 PARK CITY, Kansas ( November 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero Nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Lille rød” 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, Lørdag natt, Desember 2, på “KO Night Boxing: Gull & Glory” kort, på Hartman Arena i Park City, Kansas.
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The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 KOs), bekjempelse av Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 rekord, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 OL i Brasil. 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, men, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, som er ett år og seks dager yngre enn Hernandez, made his professional debut 2 For ½ år siden, 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 pro kamper, 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, det tidligere World Boxing Organization (WBO) fluevekt verdensmester. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Spania, Tyskland, Ukraina og Slovakia. 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.
“Dette er en stor mulighet for meg. 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. og, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, Selvfølgelig, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, han kommer til å vinne!
“Nico vil ikke vet hvor jeg skal være i ringen,” Ajtai spådd. “Når han ser til venstre for meg, Jeg vil gå til høyre; når han prøver å finne meg på rett, Jeg vil være på venstre. Når han ønsker å hvile, Jeg vil komme frem bokse; når han ønsker å sparke, Han vil ikke finne meg.
“Jeg har en plan for denne kampen, og jeg er sikker på at han gjør så godt. Men, i ringen, bare en fighter plan kan lykkes. Det kommer til å bli en god kamp, men jeg kan ikke love publikum at Nico vil bli vinneren.”
The full “Gull & Glory” card will be announced later this week. Alle kamper og jagerfly er gjenstand for endring.
Billettene legges i morgen (Tirsdag, Oktober. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) på Hartman Arena billettkontoret og http://www.ticketmaster.com/spillested / 50551?Brand = Hartman. prisene er $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 og $20.00 (Prisene inkluderer ikke tjenesteavgifter). Student tickets are available – barnehage gjennom college – for $15.00 dollar, men selges kun på arenaen. Student Identifikasjon er gjengjeldt. Dette er en all-aldre vise. Dørene åpner kl 5:00 pm. CT med åpningen anfall planlagt ved et 6:00 pm. CT.
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