“Knockout Night at the D” se transmitirá en vivo (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. Y) en CBS Sports Network from inside the El centro de Las Vegas Events Center indoor facility, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world-famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3rd St.), y FloBoxing.tv will live stream the Dec. 17^º undercard worldwide, a partir de 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. Y), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – a partir de las 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. Y).

La “Knockout Night at the D” serie, presentado por the D Las Vegasy el centro de eventos del centro de Las Vegas, es promovido por Roy Jones Jr. (JJR) Promociones de boxeo.

Jim “J.R.” Ross y Joey Varner will call all the action live from ringside, mientras Jeff Huston will be the ring announcer and fight-week master of ceremonies.

Cantu vs. Palicte will be contested for two belts as Cantu defends his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight championship, in addition to the vacant World Boxing Organization (OMB) Inter-Continental super flyweight title.

Rated No. 4 por el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB) as a flyweight, the 25-year-old Cantu (14-0, 1 KO) will face the toughest test of his 4+-years professional career in the heavy-handed Palcite, but he’s excited to be headlining this nationally televised show from Las Vegas.

“I feel honored to be headlining a card in Las Vegas,” the Texan said. “The opportunity is what every boxer wants because Vegas is the biggest boxing hum in the United States and it has produced great champions in the past. I want to thank Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions for this opportunity.

“A victory can help me open doors to the world title and allow me the show everybody what I stand for, which is being God’s humble champion. The outcome of this fight will come down to who wants to win more. I’m sure that adjustments will need to be made throughout the fight. De cualquier manera, I am well prepared to get this victory.”

Palicte (21-2, 18 KOs) is a dangerous Filipino fighter who is world rated at No. 11 por la Federación Internacional de Boxeo (FIB) y n. 15 por la OMB. Now training in Los Angeles, Palicte is looking forward to making his American debut Diciembre. 17.

“Estoy muy emocionado,” él comentó. “I’ve been training o hard, pushing myself to the limit, because I also want to excel as much as the other Filipino fighters. I am grateful for this opportunity to fight in the main event. Knowing he is undefeated, this is going to be an exciting, challenging fight.

“I’ve always dreamed of fighting for the world title and I’m taking things one step at a time. Through my promoter, JJR, it was mentioned that there’s a big possibility for a world title challenge in 2017 if I win this fight. I’ve fought some quality fighters and I think I can do what I want in the ring, though I won’t say it’s going to be easy to control the fight.”

Styles made fights and a classic match-up between a consummate boxer (Cantu) and powerful puncher (Palicte) guarantees an intriguing fight that should be highly entertaining and incredibly competitive. Both fighters also respect each other.

“Palicte brings an impressive record and a lot of experience,” Cantu noted. “The road to a world title is a tough one, which means no easy opponents. I am really excited about this challenge. This is a classic fight because of our styles and I am sure we won’t let the viewing public down. I am ready to become the next great American champion in this weight class.”

“Cantu is a smart boxer,” Palicte added. “I’d compare him to Ismael Garnica, who I fought in our Showdown at Sands in Macau. (Palicte won by way of a seventh-round TKO.) Él (Cantu) is kind of a runner, demasiado, always moving around the ring, but we can never tell one’s ability until we’ve fought.

“This is going to be an exciting fight. I’m really looking forward to getting a hold of those belts. Cantu is also a good boxer but with my experience and power, I think I have much more advantages than him. I know he’s also doing his best training, de forma, it’s going to be a really good fight come December 17^º.”

Unbeaten Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 KOs) hará su U.S. debut against Jamaica-native Nathaniel Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, en la co-característica de ocho rondas.

Los Angeles’ Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 KOs) meets Mexican invader Dilan “El Terrible” Loza (5-0, 3 KOs) in a six-round battle of undefeated welterweight prospects to open the televised segment of the evening.

The Las Vegas Big 3 – 21-ligero junior de un año Cachondo “El Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 KOs), 26-peso welter de un año Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 KOs) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “El asesino con cara de niño” Ornelas (6-0, 3 KOs) – will be showcased Dec. 17^º.

Peleas adicionales pronto serán anunciados. Todas las peleas y los luchadores están sujetos a cambio.

Entradas, precio de $1,000.00 VIP booth (incluye 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 y $15.00 entrada general, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com o www.DLVEC.com. Los impuestos y tasas se aplican a todas las entradas vendidas.

Las puertas abren a 4:00 p.m. PT con el combate de apertura programada en 5:00 p.m. PT.

La “Knockout Night at the D” La serie fue desarrollada en asociación con el Centro de Eventos del Centro de Las Vegas y Neon Star Media..

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