LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI FORCED TO WITHDRAW
DUE TO INJURY
Brooklyn (Tej zaum 15, 2015) – An exciting junior lightweight battle between Javier Fortuna thiab Bryan Vasquez will now open the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau cov ntsia hlau loj telecast on Friday, Tej zaum 29 live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning at9:00 p.m. THIAB/6:00 p.m. PT.
Fortuna vs. Vasquez, which was originally scheduled to take place Tej zaum 23, replaces the bout between Paulie Malignaggi and Danny O’Connor as Malignaggi suffered a severe cut above his eye in training camp. The 12-round brawl will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan thiab Chris Algieri.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, lub 25-xyoo-laus Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio thiab 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 Tej zaum 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from the island of Costa Rica. The San Juan-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.
O’Connor will now fight in his hometown of Boston on Saturday, Tej zaum 23 on the undercard of the PBC rau NBC event from Boston University’s Agganis Arena.
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