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Ніка Hernandez
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Кастрычнік 23, 2017) – 2016 Бронзавы прызёр Алімпійскіх гульняў Ніка Hernandez will be fighting for his first professional title on Субота, Снежні 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderЙожеф “чырвоная” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, хэдлайнерамі “KO Night бокса: золата & слава” на Хартмана Arena у Парк-Сіці, Канзас.
“KO Night бокса: золата & слава” з'яўляецца прэзентацыя KO Night бокса LLC., у сувязі з Хартмана Arena, і аўтары часткова Twister City Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar і Jimmy Egg.
Дзеянне будзе тасьмой жыць для будучага выхаду ў эфір на CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 КО), змагаюцца Вічыта, 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 23й, Hernandez was forced to fight late replacement Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman who outweighed the celebrated American Olympian by more than 10 фунты. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 і 59-55 двойчы.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 КО) has already had 28 пра баі, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Цзоу, былы Сусветнай баксёрскай арганізацыі (WBO) найлягчэйшых вазе свету.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Эрнандэс’ прамоўтэр John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) сказаў. “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 фунты.
“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 дабаўленай. “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 Оскар дэ ла Хойя,Джордж Форман, Раберта Дзюран і Артура Гаці, as well as stars such as Рой Джонс, Малодшы,Бернард Хопкінс, Шэйн мослы, Джэймс Тоні, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Дыега Корралес, Хасэ Луіс Касціла, Глен Джонсан і Антоніо Тарвер.
Other fights on the “золата & слава” card will soon be announced. Усе баі і байцы могуць быць зменены.
Гэта ўсё-ўзросты паказваюць. Дзверы адкрываюцца ў 5:00 p.m. Канэктыкут з адкрыццём бой запланаваны на 6:00 p.m. Канэктыкут.
ІНФАРМАЦЫЯ:
Шчэбет: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Facebook: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
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