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Ніко Hernandez
Tony Schock / GS Memory Maker |
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Жовтень 23, 2017) – 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор Ніко Hernandez will be fighting for his first professional title on Субота, Грудня 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderЙожеф “Червона” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, хедлайнерами “KO Night боксу: золото & Слава” на Хартмана Arena в Парк-Сіті, Канзас.
“KO Night боксу: золото & Слава” є презентація KO Night боксу LLC., в зв'язку з Хартмана Arena, і автори частково Twister City Harley-Davidson Metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar і Jimmy Egg.
Дія буде тасьмою жити для майбутнього виходу в ефір на CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 КО), борються Вічіта, 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 23ї, 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 і 59-55 двічі.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 КО) has already had 28 про бої, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Цзоу, колишній Всесвітньої боксерської організації (WBO) найлегшій вазі світу.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Ернандес’ промоутер John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) сказав. “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 доданої. “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 Хойя,Джордж Форман, Роберто Дюран і Артуро Гатті, as well as stars such as Рой Джонс, Молодший,Бернард Хопкінс, Шейн Мослі, Джеймс Тоні, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Дієго Корралес, Хосе Луїс Кастільо, Глен Джонсон і Антоніо Тарвер.
Other fights on the “золото & Слава” card will soon be announced. Всі бої і бійці можуть бути змінені.
Це все-віки показують. Двері відкриваються в 5:00 p.m. Коннектикут with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут.
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Щебет: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
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