LAS VEGAS ( November 3, 2016) – The remarkable journey of Demond “Body Shot” Brock, from prison into the boxing ring, has led him to a 10-round main event showdown Vrijdag nacht, November 18, with North American Boxing Association (Ook) United States lightweight champion Reynaldo Blanco (13-2, 7 KO) in the latest installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” serie, luchten ( 9 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. EN) op CBS Sports Network live from inside the Centrum van Las Vegas Events Center tent. De “Knockout Night at the D” serie, gepresenteerd door het D Las Vegasand Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, wordt gepromoot door Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boksen Promotions. Hall of Fame announcers Jim “J.R.” Ross en Al Bernstein will call the action from ringside, along with roving reporter Sean Wheelock, op CBS Sports Network. Known for introducing the top stars of professional wrestling to the ring for 20 jaar, Justin Roberts will join the legendary CBS Sports Network broadcast team in Las Vegas for the November. 18 show to enhance the entrances of the “Knockout Night at the D” boxing stars of morgen.
Brock (12-3-1, 4 KO), fighting out of New Orleans, learned how to box in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where he was sentenced at the age of 15 for armed robbery. He served a 14 ½-year sentenced and he ended up with a 39-1 record met 17 knock-outs. Upon his release, Brock won the Ringside Tournament and he was the No. 1 ranked welterweight in the United States. Brock reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials and finished his amateur career with an outstanding 54-3 record. He left prison a completely different person; much calmer and cerebral, which he totally attributes to becoming a boxer.
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(L-R) — Brock & Jones
(photo by Manny “Mitts” Murillo / RJJ Boksen Promotions)
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In zijn laatste gevecht (Juni 10), Brock defeated previously unbeaten Chuy Gutierrez (14-0-1), hemelbekleding een “Knockout Night at the D” show at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) United States lightweight title in his first title defense. Brock, 35, originally captured his title belt in 2015, by way of an 8-round unanimous decision over
Oscar Valenzuela (9-1-1).
Living legend and 10-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. has been training Brock in Pensacola, Florida, for his Nov. 18th fight with Blanco. “I love Demond’s energy and his will to learn,” Jones noted. “He has been very enthusiastic, doing everything asked of him and more, each day in the gym. Everybody will see what a talent Demond is November 18th. He has a lot of upside in this sport and the heart of a champion.”
“Having an opportunity to train with somebody like Roy Jones, Jr. is a great opportunity for me,” Brock said from training camp. “I’m learning new things every day from one of the greatest boxers of all-time. This is truly a blessing and I’m grateful to have everybody on my team working so hard to make me the best I can be.”
Voormalig World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino junior middleweight title-holder Daniel “El Duro” Rosario Cruz (11-1, 10 KO), a legitimate knockout artist from Puerto Rico, meets past Mexico welterweight champion an proven upset specialist Norberto Gonzalez (22-8, 13 KO) in the 8-round co-feature.
Rising Las Vegas junior lightweight Randy Moreno (6-0, 5 KO) steps up in class in the television opener in his first scheduled 6-round bout against Mexican veteran Daniel Perales (7-5-1, 4 KO)
Keeping with its goal to showcase young talent based in Las Vegas, junior flyweight Marina “Rotsachtig” Ramirez (2-0), fighting out of Idaho, and pro-debuting cruiserweight Jason Beauchamp are slated to be fighting in separate 4-round bouts.
Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.
Tickets, geprijsd op $1,000.00 VIP booth (omvat 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 en $15.00 algemene toelating, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com of www.DLVEC.com. Op alle verkochte tickets zijn belastingen en toeslagen van toepassing. Deuren open om 6:00 p.m. PT de opening aanval gepland op 7:00 p.m. PT.
De “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
INFORMATIE:
Tjilpen: @thedlasvegas, @dlvEventsCenter, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
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Volg deze vechters op Twitter: @bodyshot brock and @_randymoreno
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