HARBOR ملی, MD. (آوریل 7, 2017) – WBC ورزشکار پروزن قهرمان جهان گری راسل جونیور. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger اسکار Escandon روز شنبه, مه 20 in themain event of SHOWTIME قهرمانی بوکس from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
The Maryland-native راسل جونیور. (27-1, 16 کوس) and the WBC Interim Featherweight Champion Escandon (25-2, 17 کوس) will battle in one of boxing’s most talented divisions that continues to deliver exciting action fight after fight. A lineup of exciting co-featured attractions will be announced next week.
“I’m a gladiator getting ready for a tough battle,” سعید راسل جونیور. “This is going to be a huge night for my family and I’m glad that the time is here. This will be the first time as pros that I get to fight on the same card as both of my little brothers, (خروس وزن بدون شکست) Gary Antonio and (2016 آمریکایی. آسمانی) Gary Antuanne, plus my brother Gary Allan will work all of our corners. We’re excited to get in the ring and show the fans what we’re capable of doing in the ring.”
“I’ve had to wait for this opportunity to face Gary Russell Jr. and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” سعید Escandon. “It’s going to be a great fight and I know the fans are going to get their money’s worth. من احساس می کنم 100 percent healthy and now that the fight is here I am ready to knock him out.”
Tickets for the live event promoted by TGB Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100 و $50,
and are now on sale.
To purchase tickets go toHTTP://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
The main event is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing.
This bout was originally scheduled to take place on March 11
but was rescheduled after Escandon suffered a back injury in training camp.
Fans who bought tickets for the March 11
show will have their tickets honored on May 20.
“این است برای رفتن به یک شب بزرگ از بوکس,” گفت: تام براون, رئيس جمهور از تبلیغات TGB. “The featherweight division is very hot right now with the recent wins by Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. There is something very special going on in the division and this will be another memorable fight. Escandon is a tough warrior who has proven time and again that he doesn’t care about going on the road or where he fights. There are great boxing fans in the Washington, دی سی, Maryland and Virginia region and they are in-store for an exciting night on مه 20.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, راسل جونیور, was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Jhonny Gonzalez that earned him the title in March 2015. The 2008 آمریکایی. Olympian had scored important victories over Vyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz and Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. southpaw, از کاپیتول ارتفاعات, دکتر., most recently scored a dominant second-round TKO victory over Patrick Hyland in his first title defense in April 2016.
Fighting out of Ibague, کلمبیا, Escandon turned pro in 2008 و در اولین بازی خود شکست نخورده بود 22 حملات حرفه ای. Escandon won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2014 when he defeated Tyson Cave in his U.S. اغاز کار. He earned his shot at Russell Jr. last March when he survived an early knockdown to score a knockout victory over Robinson Castellanos in the seventh round of their showdown in Washington, D.C.
