Tripleheader of Televised Events Headlined by Featherweight Title Clash Between
ليو سانتا كروز & كارل فرامبتون
يعيشون على شوتايم في 9 عصرا. و/6 عصرا. PT
BROOKLYN (يوليو 12, 2016) – Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion أماندا سيرانو (28-1-1, 21 كوس) will defend her title on a stacked night of action at Barclays Center as she takes on Colombia’s Calixta Silgado (14-6-3, 9 كوس)السبت, يوليو 30 في بروكلين.
Serrano makes her Barclays Center debut in the first female world championship fight ever held at the venue. The event is headlined by featherweight world champion ليو سانتا كروز defending his belt against Irish star كارل فرامبتون in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event. تبدأ والتغطية التلفزيونية في 9 عصرا. و/6 عصرا. PT and features former two-division world champion ميكي غارسيا يواجه بطل العالم السابق Elio Rojas and 154-pound contenders توني هاريسون و سيرجي Rabchenko meeting in a world title eliminator.
“I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity,” سعيد سيرانو. “To be the first female fighter to defend her world title at Barclays Center is truly something special. This is one of the biggest cards of the year, and I am honored to be a part of it. I can’t wait to put on a spectacular show on July 30th, and I guarantee that this fight will not go the distance.”
“All the talk has been about Amanda being the first female fighter to defend a championship at Barclays, but I am coming to Brooklyn to win and to make history by becoming the first female to win a world title there,” said Silgado. “Amanda is one of the most feared punchers in boxing, but I do not fear her. This is my opportunity to shine and I plan on leaving that ring on July 30th with her championship belt around my waist.”
“Puerto Rican Brooklynite Amanda Serrano is absolutely one of the best female fighters on the planet,” وقال لو DiBella, رئيس DiBella الترفيه. “She has tremendous skills, devastating power, and is always in exciting fights. Already a three-division world champion, WBO featherweight titlist Serrano will make history at the Barclays Center, on July 30’s extraordinary card, when she becomes the first female boxer to defend her world title at the renowned venue.”
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Additional action on يوليو 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion بولي Malignaggiو غابرييل براسيرو in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader. تبدأ والتغطية التلفزيونية في 7 عصرا. و/PT with a lightweight slugfest between إيفان Redkach و Tevin المزارعين.
نشأت في قسم بوشويك في بروكلين, Serrano gravitated toward boxing from watching her older sister Cindy, أيضا مقاتل محترف. اختارت الرياضة بسرعة, تحشد ل 9-1 record during a brief amateur career that saw her win the New York Golden Gloves title in 2008. The 27-year-old would go on to fight all over the world, الاستيلاء على لقبها العالمي الأول في 2011 عندما هزمت كيمبرلي كونور لتنتزع حزام وزن الريشة الخارق. في 2014, ذهبت إلى الأرجنتين وهزمت ماريا إيلينا ماديرنا لتصبح بطلة العالم في الوزن الخفيف. Her latest world title campaign began in February when she stopped Olivia Gerula in the first round to capture her featherweight championship. She will be taking on the 28-year-old Silgado, out of Tolu, كولومبيا, who has tried four times to win a world title and who will be fighting in the U.S. for the second time on يوليو 30.
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