“Knockout Night at the D” sera diffusée en direct (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET) sur CBS Sports Network from inside the Downtown 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.), et FloBoxing.tv will live stream the Dec. 17^e undercard worldwide, à partir de 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – à partir de 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET).

Le “Knockout Night at the D” série, présenté par D Las Vegasand Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (JJR) Promotions de boxe.

Jim “J.R.” Ross et Joey Varner will call all the action live from ringside, tandis que 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 (WBO) Inter-Continental super flyweight title.

Non classé. 4 par le World Boxing Council (WBC) 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. D'une manière ou d'une autre, 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 par la Fédération internationale de boxe (IBF) et n. 15 par la WBO. Now training in Los Angeles, Palicte is looking forward to making his American debut Décembre. 17.

“Je suis vraiment excité,” il fait remarquer. “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.) Il (Cantu) is kind of a runner, trop, always moving around the ring, but we can never tell one’s ability until we’ve fought.

“Ça va être un combat passionnant. 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, si, it’s going to be a really good fight come December 17^e.”

Unbeaten Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 KOs) fera son U.S. debut against Jamaica-native Nathaniel Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, dans la co-métrage de huit rondes.

Los Angeles’ Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 KOs) meets Mexican invader Dilan “Le 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-year-old junior lightweight Excité “Le Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 KOs), 26-poids welter d'un an Jérémie “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 KOs) and 18-year-old bantamweight max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ornelas (6-0, 3 KOs) – will be showcased Dec. 17^e.

Combats supplémentaires seront bientôt annoncés. Tous les combats et les combattants sont sujets à changement.

Billets, au prix de $1,000.00 VIP booth (comprend 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 et $15.00 admission générale, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ou www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.

Les portes ouvrent à 4:00 p.m. PT avec le combat d'ouverture prévue à 5:00 p.m. PT.

Le “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.

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RIVAL BOXING GEAR & EQUIPMENT is the official gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” série. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear