most exciting global Muay Thai promotion, is set for the organization's first-ever event in Texas. Lion Fight 73 will take place in suburban Houston, Texas, on Saturday, June 4 (Sunday, June 5 Philippine/Singapore Standard Time) at Booker T's World Gym Arena. The event will be streamed worldwide live and exclusive on FITE beginning at 8:00 am PHT/SGT.
Lion Fight 73 is topped by an electrifying rematch for the North American Welterweight Title as Texas' own Jefferson Silva (19-2-1) takes on Mexico's Carlos Guerra (33-3-1). The two collided at Lion Fight 70 in Los Angeles with the end result being a split draw – an outcome that came about in large part to a hotly disputed point-deduction against Guerra. The original matchup was one of Lion Fight's top bouts of 2021 with both Guerra and Silva looking dominant at various points of an action-packed five-round tilt. The co-main event of LF73 is also a rematch with Magalie Alvarez (5-2) going up against Regan Gowing (6-2) for the Women's North American Flyweight crown. In their first encounter, Alvarez notched a TKO victory in Round 2 when she cut Gowing with elbow strikes that forced the referee to step in. However, Alvarez, who fights out of San Diego, California and recently signed a new multi-fight exclusive contract, was unable to claim the title after she missed weight by one pound. Gowing, who fights out of Ottawa, Canada, put herself back in title contention when she earned a unanimous decision over Yasmeen Salhani at LF66.
Rounding out a trio of title bouts on the LF73 card, Washington Dos Santos (24-1) will put his North American Light Heavyweight Title on the line for the first time as he takes on Mexican newcomer Miguel Angel Robles (12-1). Dos Santos, who is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, but now lives and trains alongside Silva in San Antonio, Texas, captured the belt in dramatic fashion as he registered a second-round TKO win over Vincent Veys German at LF72 in Boston. Robles, who fights out of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, will be making his Lion Fight debut. An all-Texas clash is also set for the main card with Houston's Ray Aninzo (1-0) taking on Marcel Mickens (1-0) of San Antonio in a welterweight bout. In two more battles for Texas bragging rights, Austin's Spencer Hanley (1-1) will go up against debuting pro Christian Carrillo of San Antonio in a super featherweight matchup, and Robert Mozisek (0-1) of Houston will take on Anthony Ryles (pro debut) of Dallas.
Kicking off Lion Fight 73 is an all-amateur preliminary card which is slated to be announced on LIONFIGHT.COM and LION FIGHT's social media channels. The event is co-presented alongside Texas Muay Thai & Boxing and is sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
