Masked staredown: Boxers face off in Nicaragua whereas sporting FACE MASKS as occasion goes forward in Central America (PHOTOS)

Regardless of the worldwide sporting lockdown, there may be one sporting occasion set to happen this weekend, with a boxing card set to happen Saturday evening in Nicaragua.

The eight-bout combat card, which can characteristic a bout between native fighters Gabriel Escalante and Mario Mairena, will happen within the Nicaraguan capital of Managua.

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And the 2 boxers made weight and confronted off in entrance of the cameras, whereas sporting face masks.

Nicaragua has not suffered the identical reported points with COVID-19, with simply 11 instances, however three deaths confirmed within the nation.

However the boxers ensured they have been sporting the suitable tools as they momentarily broke their social distance to go eye to eye forward of their matchup.

The matchup itself appears to be like to be a complete mismatch, primarily based on the 2 fighters’ respective data.

Escalante is undefeated at 12-Zero, and with half of his wins coming by the use of knockout. However his opponent Mairena comes into the combat with a less-stellar document of two wins, 19 losses and 1 draw. Extra worrying for Mairena’s followers is the truth that he has been stopped on 15 occasions in these 19 defeats.

And contemplating the large disparity in data between the pair, it might signify a monumental shock if the 38-year-old journeyman by some means finds a solution to upset the 22-year-old rising star of their welterweight bout.

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