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
Más! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
BROOKLYN (Febrero 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder y 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 Sábado, Marzo 3 del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXEO ™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko frente a Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Olímpico Gary Russell Antuanne in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick Día y Kyrone Davis.
La 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12º round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 KOs) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 KOs) representó al U.S. al 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 KOs) 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 KOs) 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 KOs) in an eight-round fight, el ex retador al título mundial Willie Monroe Jr.. (21-3, 6 KOs) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) y Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 KOs) en una pelea de peso welter de seis asaltos.
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, el cual es promovido por DiBella Entertainment y TGB Promociones, empieza en $50 y están a la venta. Para comprar boletos, visitar Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, o llame al
800-745-3000. Las entradas para el evento también se pueden comprar en la taquilla del American Express en el Barclays Center.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo asumir Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT con
top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell lucha contundente José Uzcátegui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
