Kisner Competes April 13th On Showtime; Roach, Jr. Boxes May 4th On PPV Card!

Two Beltway Boxers are slated to be involved in some important bouts on some big cards in the very near future.

Baltimore, MD's "Slick" Nick Kisner will compete in a bout against undefeated Otto Wallin on Saturday, April 13th at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.  Kisner (21-4-1, six KO's) will box as a heavyweight in this bout against Wallin, a native of Sundsvall, Sweden (20-0, 13 KO's).  The bout is supposed to be for a title but we are not sure which one.  The bout is also slated to open a Showtime telecast headlined by the contest for the Undisputed Female Middleweight Championship between Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer.

Kisner last fought on July 28th when he won a 10-round majority decision over Scott Sigmon in Columbus, OH.  Wallin, who is currently the EBU European Union and WBA Continental Heavyweight champion, comes off a 12-round unanimous decision over Adrian Granat on April 21st in Sundsvall.  This will be Wallin's first bout in the United States.

Meanwhile, BoxingScene.com is reporting that undefeated Upper Marlboro, MD super featherweight Lamont Roach, Jr. is slated to take on Jonathan "Poivo" Oquendo of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico in a WBO Eliminator contest on Saturday, May 4th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV on the undercard of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Danny Jacobs.

Both men come in holding WBO regional titles.  Roach (18-0-1, seven KO's) is the International champion while Oquendo (30-5, 19 KO's) is the NABO titleholder.  Roach, who is currently ranked second in the world by the WBO, successfully defended his title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Alberto Mercado on December 15th in New York City.  Oquendo, who is fifth in the WBO rankings, last fought on December 8th and won an eight-round unanimous decision over Deivi Julio Bassa in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

It should be noted that Roach fought Bassa on July 20th in Cancun, Mexico and won his International title stopping Bassa in the sixth round. The winner of this bout is slated to receive an opportunity against WBO 130-Pound Champion Masayuki Ito of Japan.  No official word on whether this bout will be a part of the pay-per-view telecast of this card.