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Nico Hernandez
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Oktober 23, 2017) – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez will be fighting for his first professional title on Saterdag, Desember 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderJozsef “Little Red” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, headlining “KO Night Boxing: Goud & Heerlikheid” by Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boxing: Goud & Heerlikheid” is 'n aanbieding van KO Night Boxing LLC., in samewerking met Hartman Arena, en geborg word gedeeltelik deur Twister Plaas Harley-Davidson metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar en Jimmy Egg.
Die aksie sal regstreeks op band opgeneem vir toekomstige uitsaai op CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Uitklophoue), veg uit Wichita, will be fighting in a scheduled eight-round bout for the first time. His three pro fights to date were all scheduled for six rounds and each was held in Kansas, the last two in his second home, Hartman Arena.
In his last fight this past September 23rd, Hernandez was forced to fight late replacement Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman who outweighed the celebrated American Olympian by more than 10 pond. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 en 59-55 twee keer.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 Uitklophoue) has already had 28 pro gevegte, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, die voormalige World Boxing Organization (WBO) vlieggewig wêreldkampioen.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Hernandez’ promotor John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) gesê. “Ajtai has much more experience as a pro than Nico, plus he went the distance against a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Zou. Ajtai is a busy fighter with a good knockout ratio (63%). This fight is going to tell us a lot about Nico, especially his power at 112 pond.
“Nico fighting for a title in only his fourth pro fight proves that all our hard efforts of KO Night Boxing and Team Nico has paid off quickly and we’re grateful that the IBA has given him this great opportunity. I didn’t realize the high quality of champions the IBA has had in the past and we’re proud that Nico can someday join this group. In the flyweight division, Nico may enter world title fight shot discussions earlier than I had originally thought, which was in his third year as a pro. An impressive performance against Ajtai could position him for a world title fight next year with less than 10 fights under his belt.”
“We’re excited to have an American Olympian fighting for our first Americas title,” IBA PresidentJ.C. Courreges bygevoeg. “Nico Hernandez is an Olympic bronze medalist and we’re hopeful that he will develop into an IBA world champion in the not too distant future. His amateur pedigree speaks for itself and we’re very happy to have this young man fighting for the IBA Americas title.”
IBA world champions during the past quarter-century include Hall-of-Famers Oscar de la Hoya,George Foreman, Roberto Duran en Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Luis Castillo Jose, Glen Johnson en Antonio Tarver.
Other fights on the “Goud & Heerlikheid” card will soon be announced. Alle gevegte en vegters is onderhewig aan verandering.
Dit is 'n all-ouderdomme wys. Deure open om 5:00 namiddag. CT met die opening bout geskeduleer 6:00 namiddag. CT.
INLIGTING:
Twitter: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Facebook: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
Volg @Nicomhernandez op Twitter en Instagram
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