By Norm Frauenheim–
Top Rank’s attempt to resurrect a dormant Phoenix market continues Saturday night in a partnership with Iron Boy Promotions in a UniMas-televised card at Celebrity Theatre that includes a couple of ex-Olympians, Shane Mosley’s son and a Russian prospect.
The prospect, welterweight Konstantin Ponomarev (24-0, 12 KOs), faces perhaps his biggest challenge against Mexican Cosme Rivera (37-18-3, 26 KOs), whose well-traveled resume includes a 2005 loss to Zab Judah in a bid for the WBC’s 147-pound title.
Light-heavyweight Oleksandr Gvozdyk (2-0, 1 KO), a bronze medalist for the Ukraine at the 2012 Olympics, will appear in his third pro bout with trainer Robert Garcia in his corner. Egidijus Kavaliauskas (7-0, 6 KO), a two-time Olympian from Lithuania, is scheduled for a welterweight bout.
Shane Mosley Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) will fight for the third time as a pro as a super-welterweight on an11-bout card. First bell is scheduled for 6 p.m. (PST).
The weigh-in is scheduled for Friday (2 p.m.) at Crescent Crown in Mesa. It is open to the public.
