Park City, קאַנסאַס (יוני 1, 2017) – Wichita-native ניקאָ הערנאַנדעז (1-0, 1 קאָ), אַ 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, נעבראסקא.

The 21-year-old Hernandez returns to action שבת, יוני 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Jose Rodriguez (2-0, 2 קאָס), העאַדלינינג “קאָ נאַכט באָקסינג: Rapid Fire”, which will air (10 פּ.ם. און / 7 פּ.ם. פּט) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, קאַנסאַס.

“קאָ נאַכט באָקסינג: Rapid Fire” is a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.

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

הערנאַנדעז’ פאַרשפּרייטער, קאָ נאַכט באָקסינג, ללק, 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,” פאַרשפּרייטער John Andersen האט. “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 קאָס) מיץ Angel “שרעקלעך” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 קאָס), of Mexico, in the eight-round co-feature, while Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 קאָס) נעמט אויף 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 קאָס) in the six-round match,

A prime example of a budding intrastate Kansas rivalry will be displayed in the televised opener as Garden City (קס) פעאַטהערוועיגהט ויסקוק Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 קאָ) takes on pro-debuting הומבערטאָ “טיטאָ” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (קס).

The non-televised “קאָ נאַכט באָקסינג: Rapid Fire” undercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (קס) יינגער וועלטערווייט ברייאַן קלעמענץ ווס. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 קאָ), of Garden City (קס); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 קאָ) ווס. 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.

כל פייץ און פייטערז זענען אונטערטעניק צו טוישן.

Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. פּריסעס זענען $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 און $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 די. 21^סט סט. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @ 316.806.0144).

דעם איז אַ אַלע-צייטן ווייַזן. דאָאָרס עפענען בייַ 6:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

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