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יותר! Undefeated Super Lightweight Prospect Jose Miguel Borrego Battles California’s John Delperdang in SHOWTIME EXTREME Action Beginning at 7:30 p.m. ו/PT Live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (אפריל 19, 2017) – Four-time world champion אמנדה “דבר האמיתי” סראנו will look for a record-setting fifth world title when she battles former world champion Dahiana Santana for the vacant WBO Bantamweight World Championship on יום שבת, אפריל 22 in the featured bout of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME, שהוצג על ידי אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,, מרקליס המרכז, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME EXTREME begins at 7:30 p.m. ו/PT with an eight-round showdown between unbeaten 140-pound prospect Jose Miguel Borrego(11-0, 10 קוס) וקליפורניה של John Delperdang (10-2, 9 קוס). Delperdang replaces Jonathan Alonso, who withdrew from the bout because of a rib injury. Coverage continues at 9:30 p.m. ו/6:30 p.m. PT על ההצגה מתחילה® headlined by the WBC welterweight world title eliminator between ברטו אחר ו שון פורטר.
Unbeaten top heavyweight contender לואיס אורטיז was originally scheduled to faceDerric Rossy in an undercard attraction, but was forced to withdraw after injuring his hand in training.
The 28-year-old Serrano (31-1-1, 23 קוס) can become the first female and the first Puerto Rican fighter in history to win world titles in five weight classes. Standing in her way is the former featherweight champion Santana (35-8, 14 קוס) מתוך סנטו דומינגו, רפובליקה הדומיניקנית.
“I’m really excited about this fight because this is the first time I haven’t had to call someone out, Santana has been calling me out for some time,” סעיד סראנו. “I’ve been in training since my last fight, just like I always am. I’m constantly learning and trying to improve and maintain my skills. Santana is the best female boxer from the Dominican Republic and she’s won fights all over the world. בסופו של הדבר, I think my pressure is going to be too much. I’m not planning on letting this fight go the distance.”
“I got the offer for this fight about a month and a half ago and I have been training hard ever since,” said Santana. “I’m a technical fighter, but I have different styles and I can adapt to my opponent. I know Amanda very well and I’ve seen her fight many times. I’m going to come and put on a great show and leave everything I have in the ring.”
כרטיסים לאירוע בשידור חי, המקודם על ידי DiBella בידור, מתחיל ב $50 (לא כולל תשלומים החלים) והם מוצעים עתה למכירה. ניתן לרכוש כרטיסים באינטרנט על ידי ביקור www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com או על ידי התקשרות 1-800-745-3000. כרטיסים זמינים גם בקופת אמריקן אקספרס ברקליס המרכז. הנחות קבוצה זמינות על ידי קורא 844-BKLYN-GP. Raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, סראנו gravitated toward boxing from watching her older sister Cindy, also a professional fighter. She picked the sport up quickly, צבירת 9-1 record during a brief amateur career in which she won the New York Golden Gloves title in 2008. The 28-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. ב 2014, she went to Argentina and defeated Maria Elena Maderna to become a world champion at lightweight. Her world title climb continued in 2016 as she stopped Olivia Gerula in the first round to capture her featherweight championship and followed that up with a victory over Alexandra Lazar to add a super bantamweight title to her collection. She most recently put on a show at Barclays Center in January when she defeated two-division champion Yazmin Rivas by unanimous decision.
פרו מאז 2002, סנטנה won a world title in 2011 with a victory over Stacey Reile before defending her belt successfully three times. She picked up an interim featherweight title in 2014 to cap a seven-fight win streak that spanned from 2011 ל 2014. ב 2016 she traveled to Finland to challenge Eva Wahlstrom for her super featherweight title, ultimately losing a decision. Santana has fought in six countries throughout her career and will be making her second U.S. start on April 22.
רק ב 19-שנים-ישן, Borrego will look to establish himself as a prospect on the path toward stardom when he takes on the toughest opponent of his career on אפריל 22. Hailing from Aguascalientes, Mexico Borrego turned pro in 2015 after an amateur career that included a gold medal at the 2013 Mexican National Olympiad. He racked up three victories before a busy 2016 saw him score seven knockout victories, כולל הבילוי האחרון שלו, a stoppage of Tomas Mendez in round one. Borrego had previously trained at Freddie Roach’s gym when training in the U.S., but held training camp up in the Bronx leading up to אפריל 22.
Fighting out of Escondido, קליפורניה, דלפרדנג most recently went 12-rounds with former title challenger Hank Lundy after winning his previous four fights, כולל שלושה בנוקאאוט. The 24-year-old defeated previously unbeaten Oscar Mejia last September and his only other defeat came via a narrow majority decision to then unbeaten Rickey Edwards. לאחר הפיכה פרו ב 2014, Delperdang won his first six pro bouts, כל בנוקאאוט.
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Andre Berto vs. Shawn Porter is a WBC welterweight world title eliminator between former 147-pound world champions. The 12-round bout headlines ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף, שהוצג על ידי אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,, יום שבת אפריל 22 מרקליס המרכז, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. במקרה שיתוף ראשי, undefeated super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo battles top rated challenger צ'ארלס Hatley, עם כיסוי טלוויזיוני מתחיל ב 9:30 p.m. ו/6:30 p.m. PT.
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