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Mere! Unbeaten Heavyweight Gerald Washington Takes On
Former Title Challenger Eddie Chambers
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Undefeated Light Heavyweight David Benavidez Faces
Hard-Hitting Phillip Jackson
Lørdag, April 30 Fra StubHub Center i Carson, Calif.
CARSON, CALIF. (April 22, 2016) – Rising contender and 2012 US. Olympian Terrell Gausha (17-0, 8 KOS) tager på Mexicos Orlando Lora (30-6-2, 19 KOS) in a 10-round super welterweight affair that highlights undercard action at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. på Lørdag, April 30.
Desuden, heavyweight contenders Gerald “The Black Rooster” Washington (16-0-1, 11 KOS) og “Hurtig” Eddie Chambers (42-4, 23 KOS) will meet in a 10-round bout while unbeaten rising knockout artist David “The Red Flag” Benavidez (13-0, 12 KOS) battles hard-hitting Phillip Jackson (16-2, 15 KOS) in eight-rounds of light heavyweight action.
April 30 event features a PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes tripleheader headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight rematch between “Vicious” Victor Ortiz og Andre “The Beast” Berto. Tv dækning begynder ved 8 p.m. OG/5 p.m. PT with a featherweight showdown between unbeaten Jorge Lara and former multiple division world champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel followed by a contest between hard-hitting light heavyweights Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez og Thomas “Top Dog” Williams Jr.
Further undercard action features Los Angeles-native Manny Robles Jr. (9-0, 4 KOS) in a featherweight battle against Mexico’s Eduardo Rafael Reyes (6-6, 5 KOS), 26-year-old brother of Abner, Adan “Speedy” Mødre (14-1-2, 3 KOS) taking on Phoenix’s Jesus Aguinaga (4-3) in a six-round lightweight bout and Mexico’s Luis Bello (6-4, 2 KOS) against in a six-round super lightweight contest.
Rounding out the action is Los Angeles native Anthony Flores (10-0, 6 KOS) in a six-round welterweight scrap and 28-year-old Dardan Zenunaj (11-1, 9 KOS) of Kosovo in a six-round lightweight affair.
Billetter til live event, som fremmes af TGB Promotions, er prissat til $209, $105, $53, og $27, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, er der tilbud nu og kan købes online på AXS.com.
Prior to the start of televised fights, an Official Fan Fest will be held for ticket holders outside of StubHub Center. The events start at 2:30 p.m. PT and features a Corona Beer Garden, food trucks, music from the band Metalachi and autograph signings with popular fighters such as Leo Santa Cruz, Abner Mares, Shawn Porter and more.
Født og opvokset i Cleveland, Gaushawas en dekoreret amatør, der vandt guldmedaljer ved US. Nationale mesterskaber i 2009 og 2012 og repræsenterede USA som en del af 2012 Olympic Team. Den 28-årige er ubesejret siden dreje pro i 2012. I 2015 he earned victories over Norberto Gonzalez, Luis Grajeda, Eliezer Gonzalez and Said El Harrak. He will be challenged by the Mexican veteran Lora out of Sinaloa.
En to-vejs-spiller (stramme ende og defensive ende) ved University of Southern California, Washington brugt tid med Seattle Seahawks og Buffalo Bills praksis squads på hans ukonventionelle sti, der førte ham til boksning. Den 33-årige arbejdede også i Søværnet som en helikopter mekaniker før de går til USC og fik ikke sin start i professionel boksning, indtil 2012. Fighting out of Vallejo, California, he is yet to lose in his latest endeavor after fighting to a draw with Amir Mansour in October and defeating Jason Gavern in March last year.
Representing the outstanding fight city of Philadelphia, Chambers enters this fight on a six-bout winning streak including stoppages in his lat two fights of Dorian Darch and Galen Brown. The veteran heavyweight challenged Wladimir Klitschko in 2010 for the heavyweight world title and owns victories over Derric Rossy, Dominick Guinn, Calvin Brock and Alexander Dimitrenko over his long career.
The younger brother of undefeated Jose Benavidez, David has racked up a perfect 13 wins in 13 starts at just 19-years-old. Kæmper ud af Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and kicked off his 2016 with a knockout of Kevin Cobbs in January. He returns to take on the New York City product Jackson, who enters this fight the winner of 13 af hans sidste 14 konkurrencer.
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