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星期六, 三月 3
巴克萊中心在布魯克林
布魯克林 (二月 21, 2018) – The undercard for the heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder and 路易斯·奧爾蒂斯 對於設置 星期六, 三月 3, 巴克萊中心, 布魯克林拳擊家, will now feature an outstanding 10-round women’s world title clash between Long Island’s 艾麗西亞 “The Empress” 拿破崙 (8-1, 5 科斯) 和不敗 Femke Hermans (6-0, 3 科斯), of Londerzeel, 比利時, for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting at Barclays Center for this world title,” said Napoleon. “This means so much to me and for women’s boxing in the United States. I’ve worked very hard for many years and dreamed of becoming a world champion and to have my Long Island fans see me challenge for the title makes it even more special.”
“DiBella娛樂, 總理拳擊冠軍, Brooklyn Boxing and SHOWTIME remain committed to women’s boxing and together we have staged, or at least scheduled, a women’s fight of significance on every card we’ve worked on at Barclays Center,” 說婁DiBella, DiBella娛樂總裁. “Napoleon is a very charismatic and popular fighter from Long Island and, 上 三月 3, she will have a chance to achieve her dream of becoming a world champion in front of her hometown fans.”
Owner of the two popular Overthrow boxing gyms in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Napoleon made her professional debut in August 2015 winning her first seven fights, including five by stoppage.
Following her first loss on December 10, 2016, to world ranked contender Tori Nelson, Napoleon bounced back to defeat Nikolett Papp, 十一月 18, 2017, in Queens, 紐約.
Victorious three times in 2017, Hermans will be leaving Belgium for the first time in her professional career for the world title fight with Napoleon. 在她的最後一個回合, the 28-year-old won a unanimous decision against Ester Koneca, 九月 30, 2017.
門票現場活動, 這是由DiBella娛樂和TGB促銷推廣, 開始 $50 與現已公開發售. 購買門票, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, 或致電 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at 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夏洛茨維爾 擔當 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. AND/6 P.M. PT with top super middleweight contender 安德烈Dirrell 對抗強硬 喬斯·斯卡特圭 in a rematch for the interim IBF168-pound world title.
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