 PARK CITY, Kansas ( Novembre 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero Nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Petit rouge” Ajtai took completely different paths into the professional ranks. Hernandez vs, Ajtai is the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title fight, Samedi nuit, Décembre 2, sur “KO Night Boxing: Or & Gloire” carte, à Hartman Arena à Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boxing: Or & Gloire” est une présentation de KO Night Boxing LLC., en association avec Hartman Arena, et parrainé en partie par Twister Ville Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Cigar Bar Mort etJimmy’s Egg.
L'action sera enregistrée en direct pour l'avenir sur le réseau diffusion CBS Sports.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 KOs), combats de Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 record, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 Jeux Olympiques au Brésil. Hernandez made his pro debut last March. All his fights have been at home, each has been in the main event, et à la télévision nationale. His fight against Ajtai, cependant, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, qui est un an et six jours plus jeune que Hernandez, made his professional debut 2 Il y a ½ ans, and he’s already fought in five title fights.
Hernandez’ amateur pedigree versus Ajtai’s pro experience?
“I feel like I’m already at the level of a lot of top pro fighters,” Hernandez a déclaré. The only advantage he has is he’s used to fighting more rounds than I (this is Nico’s first scheduled 8-rounder), but I don’t plan on letting it go the distance anyways.
“I feel blessed to have this IBA title fight opportunity so early in my pro career. It honestly couldn’t come any faster. I do believe it will be special and open a tot of opportunities to fight bigger names once I win this fight. A win should open-up additional title fight opportunities, both overseas and, avec optimisme, back here at home to help us continue building Wichita into a fight town.”
Ajtai (19-9, 12 KOs) has already had 28 combats professionnels, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year at Madison Square Garden in New York City to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, l'ancien World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion poids mouche du monde. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Espagne, Allemagne, L'Ukraine et la Slovaquie. A trip to America’s heartland doesn’t faze him in the least.
“He will be at home, where everybody wants to fight, but this isn’t a problem for me,” Ajtai explained. “I know he is a good boxer, but I will try to be a bit better December 2Dakota du Nord. When my condition is good, as it is for this fight, nobody likes to fight me.
“Ceci est une grande opportunité pour moi. It’s always difficult to beat a good fighter but doing so is real success. Fighting Shiming Zou in only my fourth fight was very nice for me. I want that feeling again in this fight against Nico.”
Hernandez realizes that this fight could be his last at home for a while, due to the lack of quality American flyweights, and that most world-class fighters in his weight class are from Central America, Thailand and Japan.
“I don’t think I’ll have many more fights at home,” Hernandez admits. “I don’t think that will matter too much because I feel more pressure fighting at home than elsewhere. I will miss everyone cheering my name like they do at home. I think I’ll be traveling more to fight bigger names to work my way up the ladder until I’m at the top.
“I think the early rounds in this fight (vs. Ajtai) will be a chess match because, from what I’ve seen, he runs a lot. I feel that once I start landing my body shots, he’ll slowdown in the latter rounds. et, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, bien sûr, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, il vient de gagner!
“Nico ne saura pas où je serai dans le ring,” Ajtai prédit. “Quand il se tourne vers la gauche pour moi, Je vais aller à droite; quand il essaie de me trouver à droite, Je serai sur la gauche. Quand il veut se reposer, Je viendrai poinçonner avant; quand il veut frapper, il ne me trouvera pas.
“J'ai un plan pour ce combat et je suis sûr qu'il fait aussi bien. Mais, dans le ring, que le plan d'un combattant peut réussir. Ça va être un bon combat, mais je ne peux pas promettre au public que Nico sera le vainqueur.”
The full “Or & Gloire” card will be announced later this week. Tous les combats et les combattants sont sujets à changement.
Billets en vente demain (Mardi, Octobre. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) au box-office Arena Hartman et http://www.ticketmaster.com/lieu / 50551?Marque = Hartman. Les prix sont $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 et $20.00 (les prix ne comprennent pas les frais de service). Student tickets are available – la maternelle à l'université – pour $15.00 dollars, mais seulement sont vendus à l'aréna. Identification des étudiants est rétribué. Ceci est un spectacle pour tous les âges. Les portes ouvrent à 5:00 p.m. CT avec le combat d'ouverture prévue à 6:00 p.m. CT.
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