 PARK CITY, 堪萨斯州 ( 十一月 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero 尼科·埃尔南德斯 and Hungarian flyweight champion 约瑟夫 “小红” Ajtai took completely different paths into the professional ranks. 埃尔南德斯VS, Ajtai is the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) 美洲蝇量级冠军争夺战, 星期六 夜晚, 十二月 2, 在 “KO拳击之夜: 金 & 荣耀” 卡, 在哈特曼竞技场帕克城, 堪萨斯州.
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21岁的埃尔南德斯 (3-0, 2 科斯), 战斗出来的威奇托, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 记录, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 奥运会在巴西. 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, 然而, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, 谁为一年六天比年轻的埃尔南德斯, made his professional debut 2 ½ 年前, and he’s already fought in five title fights.
埃尔南德斯’ amateur pedigree versus Ajtai’s pro experience?
“I feel like I’m already at the level of a lot of top pro fighters,” 埃尔南德斯说，. 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 科斯) has already had 28 亲打架, 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, 前世界拳击组织 (WBO) 轻量级世界冠军. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, 西班牙, 德国, 乌克兰和斯洛伐克. 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.
“这对我来说是一个巨大的机会. 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. 和, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, 当然, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, 他的到来赢得!
“尼科不会知道我会在环,” Ajtai预测. “当他看向左侧为我, 我会去的权利; 当他试图找到我的权利, 我会在左边. 当他想休息, 我会挺身而出冲; 当他想冲, 他不会找我.
“我对这场斗争的一个计划，我敢肯定，他确实也. 但, 在环, 只有一架战斗机的计划能成功. 这将是一个很好的战斗, 但我不能保证公众尼科将成为赢家。”
The full “金 & 荣耀” card will be announced later this week. 所有战斗和战士都受到变革.
这是一个老少咸宜的显示. 门开处 5:00 P.M. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 P.M. CT.
信息:
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