JAVIER FORTUNA TAKES ON BRYAN VASQUEZ IN TELEVISED OPENER FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE ON FRIDAY, MAI 29

LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER

ALGUS AT 9:00 Pärastlõunal. JA/6:00 Pärastlõunal. PT

Rohkem, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

BROOKLYN (Mai 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) ja Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions edasi Ora telecast taking place Reede, Mai 29 Barclays Center.

 

The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan ja Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 Pärastlõunal. JA/6 Pärastlõunal. PT.

 

Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 USA-s. Olümpose “Söör” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Kos) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Kos) aastal 10 round light heavyweight bout while Kanarbik “Heat” Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) nägu Noemi metsad (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.

 

Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Kos) võtmist Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Kos) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) võitlemine Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 Kos) kvadratuur maha Ytalo Pereaa (5-1-1, 3 Kos) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Kos) ja Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 Kos).

 

Rounding out the action is the professional debut of Chris Colbert as he battles Marquis Pierce (1-5) in a four round featherweight bout and Luis Franco (12-1-1, 8 Kos) võtmist Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Kos).

 

Piletid live sündmus, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, on hinnaga $250, $150, $75, ja $45, ei sisalda kohaldatav teenustasud ja maksud, ja on müügil nüüd. Piletid on müügil www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com ja American Express Box Office Barclays Center. Laadimiseks telefoni, helistada Ticketmaster juures (800) 745-3000. Rühma piletid, palun helistage 800-Group-BK.

 

An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, 25-aastane Varandus (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio ja Patrick Hyland. The undefeated rising star out of La Romana, Dominican Republic holds four knockouts over his last six fights as he looks to put on another great show on Mai 29.

 

The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from Costa Rica. The San Jose-native is the winner of his last five fights, including a stoppage of Sergio Thompson in Dec. 2014. Vasquez does not shy from any competition and will not back down when he faces his toughest test to date in Javier Fortuna on Spike TV.

 

As he approaches his record ninth appearance at Barclays Center, the 2012 USA-s. Olümpose Browne (13-0, 10 Kos) muutub sünonüümiks poks uusim Mecca. Löömata kutselise, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, Staten Island native on näidanud, kui palju ta armastab võideldes oma tagahoovis, most recently scoring a sixth round stoppage over Aaron Pryor Jr. at Barclays Center in April. The 24-year-old faces the 34-year-old White (21-3, 16 Kos) from Houston.

 

Juba võitja esmakordselt professionaalne naissoost poksimatš Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) tagasi edasi Mai 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on Aprill 11. Tema eelmine võit Barclays Center tuli juunis 2014 kui ta võitis split otsuse üle Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Ta näeb, et hoida, et hoogu läheb Mai 29 when she faces the 32-year-old Bosques out of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

 

An accomplished amateur out of Brooklyn, Ferrer owns a 2012 New York Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2013 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship. The 22-year-old has already won twice in 2015, scoring a second round TKO over Bryan Timmons in April. He prepares to face the 27-year-old Castro out of Carolina, Puerto Rico.

 

A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, New York, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Mai 29kakelda Black out of Las Vegas.

 

Originally from Lomza, Poola, kuid võitlevad välja Brooklyn, Kownacki on 2006 ja 2009 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champion. The 26-year-old delivered a first round knockout in April over Randy Easton and returns to the ring in his adopted hometown looking for his 10th professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olümpose Pereafrom Ecuador.

 

An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Tapia aims to build on his previous two outings, which both ended in first round knockouts. The 24-year-old will battle with the 33-year-old Pla välja Wichita, Kansas.

 

Making his professional debut on Mai 29, Brooklyn enda Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.

 

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olümpiamängud, Franko won a Junior World Championship in 2003. The 33-year-old, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, New York.

 

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