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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSabato a Barclays Center a Brooklyn
Di Più! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Giugno 21, 2016) – The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KO) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KO) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Erica “The Heat” Resistente (16-0, 4 KO) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KO) in an eight-round contest on Sabato, Giugno 25da Barclays Center.
Il Giugno 25 Showtime Championship Boxing® on CBS event, presentato da Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman e l'ex campione Shawn Porter. Copertura Televised inizia 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd e Oscar Molina.
Additional undercard action features unbeaten prospect Jonathan Alonso taking on Los Angeles native Brian Jones in a junior welterweight match, Bronx native Josue Vargas opposing Oklahoma’s David Nelson in a four-round welterweight bout and a recent addition to the card, Puerto Rico Nicklaus Flaz, in a four-round junior middleweight battle against Brooklyn’s Mack Babb.
Completed matchups that were previously announced include fast-rising prospect David Benavidez (14-0, 13 KO) assumendo Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KO) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KO) contro Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KO) in un 10 round.
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promosso da DiBella Entertainment, inizio alle $49 e sono già in vendita. I biglietti possono essere acquistati on-line visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o chiamando 1-800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso l'American Express Box Office presso Barclays Center. Sconti di gruppo sono disponibili chiamando il 844-BKLYN-GP. A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy è diventato un fiocco all'arena dal. Su Giugno 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A poco più di due anni dopo il suo debutto pro, Hardy ha vinto una cintura titolo internazionale nella divisione super-gallo nel mese di ottobre 2014. In 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 lotta, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round. She will be opposed by Aurora, Colorado’s Simmons who has won nine fights in a row after losing her pro debut.
A two-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Polonia, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. Il suo 2016 campaign began in January at Barclays Center when he defeated Danny Kelly in front of a raucous Polish crowd. He will take on Barboza out of Hyannis, Massachusetts. The 29-year-old Barboza was a three-time New England Heavyweight Golden Gloves champion.
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Piattaforma di programmazione BROOKLYN PUGILATO ™ di Barclays Center è presentato da AARP. PBC è sponsorizzato da Corona, Finest Beer.
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