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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSábado no Barclays Center, em Brooklyn
Mais! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Junho 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 Urze “The Heat” Ousado (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round contest on Sábado, Junho 25a partir de Barclays Centro.
O Junho 25 Showtime Championship Boxing® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman e ex-campeão Shawn Porter. Cobertura televisionada começa em 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 de 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) assumindo Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) contra Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KOs) em um ataque 10-round.
Os ingressos para o evento ao vivo, que é promovido pela DiBella Entertainment, começa ás $49 e já estão à venda. Os bilhetes podem ser comprados on-line, visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou pelo telefone 1-800-745-3000. Os ingressos também estão disponíveis na Bilheteria American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos estão disponíveis pelo telefone 844-BKLYN-GP. Uma lutadora popular do Brooklyn que competiu na primeira luta profissional de boxe feminino do Barclays Center, Hardy tornou-se um grampo na arena desde. Em Junho 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A pouco mais de dois anos depois de sua estréia profissional, Hardy ganhou um cinturão de campeão internacional na divisão super galo em outubro 2014. Em 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 luta, 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.
Duas vezes New York Ouro campeão Luvas, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Polônia, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. Seu 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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