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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. AND/6:00 P.M. PT
Zambiri, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
Brooklyn (Mulole 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Ko) ndipo Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Ko) will open up the Premier Maseŵera a nkhonya odziwa pa Kukwera telecast taking place Friday, Mulole 29 pa 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 ndipo 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. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Ko) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Ko) mu 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “Kutentha” Hardy (12-0, 2 Ko) Nkhope Noemi Nkhalango (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Ko) kutenga Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Ko) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) akulimbana Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 Ko) squaring pa motsutsa Ytalo Pereya (5-1-1, 3 Ko) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Ko) ndipo Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 Ko).
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 Ko) kutenga Guillermo Sánchez (15-15-1, 6 Ko).
Matikiti yamoyo chochitika, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, ndi wogulira pa $250, $150, $75, ndipo $45, osati kuphatikizapo ntchito utumiki milanduyo misonkho, ndipo pa malonda tsopano. Matikiti alipo ku www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com ndi pa American Express Box Office pa Barclays Center. Mlandu telefoni, kuitana Ticketmaster pa (800) 745-3000. Pakuti gulu matikiti, chonde kuitana 800-GULU-BK.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, 25 wazaka Mwayi (27-0-1, 20 Ko) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio ndi 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 Mulole 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Ko) 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, ndi 2012 U.S. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 Ko) wayamba n'chimodzimodzi ndi nkhonya ya zatsopano Mecca. Unbeaten monga katswiri, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, ndi Staten Island mbadwa wasonyeza mmene amadzudzula akumenyana ake kumbuyo, 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 Ko) from Houston.
Kale wopambana woyambirira konse akatswiri mkazi nkhonya machesi pa Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 Ko) akubwerera pa Mulole 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Iye kale kupambana pa Barclays Center anabwera mu June 2014 pamene iye anapambana kugawanika chisankho pa Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Iye amaona kuti kusunga patsogolo zikuchitika Mulole 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 Mulole 29kulimbana Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Poland, koma kumenyana kuchokera Brooklyn, Kownacki ndi 2006 ndipo 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 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 kuchokera Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Mulole 29, Brooklyn mwiniyo Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.
An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olympic, 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 Sánchez out of Buffalo, New York.
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