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Las Vegas (March 7, 2016) – Canadian welterweight champion Steve “The Dragon” Claggett takes on veteran Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan in an 8-round Special Attraction, providing chief undercard support izi Loweruka for the inaugural event kicking-off “Knockout Night at the D”, airing (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. AND) padziko CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC).
Kuperekedwa ndi ndi D Las Vegas and promoted Englebrecht Promotions, ndi “Knockout Night at the D” mndandanda’ inaugural event Sea. 12 will take place inside the DLVEC’s tent, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3 rd St.). Zisanu nthawi, awiri magawano dziko ngwazi Zab “Super” Yuda (42-9, 29 Ko) nkhope kudzasokoneza okonda Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-4-2, 7 Ko) in the 10-round main event of the “Knockout Night at D” new monthly pro boxing series,
Rising star lightweight star Chuy “El Huracan” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 Ko) Nkhope Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 Ko) in the 8-round co-feature.
Claggett (23-3-1, 16 Ko), 26, is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight titles. As an amateur in Calgary, he captured four Alberta Championships and three Golden Gloves titles, all prior to his 18TH tsiku lobadwa.
At the famous Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles, Claggett gained invaluable experience working with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. He also benefitted from working out at Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas, where he learned from trainer Roger Mayweather, and sparred there with two-division world champion Jese Vargas. During his 7 ½ year career, Claggett has also sparred with great fighters such as Judah and Alfonso Gomez, komanso Urbano Antillon during training camp in preparation for his world title fight against Humberto Soto.
An outstanding U.S. ankachita masewera womenya nkhonya, Bryan (17-6, 7 Ko), of Patterson, NJ, has been a gatekeeper of the welterweight division the past few years. Iye anali 2004 ndipo 2005 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion, komanso 2004 Under-19 and 2005 National PAL 139-pound class gold medalist. Pa 2008 US Olympic Trials, he was eliminated by future professional world champion Danny García, who Bryan had defeated in the opening round.
During his pro career, Bryan has pulled off several upsets, including an eighth-round decisions in 2013 kuti Yuri Ramananau (22-2) in Miami and Ngati issouf (16-1) ku New York City. Bryan has also taken top contenders and promising prospects the full distance, albeit in losing efforts, such as Mkulu Ine, Sadam Ali, Mikael Zewski ndipo Raymond Serrano.
 The remainder of the undercard showcases promising prospects in four-round bouts: Las Vegas junior featherweight Salvador Perez (2-0) vs . Fabian Naranjo (3-2-1, 1 KO), wa Mexico, Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 Ko) vs. Jason Gavino (3-1, 2 Ko), wa Mexico, and New Jersey heavyweight Dakota Walker (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Cashton Young (1-0, 1 KO), wa Los Angeles. Nichols (zinkaimira lamanzere) gained invaluable experience as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for his mega-fight versus Manny Pacquiao. Onse ndewu ndi ozimitsa timavutika kusintha.
Limited matikiti, wogulira pa $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, remain on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com kapena www.DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, kwa 10 alendo, and includes a beverage package. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Zitseko pa 5:00 p.m. PT ndi kutsegula podwala nthawi ya 6:30 p.m. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, Video Telco wosamalira ndi kudzera pa Kanema DirecTV Channel 221 ndi mbale Network Channel 158. Kuti mudziwe zambiri, kuphatikizapo zonse mapulogalamu ndandanda ndi momwe CBS Sports Network, kupita www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D”
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Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII, @SDragonClaggett, @RealTeamBryan
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