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From Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn
9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT
Mere! Undefeated Prospects Abraham Nova, Julian Sosa &
Joseph Williams in Undercard Attractions
BROOKLYN (August 4, 2016) – Spændende udfordrer Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero(20-1, 14 KOS) takes on unbeaten Derrick Murray (13-0-1, 5 KOS) while undefeated contenders Heather “The Heat” Hardy (17-0, 4 KOS) og Shelly “Shelito Way” Vincent (18-0, 1 KO) face off in a long awaited battle on a Premier Boxing Champions på NBCSN doubleheader, Søndag, August 21.
Tape delayed PBC on NBCSN coverage will begin at 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn. PBC on NBC coverage begins at5 p.m. OG/2 p.m. PT and features undefeated rising star and 2012 US. Olympian Errol “Sandheden” Spence Jr. in a welterweight title eliminator against once-beaten contender Leonard “The Lion” Bundu.
Marrero and Murray will meet in a super featherweight bout while Vincent and Hardy are set to compete in 10-rounds of featherweight action that sees the return of women’s boxing to a primetime national audience.
A former title challenger who lost a narrow decision to Jesus Cuellar in 2013, Marrero has won six-straight bouts since then. Senest, the 27-year-old dominated Jonathan Arrellano on his way to a decision in February. A native of Santo Domingo, Den Dominikanske Republik, Marrero was an accomplished amateur who will be fighting in New York for the second time in his pro career.
Unbeaten and fighting out of St. Louis, Murray has already picked up victories in 2016 over Jose Silveria and Darryl Hayes. En pro da 2011, Murray will step up in competition when he takes on Marrero. The 28-year-old was victorious twice in 2015 in addition to four victories he earned in 2014.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy has become a staple of the Brooklyn boxing scene. Lidt over to år efter hendes pro debut, Hardy vandt en international titel bælte i super bantamvægt division i oktober 2014. I 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. I 2016 she has stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round and most recently defeated Kirstie Simmons in June.
Born in Connecticut but now fighting out of and representing Providence, Rhode Island, Vincent will look to earn the biggest win of her career August 21 when she fights in New York for the second time. Vincent has been busy in 2016, picking up victories over Renata Domsodi, Elizabeth Anderson and most recently Christina Ruiz in July. An all-action fighter, Vincent has fought 10 rounds twice in her pro career that dates back to 2011.
Additional undercard action will see unbeaten prospect and New England Golden Glove champion Abraham Nova (1-0, 1 KO) take on California’s Leonardo Chavez (6-1, 5 KOS) in a six-round lightweight attraction, unbeaten Brooklyn-native Julian Sosa (5-0-1, 2 KOS) at tage på Rene Marquez (5-2, 2 KOS) in a welterweight showdown and New York Golden Glove champion Joseph Williams (9-0, 7 KOS) i en otte-round cruiserweight kamp.
Barclays Center BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™ programmering platform præsenteres af AARP. PBC på NBC er sponsoreret af Corona, Finest Beer.
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