PARK CITY, 堪萨斯州 (五月 1, 2017) – 2016 奥运会铜牌得主 尼科·埃尔南德斯 返回到环上 星期六, 六月 17, at home in Wichita for his second professional fight. “KO拳击之夜: Rapid Fire” 将播出 (10 P.M. AND / 7 P.M. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, 堪萨斯州.

Wichita native Hernandez will face unbeaten Mexican flyweight Jose Rodriquez (2-0, 2 科斯)在六轮主赛事中.

In his professional debut on March 25^日, Hernandez turned in an impressive performance, entertaining nearly 3,200 passionate Kansas fans as he defeated 帕特里克·古铁雷斯 in the fourth round of the main event. The fight was also televised on CBS Sports Network.

尼科·埃尔南德斯 (Picture courtesy of TITLE Boxing)

The 21-year-old Hernandez displayed tremendous poise and a few tweaks to his amateur style, adding a devastating body attack, in addition to effectively switching from his orthodox stance to southpaw at times.

“I feel that there will be even more people there this fight than at my pro debut,” 埃尔南德斯说，. “I live only a 10 to 15-minute drive from Hartman Arena, north of Wichita.

“I worked hard on body punching for my pro debut. I didn’t do that in the amateurs (no scoring points) and I’m getting use to switching to southpaw. Both were in our game plan and successful in my firsts fight. I’m excited to get right back in the ring, especially at home. Our plan is to fight every two to three months and have a total of four fights this year.”

“KO拳击之夜: Rapid Fire” is a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.

“Gutierrez was the perfect opponent for Nico’s pro debut,” 评论 John Andersen, who promotes Hernandez as well as the June 17^日 演出. “He was tough but now it’s time to step it up a little against a 2-0 opponent with two knockouts. Nico is starting to climb the ladder to get him where we want him to go. We need to move him quicker than an average fighter, largely due to his amateur background, and he’ll probably have only one more six-round bout after this before moving him up to eight.

“I thought he looked a little nervous in his pro debut at the start, but that’s expected for a fighter making his pro debut at home in front of nearly 3,200 人, and after that he was great. We couldn’t have asked for anything more and he did get in some rounds that will be helpful.

“This fight will be close to where Nico lives. Nico really connects to kids in the community, often speaking at local schools, and this is the perfect opportunity for parents to bring their children to watch him fight on a weekend night.

“We’re calling this show, ‘Rapid Fire,’ primarily because of Nico’s exciting style, firing crisp combinations in rapid succession, in addition to his activity level as he comes right back to fight so quickly.”

埃尔南德斯’ father and head trainer, 刘易斯·埃尔南德斯, believes fans will see a more improved, well-rounded fighter in this fight. “Nico showed his body punching and he switched around a little to fight lefthanded,” 他解释, “which weren’t part of his boxing style in the amateurs. Fans will see the fighter Nico really is but this fight he’ll get back to boxing more. I told him that he needed to go to the body as a professional fighter but that each punch doesn’t have to be as hard. Sometimes I need to remind him of that because he’s a fighter at heart.

“I knew he’d be okay in his pro debut (nerves-wise) because he gets going as the fight goes on. When he hurts his opponent, he comes on even stronger. I just tell him to box and be himself. He’s always well-conditioned so he can go rounds without a problem. I want him to be fast and elusive to take away his opponents’ body and then, in later rounds, go back to boxing. He fought at 115-pounds but he’ll be back to 112 这场斗争. Nico was strong at 115 and he’ll be very strong at flyweight.”

A 29-year-old native of Mexico who fights out of Markesan, 威斯康星, 罗德里格斯 (2-0, 2 科斯) has two first-round knockouts in a pair of pro fights. Rodriguez is trained by four-time world title challenger Angel Manfredy, whose invaluable experience from fighting 梅威瑟, JR., Stevie Johnston 和 科拉莱斯迭戈 certainly aids his fighter. Manfredy (43-8-1, 32 科斯) had statement victories over 阿图罗·加蒂, Julio Diaz 和 Ivan Robinson, 更多的名人之中.

额外 “KO拳击之夜: Rapid Fire” fights will soon be announced. 所有战斗和战士都受到变革.

Tickets go on special pre-sale 星期三, 五月 3, and general sales 星期五, 五月 5, 在哈特曼竞技场票房和 HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. 价格 $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 和 $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 该. 21^ST 圣. ñ), or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @316.806.0144.

这是一个老少咸宜的显示. 门开处 6:00 P.M. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 P.M. CT.

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