PARK CITY, Канзас (Июнь 1, 2017) – Wichita-native Нико Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO), a 2016 Бронзовый призер Олимпийских игр, 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 Суббота, Июнь 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Хосе Родригес (2-0, 2 КО), хедлайнерами “KO Night бокса: Быстрый огонь”, which will air (10 p.m. И / 7 p.m. PT) на CBS Sports Network в прямом эфире с Hartman Arena в Парк-Сити, Канзас.

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Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Март 25, в соседнем Mulvane (Канзас), в котором он нокаутировал Патрик Гутьеррес в четвертом раунде главного события, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.

Эрнандес’ промоутер, KO Night бокса, ООО, 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,” промоутер John Andersen сказал. “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 Марк “Gwapo” Pagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 КО) соответствует Ангел “Ужасный” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 КО), Мексики, в совместном матче из восьми раундов, while Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 КО) берет на себя 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Лимберт “Галлито” сутенер (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 (Канзас) полулегком перспектива Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) takes on pro-debuting Умберто “Тито” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (Канзас).

The non-televised “KO Night бокса: Быстрый огонь” undercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (Канзас) в первом полусреднем Брайан Клементс против. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 KO), of Garden City (Канзас); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 KO) против. Oklahoman Matt Dixon в своем профессиональном дебюте, and pro-debuting middleweights Eddie Chavez, Уичито, and Garden City’s Fernando Jasso throw-down in the opening bout.

Все бои и бойцы могут быть изменены.

Билеты продаются в кассах Хартман Arena и HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/событие / 060052A193761C74. Цены $175.00 (Пакетный билет VIP-класса у ринга, который включает футболку ограниченного выпуска на мероприятие и билет на официальную афтепати с возможностью встречи и приветствия.), $150.00 (напольное сиденье с футболкой для мероприятий ограниченного выпуска), $75.00, $35.00 и $20.00. Билеты также будут продаваться в Уичито в Angela’s Café. (2119 W. 21^улица Улица. N, или позвоните в команду Нико (Иеремия @ 316. 393.3743 или Льюис @ 316.806.0144).

Это все-возрасты показывают. Двери открываются в 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут с открытием бой запланирован на 7:00 p.m. Коннектикут.

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