Más! Hard-Hitting Welterweights Yordenis Ugas & Levan Ghvamichava Collide While Ryan Karl & Eddie Ramirez Meet in Battle of Unbeaten Super Lightweights
Entradas a la venta Jueves, Enero 5!
TÚNICA, SRA (Diciembre 22, 2016) – Contendiente de peso welter Emocionante Sammy “El sargento” Vásquez Jr. (21-1, 15 KOs) is set to battle former world champion Luis Collazo(36-7, 19 KOs) in the 10-round main event of a special three-hour edition of Liga de Campeones de Boxeo en FS1 y FOX Deportes Jueves, Febrero 2 de herradura Tunica hotel & Casino en Tunica, Misisipí.
La cobertura televisada comienza en 8 p.m. Y/5 p.m. PT and will feature Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas(17-3, 8 KOs) meeting Georgia’s Levan Ghvamichava (17-2-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round matchup of hard-hitting welterweights plus Houston’s Ryan “Vaquero” Karl (13-0, 9 KOs) taking on Chicago’s Eddie Ramírez (15-0, 10 KOs) in a 10-round battle of unbeaten super lightweights
“I’m eager to get back in the ring and give the fans a great fight,” said Vasquez Jr. “Fighting a tough veteran like Luis Collazo, who has a lot of heart and experience, is the type of fight I’m looking for. The fans are going to see a good fight between two guys who are hungry to get a victory. I can’t wait till the bell rings.”
“I’m totally stoked about this fight against Sammy Vasquez” Said Collazo. “He is a talented fighter and I’m excited to test his abilities and the will that he has to win. This will be a good one.”
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, que está promovido por Warriors Boxing, tienen un precio de $150, $75 y $35 y están a la venta Jueves, Enero 5. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster atwww.Ticketmaster.com o llamando al 1-800-745-3000.
Vásquez ha luchado profesionalmente desde 2012, después de servir dos períodos de servicio en Irak como miembro de la Guardia Nacional. Llegó a las semifinales de la 2012 U.S. Pruebas olímpicas y ganó el oro en el 2010 y 2011 Fuerzas Armadas Campeonato de Boxeo. El peleador de Monessen, Penn., muescas grandes victorias en 2015 sobre Wale Omotoso en junio y José López en septiembre. En PBC sobre la acción de FOX en enero, Vasquez stopped veteran contender Aron Martinez in the sixth-round in Los Angeles before suffering his first professional defeat to Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz in July.
Uno de los boxeadores más respetados de Brooklyn,Collazo looks to make the most of his showdown with Vasquez on February 2. Un campeón del mundo en 2005, Collazo se ha enfrentado a los mejores peleadores toda su carrera. Lo más notable en los últimos años, he delivered an electrifying second-round knockout over Victor Ortiz in December 2014. Collazo le dio problemas al campeón mundial Keith Thurman en su última salida, tambaleándolo con un golpe al cuerpo en la ronda del medio antes de perder finalmente ante el luchador invicto.
Ugas returned from a two-year layoff in August and has looked sensational in defeating undefeated prospects Jamal James by decision and Bryant Perrella by fourth-round stoppage. A sensational Cuban amateur, Ugas picked up a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and also owns gold medals from the 2005 World Amateur Championships and 2007 Juegos Panamericanos. Now fighting out of Miami, the 30-year-old looks to further establish his credentials for a world title shot.
Ghvamichava returns to the ring after an emphatic knockout of Breidis Prescott in July that saw him move up in weight and rebound from a defeat to top unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets. Trained by Virgil Hunter in California, Ghvamichava is originally from Poti, Georgia. Before the Lipinets bout, he carried a five-fight winning streak that included wins over previously unbeaten fighters Chris Singleton and Jonathan Garcia plus veterans Cosme Rivera and Sergio Reyes.
Un prospecto invicto representando Houston, Karl tuvo una excelente carrera amateur que acabó con él ocupó el tercer lugar en la nación en la división de 141 libras. The 24-year-old won six times in 2015 including an October domination of Alfonso Olvera at the Dancehall in San Antonio. Now he is primed to reach contender status after dominating tough Mexican Luis Solis in June and stopping previously unbeaten Jose Felix Quezada in September.
A Chicago campeón de los Guantes de Oro, Ramírez noqueado a siete de sus primeros nueve oponentes profesionales y recogió cinco victorias en 2015 incluyendo una decisión sobre el ex campeón mundial Cristóbal Cruz. The 24-year-old most recently picked up his most impressive pro victory when he knocked out previously unbeaten Kevin Watts in September.
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