MULVANE, 堪薩斯州 (三月 20, 2017) –– 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez will join an elite group 這個星期六 night as he makes his professional debut in the “KO拳擊之夜: History Begins” 主要事件, 晾乾 (9 P.M. AND / 6 P.M. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, 堪薩斯州.
“KO拳擊之夜: History Begins” is presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Kansas Star Casino, and sponsored by Miller Lite, Mel Hambelton FORD and TITLE Boxing.
In his six-round bout against upset-minded Las Vegas (NV) 輕量級 Patrick Gutierrez (0-2), Wichita-native Hernandez will become only the fourth United States Olympic medalist in the last 40 years to make his pro debut at home in a nationally televised main event.
The other three members of this special quartet, all Olympic gold medalists and pro debut winners, include Hall of Famer “糖” 雷·倫納德 (二月. 5, 1977, in Baltimore, MD, 兩屆世界冠軍 馬克布雷蘭 and world title challenger 保羅 “Super Fly” 岡薩雷斯.
“It’s a great feeling,” the 21-year-old Hernandez said from training camp. “I am feeling some pressure but, once I’m in the ring, everything goes away. There definitely is some pressure on me because I’m fighting where everybody knows me in my hometown. 所以, 我不能失去. At the Olympics, all the Americans there gave me more energy to win. I didn’t want to lose in front of my people. Fighting at home will push me to do my best.
“I’m not really focused on fighting on national television. I’m going out there to put on a boxing clinic and, if the knockout comes, 它來了. If it happens, it happens, but not going in there looking for a knockout. I’m used to fighting only three rounds (作為一個業餘) 但, as the fight goes on, I’ve always gotten better. Six rounds do give me more time to work on my opponent and do more damage.”
Picture gallery below from Nico Hernandez’
open workout/meet-and-greet this past Saturday in Wichita
不敗的前景 Tramaine “The Mighty Midget” 威廉姆斯 (9-0, 3 科斯), a gifted southpaw from New Haven (CT), takes on Texas featherweight 愛德華多·加爾薩 (6-1, 2 科斯) in the eight-round co-feature.
Opening the televised segment of the card, 在八輪比賽, is a potentially explosive junior middleweight throw-down between unbeaten Neeco “Rooster” Macias (14-0, 8 科斯), of Palm Desert, 加利福尼亞州, and Mexican veteran 塞薩爾·索里亞諾 (26-34-1, 16 科斯).
Andover (KS) 重量級 Jeff Page, JR. (17-3, 11 科斯) 會見 史蒂夫 “The Spoiler” Walker (26-33, 18 科斯), from Hannibal (MO), in the six-round television swing bout.
也爭取在undercard, in separate four-round bouts, are Kansas St. 超次中量級冠軍 Efrain Morales (4-0, 1 KO), from Garden City (KS), VS. Wichita’s Robert Alexander Sevam (2-5, 2 科斯), Garden City featherweight Eric Vargas (1-0, 1 KO) VS. 新墨西哥州的親開張 凱文· “印地歐” 加西亞, and Winfield (KS) 重量級 Juan Hollingsworth will make his pro debut vs. Raymond Gray, 哥倫比亞, 密蘇里州.
所有戰鬥和戰士都受到變革.
門票價格 $115.00 (馬戲團, 行 1 & 2), $75.00 (地板座位, 行 3-5), $60.00 (地板座位, floor rows after 1-5), $35.00 (lower bowl) 和 $25.00 (upper bowl). Suites seating up to 22 people are available to purchase for $2,500 (includes non-alcohol beverages and food).
門開處 5:00 P.M. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 P.M. CT.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for Knockout Night Boxing.
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