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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. AND/6:00 P.M. PT
Ētahi atu, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
Brooklyn (Kia 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Koó) a Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Koó) will open up the Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i Koi telecast taking place Rāmere, Kia 29 i Center Barclays.
The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan a Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.
Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Häkinakina “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Koó) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “Ko te Heat” Hardy (12-0, 2 Koó) kanohi Naomi Forests (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Koó) tango i runga i Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Koó) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) pakanga Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Arama Kownacki (9-0, 9 Koó) squaring atu ki Ytalo Perea (5-1-1, 3 Koó) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Koó) a Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 Koó).
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 Koó) tango i runga i Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Koó).
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, E utu i $250, $150, $75, a $45, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei. E wātea ana i ngā tīkiti www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com a, i te American Express Box Office i Center Barclays. Ki te ki atu tenei na roto i te waea, karanga Ticketmaster i (800) 745-3000. No te tīkiti rōpū, tēnā karanga 800-GROUP-bk.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, te 25-tau-tawhito Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Koó) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio ko 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 Kia 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Koó) 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, te 2012 U.S. Häkinakina Browne (13-0, 10 Koó) Kei te longo hoko ki hōu tūruhi o te mekemeke. Hinga kore ano he ngaio, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, whakaaturia te Māori Staten Island kua te nui here whawhai ia i roto i tona iāri, 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 Koó) from Houston.
Kua ki te toa o te kēmu mekemeke wahine tuatahi-ake ngaio i Center Barclays,Hardy (12-0, 2 Koó) hoki i runga i Kia 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Tana wikitoria o mua i Center Barclays haere mai i roto i te Pipiri 2014 ka riro ia i te whakatau wahia ki runga Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Titiro ia ki te pupuri i taua torohaki haere i runga i Kia 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 Kia 29ki te whawhai Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Poland, engari whawhai i roto i Brooklyn, Kownacki Ko te he 2006 a 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 Häkinakina Pereafrom Ecuador.
An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Repair 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 i roto i o Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Kia 29, Brooklyn o ake 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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