 PARK CITY, Kansas ( November 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero Nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Lilla Röd” 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, Lördag natt, December 2, på “KO Night Boxing: Guld & Glory” kort, på Hartman Arena i Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boxing: Guld & Glory” är en presentation av KO Night Boxing LLC., i association med Hartman Arena, och sponsras delvis av Twister Stad Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar ochJimmy’s Egg.
Åtgärden kommer att tejpas leva för framtida vädring på CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), slåss av Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 post, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 OS i Brasilien. 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, emellertid, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, som är ett år och sex dagar yngre än 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 pro slagsmål, 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, fd World Boxing Organization (WBO) mästare Mellanvikt världen. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Spanien, Tyskland, Ukraina och Slovakien. 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.
“Detta är en stor möjlighet för mig. 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. och, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, Naturligtvis, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, han kommer att vinna!
“Nico kommer inte vet var jag kommer att vara i ringen,” Ajtai förutspådde. “När han ser till vänster för mig, Jag kommer att gå åt höger; när han försöker hitta mig på höger, Jag kommer att vara på den vänstra. När han vill vila, Jag kommer att lägga fram stans; när han vill slå, Han kommer inte hitta mig.
“Jag har en plan för denna kamp och jag är säker på att han gör också. Men, i ringen, bara en fighter plan kan lyckas. Det kommer att bli en bra kamp, men jag kan inte lova allmänheten att Nico blir vinnaren.”
Hela “Guld & Glory” card will be announced later this week. Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.
Biljetterna släpps i morgon (Tisdag, Oktober. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) vid Hartman Arena box office och http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue / 50551?Varumärke = Hartman. priserna är $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 och $20.00 (Priserna inkluderar inte serviceavgifter). Student tickets are available – dagis genom college – för $15.00 dollar men säljs endast på arenan. Student Identification är straffade. Detta är en allt-åldrar visar. Insläpp på 5:00 p.m. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. CT.
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