Bika vs. Thompson Replaces Previously Announced Jose Miguel Borrego vs. Jerry Thomas Fight After Thomas Withdraws
NATIONAL HARBOR (Երթ 20, 2019) – Աշխարհի նախկին չեմպիոն Սակի Ցուլ կկանգնեն Lionell Thompson in an eight or 10 round super middleweight showdown that will be featured in PBC Prelims on FS1 action this Sunday, Երթ 24 from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
Bika vs. Thompson replaces the previously announced Jose Miguel Borrego vs. Jerry Brown fight, after Brown withdrew from the fight.
The FS1 prelims broadcast will begin at 6 կեսօրից. ԵՎ / երեկոյան 3-ը. PT and also feature Brandon Quarles (21-4-1, 10 Նոկաուտով) battling Kansas-native Aaron Coley (15-2-1, 7 Նոկաուտով) է ութ ռաունդանոց սուպեր welterweight մենամարտը, plus Baltimore’s Lorenzo Simpson(2-0, 2 Նոկաուտով) հաշվի վրա Earl Henry (0-1-1) in a four-round super welterweight attraction.
The event is headlined by two-division world champion Lamont Peterson taking on former junior welterweight world champion Սերգեյ Lipinets in a 12-round welterweight match that headlines PBC on FS1 and FOX Deportes beginning at 8 կեսօրից. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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Additional action will see unbeaten Cobia Breedy (12-0, 4 Նոկաուտով) in an eight-round super featherweight fight against California’s Fernando Fuentes (14-7-1, 4 Նոկաուտով), San Antonio ի Ramon Cardenas (16-1, 9 Նոկաուտով) facing Michigan’s Ryan Lee Allen(8-2-1, 4 Նոկաուտով) for eight-rounds of featherweight action and unbeaten Maryland-nativeMark Duncan (3-0, 3 Նոկաուտով) battling Arturo Izquierdo (5-2, 2 Նոկաուտով) in a six-round middleweight attraction.
Rounding out the non-televised undercard action will feature a trio of Washington, D.C.-natives as unbeaten Keeshawn Williams դեմքերը Evincil Dixon է վեց կլոր welterweight պայքարի, անպարտելի Patrick Harris steps in for an eight-round super lightweight fight against Costa Rica’s Բերգման ագիլար andwelterweight Kareem Martin հրապարակները off դեմ Խոակին Չավեսը for six-rounds of action. The night will also see Cincinnati’s Adrian Jerome Benton making his pro debut in a four-round super lightweight duel against Archie Weah.
The 39-year-old Bika (34-7-3, 22 Նոկաուտով) is a former WBC super-middleweight champion from Sydney, Australia by way of Cameroon, Աֆրիկա. He won the title with a majority decision over Marco Antonio Periban in 2013 before losing the belt to Anthony Dirrell by unanimous decision in 2014. He moved up to light heavyweight to challenge Adonis Stevens for his and lost a unanimous decision. Since then Bika has won twice, most recently defeating Geard Ajetovic by unanimous decision in October.
Thompson (20-5, 11 Նոկաուտով) has been campaigning at light heavyweight and is moving down in weight to take on Bika at super middleweight. The 33-year-old, who is from Buffalo, N.Y.. and now lives in Las Vegas, defeated Derrick Findley by unanimous decision in his last fight in September. Thompson won his first 11 fights after turning pro in 2009.
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ABOUT PETERSON VS. LIPINETS
Peterson vs. Lipinets is a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes event that is headlined by former two-division world champion Lamont Peterson taking on former 140-pound champion Sergey Lipinets in the main event.
In the co-main event Anthony Peterson, Lamont’s brother, will face former champion Argenis Mendez, plus super welterweight contender Jamontay Clark takes on unbeaten Vernon Brown as part of the telecast beginning at 8 կեսօրից. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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