ลาสเวกัส, NV (พฤศจิกายน 10, 2016) – In the lead up to Sergey Kovalev vs. อังเดรวอร์ด “ปอนด์สำหรับปอนด์”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title on พฤศจิกายน 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the undercard will round out a 10-bout card filled with some of the best young boxing prospects.

 

Opening the card will be middleweight Meiirim “Sultan” Nursultanov of Merki, คาซัคสถาน, making his pro debut. Nursultanov, now residing in Oxnard, เช่น, is managed by Egis Klimas, and recently signed by Main Events. He will be taking on เฮนรี่ Beckford (4-5, 1 KO) of Hempstead, นิวยอร์ก, ในการแข่งขันรอบที่หก.

Bakhram Murtazaliev (6-0, 4 KO ของ) กรอซนีย์, Russia and close friend of Kovalev is coming off a second round knockout over Magomedkamil Musaev. He will be featured in an eight-round middleweight bout against Botirsher Obidov (6-0-1, 2 KO ของ) of Anijan, อุซเบกิสถาน. This will be his first fight outside of his homeland of Russia.

Opening up the freeview telecast, เริ่มต้นที่ 7:00 p.m. และ/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, will be an eight-round junior welterweight bout featuring the undefeated Sonny “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (14-0, 9KO ของ) โทเลโด, OH, who is coming off of an a slugfest with Puerto Rican veteran Ramesis Gil. Fredrickson will take on Gabriel Deluc (11-1, 2 KO ของ) บอสตัน, แมสซาชูเซต, in an eight-round showdown.

The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.

Another Toledo native, Tyler “Golden Child” McCreary (11-0, 6 KO ของ), who is coming off a unanimous decision win, will go toe-to-toe with Vincent “Pooh Bear” Jennings (5-2-1, 4 KO ของ), แกรนด์แรพิดส์, ของฉัน, in an eight-round featherweight bout. Jennings is determined to get his record back on track, but he will face his toughest test to date in McCreary.

In the spotlight fight on the freeview telecast, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (2012, 2016) Claressa “T-Rex” Shields of Flint, ของฉัน, will make her pro debut. Shields is set to face decorated fellow American Franchon “The Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews ในการแข่งขันรุ่นมิดเดิ้ลสี่รอบ, with each round timed at two-minutes. This will not be the first time the two have faced off. In their first matchup, Shields upset Crews, the top-ranked American women middleweight, during the 2012 คัดเลือกโอลิมปิก, ครั้งแรกที่สหรัฐฯ. team trials for women’s boxing. Crews will also be making her pro debut.

Just before going live on HBO Pay-Per-View, there will be a four-round heavyweight bout featuring undefeated prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock (5-0, 4 KO ของ) of the fighting city of Philadelphia. Rock recently scored a technical knockout victory in the third round on Oct. 22 and is wasting no time getting back into the ring. Facing off with Rock will be Brice Ritani-Coe (4-4-1, 3 KO ของ). The Vegas resident, originally of San Pedro, เช่น, will be on the hunt for his fourth knockout.

Kovalev vs. ท้องที่ “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation กีฬา, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & บ่อนคาสิโน, Corona Extra, Monster Products, JetLux and Zappos. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. และ/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

Fans can catch the freeview telecast beginning at 7:00 p.m. และ/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and to be announced cable, ดาวเทียม, and telco channels. The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.

 

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