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Още! Former Title Challenger Edner Cherry Battles Once-Beaten Omar Douglas While Former Two-Time World Champion Steve Cunningham Enters the Ring in Cruiserweight Action
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READING, PA (Февруари 15, 2017) – A showdown between exciting heavyweight contenders Travis “My Time” Кауфман (31-1, 23 Нокаута) и Емир “Hardcore” Mansour(22-2-1, 16 Нокаута) headlines action on Премиер боксови Champions: Следващият кръг на Bounce Петък, Март 17 from Santander Arena in Reading, PA.
Televised coverage on Bounce begins at 9 p.m. И/6 p.m. PT and will feature former title challenger Edner Cherry (35-7-2, 19 Нокаута) taking on once-beaten Omar Douglas (17-1, 12 Нокаута) in a 10-round lightweight bout plus former two-time world champion Стив “U.S.S.” Кънингам (28-8-1, 13 Нокаута) will enter the ring in a 10-round cruiserweight attraction. The most recent Премиер боксови Champions – Следващият кръг on Bounce (Безплатно. Февруари. 10) reached 1.5 million viewers and delivered series records for viewership.
Reading’s Kauffman and Philadelphia’s Mansour will meet in a 12-round battle of Pennsylvania-rivals who are looking to go through the other on their way to a world title shot.
“I am very excited for this fight on March 17,” каза Kauffman. “I am training very hard, and I’m ready to take care of business. This win will get me to the next level. Amir is a tough fighter who has never been in a bad fight. He is a desperate fighter who knows this is his last chance to retain his spot as a heavyweight contender, so I expect to see the best Amir Mansour. I will be very sharp. I expect a better performance than I had against Chris Arreola.”
“This is a fight that the heavyweight division needs,” Саид Mansour. “This is two top quality facing off against each other. I am the toughest fighter that he has ever faced, but he is not the toughest fighter that I have faced. I will say that he is one of the best boxers in the heavyweight division. He has tremendous boxing skills, and I am looking forward to mixing it up with someone who can box and fight.”
Билети за събитието на живо, която се насърчава от Промоции Кинг, започне в $20 и са в продажба сега. Tickets are available at the VF Outlet Box Office at the Santander Arena, по телефона 800-745-3000, или онлайн на Ticketmaster.com. A local attraction fighting out of Reading, Kauffman is the son of longtime trainer and promoter Marshall Kauffman. Kauffman won his first 18 pro fights and put together a 12-fight winning streak before dropping Chris Arreola in a split decision loss that was later ruled a no decision. Kauffman most recently stopped Josh Gormley in two rounds at the Santander Arena in September of last year and he will return to the arena looking to increase his status in the heavyweight division.
An exciting pressure fighter, the 6-foot-1 slugger Mansour is experienced and primed for an opportunity at the best in the division. Отишъл 20-0 before losing a 10-round decision to Cunningham in a fight in April 2014 in which he dropped the former cruiserweight world champion twice. In his next start, Mansour knocked out Kassi in the seventh round. В 2015, he outpointed Joey Dawejko across 10 rounds in May and fought to a draw against unbeaten Gerald Washington in October. His last outing saw him knock down then unbeaten Dominic Breazeale before being forced to withdraw due to an injury.
Череша, на Wauchula, Fla., enters this fight after a victory of Haskell Rhodes in June of last year and is 11-1 тъй като 2009. His only blemishes since 2007 are losses to Timothy Bradley and Paulie Malignaggi at 140-pounds and his title challenge in 2015 against Jose Pedraza in which he dropped a split decision. Череша, който е роден на Бахамите, owns victories over Vicente Escobedo, Monte Meza Clay and Wes Ferguson and will look to take down another contender on his way to another title shot.
Fighting out of Wilmington, Delaware, Douglas looks to bounce back after losing a narrow decision to former world champion Javier Fortuna in November. The 26-year-old impressed in his previous two outings when he defeated contender Frank De Alba in a step up fight in 2015 and followed it up with a seventh round knockout of Alexei Collado in June 2016. Douglas has had his last five fights in Pennsylvania after an amateur career that saw him become a five-time Pennsylvania Golden Glove champion.
Представител на голяма борба град Филаделфия, Cunningham returns to action after an exciting challenge of cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki in April. Twice a world champion as a cruiserweight, той побеждава Krzysztof Włodarczyk в 2006 да улови колана си, преди да защитава титлата си срещу Марко Хък чрез дванадесети кръг TKO. Той стана световен шампион отново 2010 когато той спря Troy Ross в петия кръг. The experienced veteran also owns victories over previously unbeaten fighters Amir Mansour and Natu Visinia and scored a knockdown of Tyson Fury in a losing effort during their 2013 край.
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