Former WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion Juan Carlos Payano’s 10-round fight against undefeated Philippine “Magic” Mike Plania has been elevated to the co-main event at Dieses Freitag “Rumpeln Sie am Felsen” event at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Payano (19-1, 9 KOs) vs. Plania (14-0, 7 KOs) will serve as the chief supporting bout to the 12-round WBA Interim World Bantamweight Championship main event between St. Louis’ Stephon “Showstopper” Jung (17-0-3, 7 KOs) and Reymart “GenSan Assassin” Gaballo (18-0, 16 KOs) from General Santos City, Philippinen.

Thirty-three-year-old southpaw Payano, a native of the Dominican Republic, lebt heute in Miami, is in the third fight of his mission to regain his world championship. He has notched two solid victories since splitting a pair of championship fights with top-level bantam Rau’shee Warren. A victory over undefeated Plania would move him one step closer.

Twenty-one-year-old Plania is a mostly unknown commodity in North America, as he’s never fought on this side of the ocean. He currently resides in Miami and is looking to make Payano the first big name on his growing resume. He is currently riding a three-fight KO streak.

“This is a tremendous match-up with world championship implications for the winner,” said Henry Rivalta, Director of Boxing for The Heavyweight Factory. “Juan Carlos has said he wants no easy fights on his way to regaining his belt, and undefeated Plania will be a stiff challenge. Plania will be looking to make his mark in the US by defeating a recent world champion. He will be very determined to score this big win. I’m excited to see what plays out in the ring am Freitag.”

“Rumpeln Sie am Felsen” is proudly sponsored by Armero Tequila. Special guests expected for the evening include former heavyweight champions Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield. Auf Fight Night, Hard Rock Event Center will open its doors at 6 p.m. mit dem ersten Kampf ab 7 p.m.Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino befindet sich an 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, Florida.

Hard Rock Event Center is the newly constructed 3,500-seat venue located in the northwest corner of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino, Hollywood. Im Rahmen des $1.5 Milliarden Immobilienerweiterung, Die ehemalige Hard Rock Live-Arena wird zerstört und durch einen hochmodernen Veranstaltungsort mit mehr als 6.500 Sitzplätzen im Theaterstil ersetzt, geplant, um sich zu öffnen 2019. In der Zwischenzeit, ein voller Zeitplan von Konzerten, Comedy-Shows und andere Veranstaltungen finden im Hard Rock Event Center statt. Seminole Hard Rock hat einige der heißesten Musik-Acts wie John Legend veranstaltet, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Marc Anthony, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli, Tim McGraw und Carlos Santana; Top-Comedians wie Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, George Lopez und der verstorbene Robin Williams; sowie große Sportereignisse und Ereignisse von großen Sportstars, von UFC-Spielen bis zu Wohltätigkeitsgalas für Jason Taylor, Alonzo Trauer, Dwyane Wade und mehr. Weitere Informationen, besuchen Sie bitte www.myhrl.com.