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

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BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.m. ETA/6:00 P.m. PT

Gehiago, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

BROOKLYN (Maiatza 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) eta Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike telecast taking place Ostirala, Maiatza 29 Barclays Centerren.

 

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

 

Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Kos) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Kos) batean 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “Bero” Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) aurpegiak Noemi Basoak (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.

 

Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Kos) hartzea Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Kos) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) borrokalari Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 Kos) off squaring aurka Ytalo Bermudez Perea (5-1-1, 3 Kos) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Kos) eta 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) hartzea Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Kos).

 

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An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, 25 urteko Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio eta 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 Maiatza 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, du 2012 U.S. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 Kos) da sinonimotzat hartzen boxeoa Meka berrienak. Profesional gisa Unbeaten, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, Staten Island Native erakutsi du zenbat bere patioa maite zuen borrokan, 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.

 

Dagoeneko lehen inoiz profesionala emakumezkoak boxeo Partidu irabazlea Barclays Centerren,Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) itzultzen on Maiatza 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Bere aurreko Barclays Center at garaipena ekainean iritsi zen 2014 denean zatitu Jackie Trivilino baino gehiago erabaki bat jaso zuen. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Begiratzen du, momentu horretan jarraitzea Maiatza 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 Maiatza 29Borrokatu Black out of Las Vegas.

 

Originally from Lomza, Polonian, baina Brooklyn kanpo borrokan, Kownacki da 2006 eta 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 10garren professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olympian 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 Wichita daudelarik, Kansas.

 

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

 

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olinpiadak, Franco 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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