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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. IYO/6:00 P.M. PT
More, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
Brooklyn (May 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 KOs) iyo Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 KOs) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike telecast taking place Friday, May 29 ee 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 iyo Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT.
Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 Laga xoreeyo. Cayaaraha olombikada “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 KOs) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KOs) in a 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “Heat ayaa” Hardy (12-0, 2 KOs) Wajiyada Noemi kaymaha (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 KOs) qaadashada on Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 KOs) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) dagaal Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 KOs) islamarkaana iska soo horjeeda Ytalo 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) iyo 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) qaadashada on 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-sano jir ah Fortune (27-0-1, 20 KOs) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio iyo 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 May 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, ka 2012 Laga xoreeyo. Cayaaraha olombikada Browne (13-0, 10 KOs) ayaa noqonaya Lewis feerka ee cusub ee Mecca. Aan weli laga badin sida xirfadle, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, hooyo Staten Island ayaa muujiyay sida aadka ah uu jecel yahay dagaalada ka jira uu 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.
Durba goolka guusha ee ciyaarta ugu horeysay abid ee xirfadle feerka dumar ah ee Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 KOs) soo laabtay on May 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Her guul hore ee Barclays Center yimid ee June 2014 markii ay ku guuleystay go'aan kala badan Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Waxay u egtahay in ay sii dardar in socday May 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 May 29si ay ula dagaalamaan Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Poland, laakiin dagaalka ka mid ah Brooklyn, Kownacki waa a 2006 iyo 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 Cayaaraha olombikada 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 out of Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on May 29, Brooklyn ee u gaarka ah 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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