PARK CITY, Kansas (Mei 11, 2017) – Unfazed Mexico-native Jose Rodriguez is determined to knockout 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandez op Zaterdag, Juni 17, in de “KO Night Boksen: Snel vuur” headline event.

Hernandez, geboren in Wichita (1-0, 1 KO) will be fighting at home against Rodriquez (2-0, 2 KO), a flyweight living in Wisconsin,in the six-round main event that will air (10 p.m. EN / 7 p.m. PT) op CBS Sports Network live vanuit Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.

“KO Night Boksen: Snel vuur” is a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.

Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Maart 25, in het nabijgelegen Mulvane (KS), in which the 21-year-old future star stopped Patrick Gutierrez in de vierde ronde van het hoofdtoernooi, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.

Rodriguez is chasing the American dream having moved 12 years ago to Wisconsin for a job opportunity and better life for his family. He had started boxing in Mexico but was unable to continue because he needed to work. A few years after he moved to Wisconsin, Rodriguez decided he wanted to box again, although he had a difficult time finding a trainer who wanted to work with a 24-year-old novice. Trainer Eddie Haynes gave Rodriguez an opportunity to join Team Certified, which includes former world title challenger Angel Manfredy, who also works Rodriguez’ corner.

After a brief yet undefeated amateur career, highlighted by Rodriguez’ gold-medal performance in the in the Milwaukee Golden Gloves Championships, Jose turned pro last July in Milwaukee against Nicholas Brand. Nu, he has a pair of first-round knockouts, the last this past September against Richard Tallmadge, who was coached by Nate Jones, ironisch, also an American Olympic bronze-medal winner in 1996.

Rodriguez, who drives 1 ½-hours to train at his gym, works the night shift in a factory. “I fight for my wife and three children,” the 29-year-old Rodriquez said. “This is a very important fight for me because, when I knock him out, it’ll open doors for me and my team. I train very hard every day because I want to make a living boxing, or at least enough to work less hours, so I can see my kids more than the hour a day I do now. I’ve already lost too much time

“This is going to be a good action-fight, van start tot finish, as long as it lasts. I like to fight inside, putting a lot of pressure on my opponent. I don’t want to leave it in the hands of the judges. No decision, I’m knocking him out. If he thinks this is going to be an easy fight, he’ll know who I am after our fight. Ik ga hem afmaken!”

Unbeaten Canadian featherweight Marc “Gwapo” Pagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 KO) takes on Mexican invader Engel “Verschrikkelijk” Monrreal (9-8-1, 3 KO) in the eight-round co-feature. Pagacaliwangan is a Taekwondo-trained fighter of Filipino heritage. He is a three-time Ontario Golden Gloves and two-time Provincial amateur champion in his native Canada.

Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 KO) voldoet aan 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 KO) in a scheduled six-round bout. Garden City (KS) vedergewicht vooruitzicht Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) staat voor pro-debuut Humberto “Tito” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (KS).

Non-televised “KO Night Boksen: Snel vuur” undercard bouts featuring additional Kansas fighters will soon be announced. Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.

Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. De prijzen zijn $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 en $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 De. 21^st St. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 of Lewis @ 316.806.0144).

Dit is een voor alle leeftijden te tonen. Deuren open om 6:00 p.m. CT de opening aanval gepland op 7:00 p.m. CT.

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