PARK CITY, Kansas (Jun 1, 2017) – Wichita-native Nico Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO), yang 2016 Pemenang pingat gangsa Olimpik, is on a mission to establish his home as a real “fight town” like world champion Terence Crawford has done in Omaha, Nebraska.

The 21-year-old Hernandez returns to action Sabtu, Jun 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Jose Rodriguez (2-0, 2 KOs), headlining “KO Boxing Night: Api Pantas”, which will air (10 petang. DAN / 7 petang. PT) di CBS Sports Network secara langsung dari Hartman Arena di Park City, Kansas.

“KO Boxing Night: Api Pantas” adalah persembahan KO Night Boxing LLC.

Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Mac 25, di Mulvane berhampiran (KS), in which he knocked out Patrick Gutierrez pada pusingan keempat acara utama, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.

Hernandez’ promoter, KO Boxing Night, LLC, 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,” promoter John Andersen berkata. “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 KOs) memenuhi malaikat “Terrible” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 KOs), Mexico, dalam ciri bersama lapan pusingan, while Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 KOs) mengambil 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 KOs) 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) prospek bulu Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) takes on pro-debuting Humberto “Tito” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (KS).

The non-televised “KO Boxing Night: Api Pantas” undercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (KS) welterweight junior Brian Clements vs. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 KO), of Garden City (KS); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 KO) vs. 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.

Semua pergaduhan dan pejuang adalah tertakluk kepada perubahan.

Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/acara / 060052A193761C74. harga adalah $175.00 (Tiket pakej cincin VIP yang merangkumi T-shirt acara edisi terhad dan tiket ke majlis rasmi selepas berpeluang bertemu dan menyambut), $150.00 (tempat duduk lantai yang merangkumi T-shirt acara edisi terhad), $75.00, $35.00 dan $20.00. Tiket juga akan dijual di Wichita di Angela's Café (2119 Yang. 21^st St. N, atau hubungi Team Nico (Yeremia @ 316. 393.3743 atau Lewis @ 316.806.0144).

Ini adalah untuk semua umur tunjukkan. Pintu terbuka di 6:00 petang. CT dengan pertarungan pembukaan yang dijadualkan pada 7:00 petang. CT.

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