PARK CITY, Канзас (Јуни 1, 2017) – Wichita-native Нико Хернандез (1-0, 1 КО), на 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, is on a mission to establish his home as a real “fight town” like world champion Terence Crawford has done in Omaha, Небраска.

The 21-year-old Hernandez returns to action Сабота, Јуни 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Jose Rodriguez (2-0, 2 КО), тапацир “КО ноќ Бокс: Rapid Fire”, which will air (10 вечер. И / 7 вечер. Португалија) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, Канзас.

“КО ноќ Бокс: Rapid Fire” is a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.

Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Март 25, in nearby Mulvane (KS), in which he knocked out Patrick Gutierrez in the fourth round of the main event, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.

Хернандез’ промотор, КО ноќ Бокс, ДОО, is committed to showcasing Hernandez at home on national television, as well as provide a platform for young Kansas boxers for them to develop their skills and build intra-state rivalries as evident on this card.

“My plan is to do it like Terence Crawford has done in Omaha,” Hernandez explained. “I’m hoping it works out as well for me. It means so much for me to bring boxing to Wichita, to all of Kansas, for these fans and all the good, young boxers we have here.”

“This is a good opportunity for fighters from Wichita, across Kanas, to showcase their skills to the boxing world,” промотор John Andersen рече. “Nico is giving all these other fighters a chance to do that by headlining our shows on CBS Sports Network. They need to fight to develop; otherwise, they’d have to travel far from home just to fight. They can build fanbases close to their hometowns.

“We’re an up-and-coming promotional company, much like Nico as a pro fighter, and together we want to build boxing across Kansas and build natural rivalries like we have on this card. Nico is the perfect fighter to do this because, in addition to being an Olympic medalist, he’s a great role model for young people in Wichita, and Kansas as a whole, to emulate. We’ve planted the boxing seed in Wichita, through Nico, and we feel that boxing is going to grow across the state where Nico is bigger than life.”

Unbeaten Canadian featherweight Marc “Gwapo” Pagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 КО) ги исполнува Angel “Грозни” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 КО), на Мексико, in the eight-round co-feature, while Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 КО) носи на 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 КО) in the six-round match,

A prime example of a budding intrastate Kansas rivalry will be displayed in the televised opener as Garden City (KS) перолесна изгледите Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 КО) takes on pro-debuting Умберто “Тито” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (KS).

The non-televised “КО ноќ Бокс: Rapid Fire” undercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (KS) помлади боксер од полусредна категорија Брајан Клементс наспроти. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 КО), of Garden City (KS); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 КО) наспроти. Oklahoman Matt Dixon in his pro debut, and pro-debuting middleweights Eddie Chavez, of Wichita, and Garden City’s Fernando Jasso throw-down in the opening bout.

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Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. цените се $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 и $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 На. 21^ул Свети. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @ 316.806.0144).

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