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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSaturday ee Barclays Center ee Brooklyn
More! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
Brooklyn (June 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 Heather “Heat ayaa” Hardy (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round contest on Saturday, June 25ka Barclays Center.
The June 25 SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman iyo horyaalka hore Shawn Porter. Caymiska Telefiishinka bilaabantaa 9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett lagu daweynayaa iyo 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 ee 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) qaadashada on Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) oo ay kasoo horjeeddo Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KOs) in xumad heysay 10-wareega ah.
Qiimaha tikidhada dhacdo live, taas oo loo dallacsiiyey by DiBella Entertainment, bilaaban doono $49 oo waa on sale hadda. Tigidhada la online iibsan karaa iyadoo la booqanayo www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ama adiga oo wacaya 1-800-745-3000. Tikidhada ayaa sidoo kale waxaa laga heli karaa American Express Box Office ee Barclays Center. Dhimis Group waxaa laga heli karaa adigoo wacaya 844-BKLYN-GP. A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy uu noqday caadiga ah ee garoonka ayaa waxaa tan iyo markii ay. On June 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. In yar ka badan laba sano ka dib markii ugu horeysay iyada pro, Hardy ku guuleystay horyaalka ah suunka caalamiga ah ee horyaalka bantamweight super ee October 2014. In 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 dagaalka, 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, Poland, 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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Barclays Center ee Brooklyn feerka ™ barnaamijyada madal la soo bandhigay by AARP. PBC is sponsored by Corona, fiicnaa Bi'ir.
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