By Norm Frauenheim–
PHOENIX – The Arizona boxing market, dormant for a couple of years, continues to heat up Saturday night with an Iron Boy Promotions card featuring unbeaten junior-featherweight Carlos Castro at Celebrity Theatre.
The Iron Boy promotion is the first of four cards in Phoenix within the next four weeks.
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Glendale’s NHL arena in an ESPN show, featuring welterweight Devon Alexander against Aaron Martinez and featherweight Lee Selby versus Fernando Montiel.
Iron Boy, which has led the way in rebuilding the Arizona market, goes back to work on Oct. 17 in a co-promotion with Top Rank in a UniMas show and again on Oct. 23 in a co-promotion with Roy Jones Jr. Both are also scheduled for Celebrity Theater.
This Saturday, Castro (12-0, 5 KOs), of Phoenix, is scheduled for a six-rounder against Jose Silveria (15-17, 6 KOs) of Mexico. In another six rounder, Phoenix junior-welterweight Abel Ramos (13-0-2, 8 KOs) faces Mario Hermosillo (12-20-4, 2 KOs) of Mexico.
Doors open at 5 p.m. (PT).
