LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI FORCED TO WITHDRAW
DUE TO INJURY
BROOKLYN (Me 15, 2015) – An exciting junior lightweight battle between Javier Fortuna ak Bryan Vasquez will now open the Premier boksè chanpyon (PBC) sou Spike telecast on Vandredi, Me 29 live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning at9:00 p.m. AK/6:00 p.m. PT.
Fortuna vs. Vasquez, which was originally scheduled to take place Me 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 ak Chris Algieri.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, -fin vye granmoun nan 25-ane Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Ko) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio ak 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 Me 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 Ko) 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 Samdi, Me 23 on the undercard of the PBC sou NBC event from Boston University’s Agganis Arena.
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