Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
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BROOKLYN (Февруари 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Дионтей Уайлдър и Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Събота, Март 3 от Barclays Center, в дома на Бруклин Бокс ™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko облицовка Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Олимпиец Гари Antuanne Ръсел in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Патрик Ден и Kyrone Davis.
A 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 Нокаута) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12тата round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 Нокаута) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 Нокаута) представено на U.S. в 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 Нокаута) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 Нокаута) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Нокаута) in an eight-round fight, Бившата световна титла Challenger Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 Нокаута) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Ричардсън Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) и Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 Нокаута) в полусредна категория мач с шест кръг.
Билети за събитието на живо, , която е възложена DiBella Развлечения и TGB Промоции, започне в $50 и са в продажба сега. За да закупите билети, посетете Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, или обаждане
800-745-3000. Билети за събитието могат да бъдат закупени от касата на American Express в Barclays Center.
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