Undefeated Russian middleweight Arif “The liphoofolo tse li jang” Magomedov (17-0, 10 Kos) squares off against upset specialist Andrew “Leholiotsoana” Hernandez (11-4-1, 3 Kos), ea Phoenix, ka 10 ho pota ka sehloohong ketsahalo. Magomedov is world ranked among the top 15 160-pounders by the four major sanctioning bodies: WBC #2, WBO #3, WBA #5 and IBF #14.
Unbeaten super welterweight John “The Phenom” Vera (12-0, 8 Kos), of Fort Worth, Texas, defends his NABA-USA title belt against third-generation boxer Joey “Boxer” Ruelas (10-1-1, 4 Kos), ea Phoenix, in the 8-round co-feature.
John Vera (
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Joey Ruelas (
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Las Vegas’ 17-year-old boxing prodigy Devin “The Dream” Haney (5-0, 3 Kos) will become the youngest American boxer to box on national television as the 7-time national amateur champion takes on fellow undefeated lightweight prospect Jairo Fernandez (4-0, 3 Kos), of Mexico, in the 6-round television opener.
Former WBC Youth International titlist Tony Lopez (10-1, 3 Kos), ea Dallas, meets unbeaten Houston featherweight Jerren “Hardknocks” Cochran (11-0-1, 4 Kos) a le 8 ho pota bout.
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round bouts are Las Vegas junior lightweightRandy Moreno (2-0, 1 KO) vs.. Texan Chris Turtun (1-2), and Las Vegas welterweightJeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (3-0, 2 Kos) vs.. TBA
Randy Moreno
Jeremy Nichols
(Moreno & Nichols pictures by Tom Donohue / le D Las Vegas)
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