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Нико Хернандез
Tony Schock / GS Memory Maker |
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Октомври 23, 2017) – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Нико Хернандез will be fighting for his first professional title on Сабота, Декември 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderЈожеф “Малата Црвена” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, тапацир “КО ноќ Бокс: злато & слава” на Хартман Арена во Градскиот парк, Канзас.
“КО ноќ Бокс: злато & слава” е презентација на КО ноќ Бокс ДОО., во соработка со Хартман Арена, и делумно спонзорирани од Twister Град Харли-Дејвидсон Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar и Jimmy Egg.
Акцијата ќе се снима во живо за иднината на проветрување на КБС Спорт мрежа.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 КО), се борат надвор од Вичита, 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 23то, Hernandez was forced to fight late replacement Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman who outweighed the celebrated American Olympian by more than 10 фунти. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 и 59-55 два пати.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 КО) has already had 28 про тепачки, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming, поранешниот светски боксерски Организација (WBO) мува светски шампион.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Хернандез’ промотор John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) рече. “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 фунти.
“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 додадени. “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 Хоја,Џорџ Форман, Роберто Дуран и Артуро Гати, as well as stars such as Рој Џонс, Џуниор,Бернард Хопкинс, Шејн Mosely, Џејмс Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Диего Corrales, Хозе Луис Кастиљо, Глен Џонсон и Антонио Tarver.
Other fights on the “злато & слава” card will soon be announced. Сите борби и борците се предмет на промена.
Ова е сите возрасти покаже. Врати се отвори во 5:00 вечер. КТ со рунда отворање закажана во 6:00 вечер. КТ.
ИНФОРМАЦИИ:
Твитер: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Фејсбук: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
Следете @Nicomhernandez на Твитер и Instagram
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