JAMAL JAMES FIGHTS ON FS1, JULY 16TH

July 1, 2016 mnboxing Off MN BOXING NEWS, OUR LATEST FEATURE STORIES,

Minnesota state welterweight champion Jamal “Shango” James (19-0, 9 KO’s) will box hard hitting Nigerian Wale “Lucky Boy” Omotoso (26-2, 21 KO’s) on July 16th in Birmingham, Alabama. The welterweight showdown between James and Omotoso will be one of the featured televised undercard fights to the WBC heavyweight title bout between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola. The PBC fight card will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Note: The fight was originally scheduled to be televised on Fox but has now been changed to Fox Sports 1. This was updated to show that change on July 1st, 1016.

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