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

LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER

BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. NA/6:00 P.M. Pt

Ọzọ, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

Brooklyn (Ka 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) na Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Premier Boxing agbachitere na Spike telecast taking place Friday, Ka 29 na 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 na Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. Pt.

 

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

 

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

 

Tiketi maka ndụ omume, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, na-ọnụ na $250, $150, $75, na $45, bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi, na ndị na ere now. Tiketi dị na www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com na na American Express Igbe Office na Barclays Center. Iji chajịa site na ekwentị, na-akpọ Ticketmaster na (800) 745-3000. N'ihi na otu tiketi, biko akpọ 800-ÌGWÈ-BK.

 

An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, 25 afọ Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio na 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 Ka 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, na 2012 U.S. Olympia Browne (13-0, 10 Kos) na-aghọ otu ihe ọkpọ si Kacha ọhụrụ Mecca. Unbeaten dị ka a ọkachamara, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, na Staten Island ala egosiwo ole ọ hụrụ n'anya n'anya na-alụ ọgụ ya backyard, 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.

 

Ugbua-eto eto nke mbụ-ọ na-ọkachamara nwanyi ọkpọ egwuregwu na Barclays Center,Gbasiri (12-0, 2 Kos) laghachi na Ka 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Ya gara aga mmeri Barclays Center wee na June 2014 mgbe o meriri a gbawara n'etiti mkpebi n'elu Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Enye ama ese ịnọgide na-ọkụ na-aga Ka 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 Ka 29na-alụ ọgụ Black out of Las Vegas.

 

Originally from Lomza, Poland, ma na-alụ ọgụ si Brooklyn, Kownacki bụ a 2006 na 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 10nke professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olympia 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 nke Wichita, Kansas.

 

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

 

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olympics, 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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