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Nico Hernandez
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Oktober 23, 2017) – 2016 Olympisk bronsemedalje Nico Hernandez will be fighting for his first professional title on Lørdag, Desember 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderJozsef “Lille rød” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, taktrekk “KO Night Boxing: Gull & Glory” på Hartman Arena i Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boxing: Gull & Glory” er en presentasjon av KO Night Boxing LLC., i forbindelse med Hartman Arena, og sponset delvis av Twister by Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar og Jimmy Egg.
Handlingen blir tapet leve for fremtiden lufting på CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 KOs), bekjempelse av 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 pounds. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 og 59-55 to ganger.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 KOs) has already had 28 pro kamper, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, det tidligere World Boxing Organization (WBO) fluevekt verdensmester.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Hernandez’ promoter John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) sa. “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 pounds.
“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 lagt. “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 og Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson og Antonio Tarver.
Other fights on the “Gull & Glory” card will soon be announced. Alle kamper og jagerfly er gjenstand for endring.
Dette er en all-aldre vise. Dørene åpner kl 5:00 pm. CT med åpningen anfall planlagt ved et 6:00 pm. CT.
INFORMASJON:
Twitter: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Facebook: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
Følg @Nicomhernandez på Twitter og Instagram
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