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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSaturday ni Barclays ile-iṣẹ in Brooklyn
Die! 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 “Awọn tube” Hardy (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round contest on Saturday, June 25lati Barclays ile-iṣẹ.
Awọn June 25 Showtime asiwaju Boxing® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman ki o si tele asiwaju Shawn Porter. Televised agbegbe bẹrẹ ni 9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd ati 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 ká 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) mu lori Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Régis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) dipo Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KOs) ni a 10-yika ija.
Tiketi fun awọn ifiwe iṣẹlẹ, eyi ti o ti ni igbega nipa DiBella Idanilaraya, bẹrẹ ni $49 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi. Tickets le wa ni ra online nipa lilo www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com tabi nipa pipe 1-800-745-3000. Tiketi ni o wa tun wa ni American KIAKIA Àpótí Office ni Barclays Center. Group discounts wa o si wa nipa pipe 844-BKLYN-GP. A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy ti di a staple ni awọn arena niwon. Lori June 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A kekere kan lori meji ọdun lẹhin rẹ pro Uncomfortable, Hardy gba ohun okeere akọle igbanu ni Super bantamweight pipin ni October 2014. Ni 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 ija, 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, Polandii, 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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