Tripleheader of Televised Events Headlined by Featherweight Title Clash Between
獅子座聖克魯斯 & 卡爾·弗蘭普頓
住在Showtime在 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT
布魯克林 (七月 12, 2016) – Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion 阿曼達·塞拉諾 (28-1-1, 21 科斯) 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 科斯)星期六, 七月 30 布魯克林.
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 獅子座聖克魯斯 defending his belt against Irish star 卡爾·弗蘭普頓 in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event. 電視報導開始於 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT and features former two-division world champion 米奇·加西亞 面對前世界冠軍 Elio Rojas and 154-pound contenders 托尼·哈里森 和 謝爾蓋Rabchenko meeting in a world title eliminator.
“I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity,” 塞拉諾說. “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,” 說婁DiBella, DiBella娛樂總裁. “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.”
門票現場活動, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions and presented by Premier Boxing Champions, 開始 $38 與現已公開發售. 門票可在網上通過訪問購買 www.ticketmaster.com,
Additional action on 七月 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion 保利Malignaggi和 加布里埃爾短工 in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader. 電視報導開始於 7 P.M. AND/PT with a lightweight slugfest between 伊万Redkach 和 Tevin農民.
Raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, Serrano gravitated toward boxing from watching her older sister Cindy, also a professional fighter. She picked the sport up quickly, 再再 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, seizing her first world title in 2011 when she defeated Kimberly Connor to grab a super featherweight belt. 在 2014, she went to Argentina and defeated Maria Elena Maderna to become a world champion at lightweight. 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, 哥倫比亞, who has tried four times to win a world title and who will be fighting in the U.S. for the second time on 七月 30.
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