More Professional Boxing At The MGM National Harbor On November 2nd!

On Saturday, November 2 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, undefeated former champion Brian Carlos Castano will battle veteran contender Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso in a 10-round super welterweight showdown that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. 

The card also features former world champions Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna and Jesus Andres Cuellar colliding in a 10-round super featherweight showdown in the co-feature. 

Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions:

"Saturday, November 2 promises to be a can't-miss night with two 50-50 fights that guarantee action as long as they last. The main event on FS1 and FOX Deportes will have an exciting unbeaten champion in Brian Carlos Castano looking to climb back into championship contention against Wale Omotoso, who comes forward and refuses to relent every time he's in the ring. Combined with the Fortuna vs. Cuellar fight, fans at MGM National Harbor aren't going to want to leave their seats for a minute during this show."

Castano, out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, (15-0-1, 11 KO's) won the interim WBA Super Welterweight Championship by sixth-round KO victory over Emmanuel de Jesus in 2016 and successfully defended that title against Michel Soro before being elevated to the regular champion when he stopped Cedric Vitu in 2018. On March 2 Castano battled to a split-draw against current WBA Super Welterweight champion Erislandy Lara.

Castano: 

"I cannot wait to get into the ring again and show I'm one of the best fighters in this division. I believe I should still be holding my title, and that makes me feel even more motivated to beat a tough opponent like Omotoso. He's a straight forward fighter that takes every fight to you and has never been knocked out. I know I have to prove myself in this fight in order to get back to the world title."

Omotoso (28-4, 22 KOs) of Lagos, Nigeria and now living in Los Angeles, is nicknamed "Lucky Boy''. The 34-year-old scored a dominant knockout over longtime contender Curtis Stevens on FOX in August, in just his third fight at 154-pounds. A veteran who has gone the distance against then unbeaten fighters in his only four defeats, Omotoso looks to put himself in position to fight for a world title with a victory over Castano on November 2.

Omotoso: 

"I'm very excited for this fight against a great opponent who is always in exciting fights like me. None of the welterweights wanted to fight me because I'm too dangerous, so now I'm on my way to fighting the best at 154-pounds. I feel stronger and more solid in my base at this weight. I know that I'm going to have to be at my best against Castaño and do what I know how to do."

Fortuna,34, (34-2-1, 23 KOs) defeated veteran contender Sharif Bogere on Feb. 9 by unanimous decision. Fortuna won a featherweight world championship with a unanimous decision over Bryan Vasquez in 2015 before losing the title in 2016 against Jason Sosa. Originally from La Romana, Dominican Republic and now living in Braintree, Massachusetts, Fortuna is 5-1going into this contest.

Fortuna:

"Cuellar knows that he can't beat me and knows he didn't want to take this fight. I'm a real fighter and I bring it every time in the ring. I hope he at least shows up on fight night to take his beating with no excuses."

Cuellar, 33, (29-3, 22 KOs), of Buenos Aires, Argentina like Castaño, defeated Claudio Marrero back in 2013 for the interim featherweight  title and defended it three times before being knocking out Vic Darchinyan in 2015 for the world title. He lost the title the next year with a split decision loss to Abner Mares. Cuellar moved up in weight and lost a super featherweight championship match against Gervonta Davis in 2017. After scoring a knockout over Carlos Padilla back in March 9 Cuellar is trying to get back into the world title picture. 

Cuellar:

"I'm thrilled to be facing Fortuna because we were supposed to fight back 2013 but it didn't end up happening. When we were both training in Oxnard we traded some words and there was no love lost. Now, I'm excited to settle everything in the ring on November 2."