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Нико Ернандес
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Октомври 23, 2017) – 2016 Олимпийски бронзов медалист Нико Ернандес will be fighting for his first professional title on Събота, Декември 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderЙожеф “Малко червено” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, хедлайнер “KO Night Boxing: злато & Слава” при Хартман Арена в Парк Сити, Канзас.
“KO Night Boxing: злато & Слава” е презентация на KO Night Boxing LLC., във връзка с Хартман Arena, и спонсорирана частично от Twister City Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar и Jimmy Egg.
Действието ще се залепил на живо за бъдещо излъчва по CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Нокаута), борба от Уичита, 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 паунда. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 и 59-55 два пъти.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 Нокаута) has already had 28 про битки, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Шиминг Зоу, Бившата световна Boxing организация (WBO) Flyweight световен шампион.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Ернандес’ промотор John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) каза. “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 паунда.
“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. Куреж добави. “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 де ла Хоя,George Foreman, Roberto Duran и Артуро Гати, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Бърнард Хопкинс, Шейн Моузли, James Toney, Микел Кеслер, Ерик Моралес, Диего Коралес, Jose Luis Castillo, Глен Джонсън и Antonio Tarver.
Other fights on the “злато & Слава” card will soon be announced. Всички битки и бойци са обект на промяна.
Това е изцяло възрасти показват,. Вратите отварят в 5:00 p.m. CT с мач по откриването насрочен 6:00 p.m. CT.
ИНФОРМАЦИЯ:
Кикотене: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Facebook: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
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