 PARK CITY, Kansas ( Novembru 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero Nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Aħmar Little” 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, IS-SIBT lejl, Diċembru 2, fuq il- “KO Lejl Boxing: deheb & Glorja” card, fil Hartman Arena fil-Park Belt, Kansas.
“KO Lejl Boxing: deheb & Glorja” hija preżentazzjoni ta KO Lejl Boxing LLC., f'assoċjazzjoni ma Hartman Arena, u sponsorjati parzjalment mill Twister Belt Harley Davidson metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar uJimmy’s Egg.
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The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), ġlieda kontra minn Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 rekord, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 Logħob Olimpiku fil-Brażil. Hernandez made his pro debut last March. All his fights have been at home, each has been in the main event, and on national television. His fight against Ajtai, madankollu, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, li huwa ta 'sena u sitt ijiem iżgħar minn Hernandez, made his professional debut 2 ½ years ago, 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 said. 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, hopefully, back here at home to help us continue building Wichita into a fight town.”
Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos) has already had 28 tissielet pro, 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-ex-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBO) champion tad-dinja flyweight. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Spanja, Il-Ġermanja, Ukraina u s-Slovakkja. 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 2nd. When my condition is good, as it is for this fight, nobody likes to fight me.
“Din hija opportunità kbira għalija. 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. u, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, tal-kors, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, hu wasal biex tirbaħ!
“Nico mhux se tkun taf fejn I se jkunu fiċ-ċirku,” Ajtai mbassra. “Meta huwa jistenna lejn ix-xellug għalija, I se jmorru lejn il-lemin; meta huwa jipprova jsib lili fuq il-lemin, I se tkun fuq ix-xellug. Meta trid mistrieħ, I se tressaq ippanċjar; meta trid punch, hu mhux se ssib lili.
“I jkollhom pjan għall din il-ġlieda u jien żgur hu ma ukoll. Iżda, fiċ-ċirku, biss pjan wieħed ġellied tista 'tirnexxi. Huwa ser tkun ġlieda tajba, imma ma nistax wegħda lill-pubbliku li Nico se jkun ir-rebbieħ.”
The full “deheb & Glorja” card will be announced later this week. Kollha ġlied u ġellieda huma soġġetti għal bidla.
Biljetti jmorru għall-bejgħ għada (It-Tlieta, Ottubru. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) fl-uffiċċju kaxxa Hartman Arena u http://www.ticketmaster.com/post / 50,551?Brand = Hartman. prezzijiet huma $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 u $20.00 (prezzijiet ma jinkludux drittijiet ta 'servizz). Student tickets are available – kindergarten permezz tal-kulleġġ – għall $15.00 dollari iżda huma biss mibjugħa fil-arena. Student Identifikazzjoni hija requited. Dan huwa An-etajiet kollha juru. Bibien miftuħa fi 5:00 p.m. CT mal-bout ftuħ skedati fil 6:00 p.m. CT.
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