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

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BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. ATI/6:00 P.M. PT

Die, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

Brooklyn (Le 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 KOs) ati Bryan Vásquez (35-1, 18 KOs) will open up the Ijoba Boxing Awọn aṣaju-ija lori Spike telecast taking place Friday, Le 29 ni Barclays ile-iṣẹ.

 

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

 

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

 

Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 KOs) mu lori Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 KOs) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) njijadu Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 KOs) squaring si pa lodi si 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) ati 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) mu lori 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, awọn 25-odun-atijọ Fortune (27-0-1, 20 KOs) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio ati 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 Le 29.

 

The 27-year-old Vásquez (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, awọn 2012 U.S. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 KOs) ti wa ni di bakannaa pẹlu Boxing ká Hunting Mekka. Unbeaten bi a ọjọgbọn, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, awọn Staten Island lọdọ awọn ti han bi Elo ó fẹràn ija ninu rẹ ehinkunle, 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 funfun (21-3, 16 KOs) from Houston.

 

Tẹlẹ awọn Winner ti akọkọ-lailai ọjọgbọn abo Boxing baramu ni Barclays ile-iṣẹ,Hardy (12-0, 2 KOs) pada lori Le 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Rẹ tẹlẹ gun ni Barclays ile-iṣẹ wá ni June 2014 nigbati o gba a pipin ipinnu lori Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. O wulẹ lati tọju ipa ti nlo lori Le 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, Puẹto Riko.

 

A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, Niu Yoki, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Le 29lati ja Black out of Las Vegas.

 

Originally from Lomza, Polandii, sugbon ija jade ti Brooklyn, Kownacki ni a 2006 ati 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, Puẹto Riko, 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 jade ti Wichita, Kansas.

 

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

 

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olimpiiki, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. Ọdun 33, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, Niu Yoki.

 

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