מער! Heavyweight Contender Andy Ruiz Jr. Faces Alexander
Dimitrenko & Unbeaten Super Bantamweight Brandon Figueroa Takes on Yonfrez
Parejo in Interim WBA 122-Pound Title Fight To Kick Off Action Beginning at 8
פּ.ם. עט / 5 פּ.ם. פּט
טיקקעץ אויף פאַרקויף איצט!
Carson, קאַליף. (מאַרץ 7, 2019) – ערשטע צוויי-אָפּטייל וועלט מייַסטער דאַני “ביסטרע” גאַרסיאַ will battle hard-hitting veteran אַדריאַן גראַנאַדאָס in a 12-round welterweight bout that will headline the live prime time event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, אַפּריל 20 from Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) אין Carson, קאַליפאָרניאַ.
Heavyweight
contenderAndy Ruiz Jr.נעמט אויףAlexander Dimitrenko in a 10-round bout in the co-feature
and unbeaten contenderBrandon
Figueroabattles Venezuela’sYonfrez Parejo in a 12-round match for the WBA
Interim Super Bantamweight title that opens the primetime FOX broadcast that
begins at 8 פּ.ם. עט / 5 פּ.ם. פּט.
Tickets
for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Mayweather
Promotions, in association with DSG Promotions, זענען אויף פאַרקויף איצט. Tickets can be
purchased at AXS.com or at the Dignity Health Sports Park box office from 10:00
אַ.ם. צו 6:00 פּ.ם.
“Danny Garcia is one of the preeminent boxers of this
generation,” said Tom Brown, פּרעזידענט פון טגב פּראָמאָטיאָנס. “He’s a
champion through and through. His resume is a veritable ‘Who’s Who?’ of the
best at 140 און 147 pounds over the last 10 יאָרן. He’s hungry to get his title
back and he’s willing to go through anyone to do that. Adrian Granados is a
tough competitor looking to join the championship ranks and Danny represents
the most direct route. It’s the kind of clash that makes for entertaining
matches. The fans at Dignity Health Sports Park and watching on FOX and FOX
Deportes on April 20 are in for a treat.”
“Danny Garcia knows that he¹s going to have to be on his
A-game, as a victory over Adrian Granados puts him back in position to
regain his welterweight championship,” האט לעאָנאַרד עללערבע, CEO of Mayweather
Promotions. “Adrian Granados is a fighter thatalways comes to put on
exciting fights and holds nothing back against his opponents. The
action leading up to the main event is sure to be crowd pleasers.
I expect the fans in attendance to bring the energy to Dignity Health
Sports Park and those tuning in on FOX and FOX Deportes will be fully
entertained as well.”
גאַרסיאַ
(34-2, 20 קאָס) has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents at
140 and 147-pounds spanning two generations-Erik Morales, זאַב יהודה, Kendall
Holt, אַמיר כאַן, לוקאַס מאַטטהיססע, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among
them. Six of his seven opponents in the welterweight division were former or
current world champions and 12 פון זיין לעצטע 16 opponents overall carried the
same distinction. Included in that run was a headlining performance live on FOX
in January 2016, when he defeated Robert Guerrero to capture his welterweight
title in Los Angeles. Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, the
30-year-old most recently lost an exciting and narrow decision to Shawn Porter
in their September title fight.
“I
cannot wait to get back in the ring and put on the Danny Garcia show once
again,” האט גאַרסיאַ. “Granados was talking a big game when we first
announced the fight and I plan on proving him wrong on April 20. The Southern
California fans have always treated me right and I’m excited to give them a
great fight.”
Fighting
out of Cicero, Ilinois, Granados (20-6-2, 14 קאָס) has made a name for himself
by delivering tough, action-packed fights against top fighters in the sport,
including Shawn Porter and Adrien Broner. The 29-year-old burst onto the scene
by shocking then unbeaten Amir Imam via a stoppage victory in their 2015 clash.
After a fight last June against Javier Fortuna that ended in a no contest,
Granados picked up two-straight knockout wins heading into this matchup.
“This
is a huge fight for me and definitely one of the most important in my
career,” said Granados. “I’m looking to dominate, look impressive and
control the fight. I’ve fought in Southern California before and I’m looking to
take advantage of the great Mexican crowd. This is Mexico versus Puerto Rico
and Chicago vs. פילאדעלפיע. It’s territorial on a lot of levels and you can
expect us to leave it all in the ring.”
Fighting
out of Imperial, קאַליפאָרניאַ, רויז (31-1, 20 קאָס) was a two-time Mexican
national champion at super heavyweight as an amateur, before embarking on a pro
career that saw him win his first 29 פייץ. The 29-year-old lost a close
majority decision against Joseph Parker in their 2016 world title fight and
rebounded with victories over Kevin Johnson and Devin Vargas last year.
The
36-year-old Dimitrenko (41-4, 26 קאָס) is a longtime heavyweight contender who
has challenged top fighters throughout his career. Born in Russia but fighting
out of Hamburg, דייַטשלאַנד, he most recently lost to Bryant Jennings in a back and
forth fight in August and owns wins over Derric Rossy, Adrian Granat and Miljan
Rovcanin.
The
22-year-old Figueroa (18-0, 13 קאָס) most recently delivered a dominant
performance in knocking out Moises Flores in the third-round of their January
fight on FS1. Representing Weslaco, טעקסאַס, the younger brother of former world
champion Omar has a five-fight knockout streak that he brings into the ring on
April 20.
A
former interim champion and title challenger at bantamweight, Parejo (22-3-1,
11 קאָס) will look to make his mark at 122-pounds when he battles Figueroa on
April 20. The 32-year-old from Venezuela lost a bantamweight world title fight
to Ryan Burnett last March, but rebounded to most recently defeat Benjamin
Mendoza in February. He won an interim title by stopping Luis Hinojosa in 2014
before losing a split-decision the following year to former champion Zhanat
Zhakiyanov.
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Spanish through the FOX or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on
desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store, or connected devices including
Apple TV, אַנדרויד טעלעוויזיע, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku.
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