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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSestdiena Barclays Center Brooklyn
Vairāk! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Jūnijs 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 Kos) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 Kos) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Virši “Heat” Izturīgs (16-0, 4 Kos) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 Kos) in an eight-round contest on Sestdiena, Jūnijs 25no Barclays Center.
The Jūnijs 25 Showtime ČEMPIONĀTS boksa® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman un bijušais čempions Shawn Porter. Televīzijā segums sākas 9 p.m. UN/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd un 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 s 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 Kos) uzņemoties Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 Kos) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 Kos) pret Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 Kos) in 10 apaļu bout.
Biļetes uz tiešraides pasākumā, ko jāsekmē DiBella Entertainment, sākas $49 un ir pārdošanā tagad. Biļetes var iegādāties internetā, apmeklējot www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com vai zvanot 1-800-745-3000. Biļetes var iegādāties arī pie American Express kasē Barclays Center. Grupu atlaides ir pieejamas, zvanot 844-BKLYN-GP. A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy ir kļuvis par štāpeļšķiedrām pie arēnā kopš. Par Jūnijs 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Nedaudz vairāk nekā divus gadus pēc tam, kad viņas pro debija, Hardy ieguva starptautisku nosaukumu jostu super bantamweight nodaļa oktobrī 2014. Uz 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 cīņa, 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, Polija, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. His 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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