Die! Hard-Hitting Welterweights Yordenis Ugas & Levan Ghvamichava Collide While Ryan Karl & Eddie Ramirez Meet in Battle of Unbeaten Super Lightweights
Tiketi lori tita Thursday, January 5!
TUNICA, MS (December 22, 2016) – Moriwu welterweight contender Sammy “The Oga Olopa” Vasquez 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 Ijoba Boxing Awọn aṣaju-ija lori FS1 and FOX Deportes Thursday, Kínní 2 from Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
Televised agbegbe bẹrẹ ni 8 p.m. ATI/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 “Odomokunrinonimalu” 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.”
Tiketi fun awọn ifiwe iṣẹlẹ, eyi ti o ti ni igbega nipa ogun Boxing, ti wa ni owole ni $150, $75 ati $35 ki o si wa lori tita Thursday, January 5. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster atwww.Ticketmaster.com tabi nipa pipe 1-800-745-3000.
Vasquez has fought professionally since 2012, lẹhin ti sìn meji-ajo ti ojuse ni Iraq bi kan egbe ti awọn National oluso. O si ṣe o si awọn semifinals ti awọn 2012 U.S. Olympic idanwo ati gba wúrà ni 2010 ati 2011 Ologun Boxing Championships. Awọn Onija jade ti Monessen, Penn., notched big victories in 2015 over Wale Omotoso in June and Jose Lopez in September. In PBC on FOX action in January, 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.
One of Brooklyn’s most respected fighters,Collazo looks to make the most of his showdown with Vasquez on February 2. A world champion in 2005, Collazo has faced top fighters his whole career. Most notably in recent years, he delivered an electrifying second-round knockout over Victor Ortiz in December 2014. Collazo gave world champion Keith Thurman trouble in his last outing, staggering him with a body shot in the middle rounds before eventually losing to the undefeated fighter.
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 Pan American ere. 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.
Ohun undefeated afojusọna o nsoju Houston, Karl ní ohun o tayọ magbowo ọmọ ti o pari pẹlu rẹ wa ni ipo kẹta ninu awọn orilẹ-ède ninu awọn 141-iwon pipin. 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 Golden Gloves champion, Ramirez knocked out seven of his first nine professional opponents and picked up five victories in 2015 including a decision over former world champion Cristobal 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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