Photo by Tom Donoghue / die D Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ( April 28, 2016) – Fresh off of its wildly successful inaugural event, “Knockout Night at the D” Retouren Samstag Nacht, Mai 21, with the second event of its 2016 Serie, as undefeated middleweight Arif “Der Räuber” Magomedov takes on upset-minded Andrew “Hurrikan” Hernandez in der 10-Runden-Main Event, Belüftung ( 8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. UND) weiterleben CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) outdoor venue. Die “Knockout Night at the D” Serie, präsentiert von die D Las Vegas und (DLVEC), wird gefördert durch Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxen Promotions. Die Mai 21st show is presented in association with Main Events and in association with Shamo Boxing Promotions. “Our recent Knockout Night at the D event was a great success, so needless to say, we are excited for next month’s fights,” sagte, Derek Stevens, CEO of the D Las Vegas and DLVEC. “Outdoor boxing is continuing to boom in Las Vegas and we look forward to watching this series grow and develop.”
“Both Roy and I were pleasantly surprised at the outcome from our April card,” kommentiert Keith Veltre, CEO / Founder of Roy Jones Jr. Boxen Promotions. “The support that Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions received from the boxing community superseded our expectations. Neon Star Media and the DLVEC went above and beyond to deliver an incredible show to Las Vegas. With the constant support from the community and a partner such as Derek Stevens, we know that we can make this series one of the best in boxing.”
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Photo by Craig Bennett / Main Events
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Magomedov (17-0, 10 KOs), who is promoted by Main Events, is rated among the top 15 middleweights by the four major sanctioning bodies: WBC #2, WBO- #3, WBA #5 und IBF #14. The gifted Russian (rechts abgebildet) captured his NABO title belt 10 vor Monaten, winning a 10-round unanimous decision against previously undefeated Derrick Webster (19-0). Last December in his most recent action, Magomedov (rechts abgebildet) gestoppt Jonathan Tavira in der siebten Runde.
Magomedov’s expansive display-case presently holds the NABO. WBO Youth, WBO Asia Pacific, WBA Inter-Continental, WBA Fedelatin, UBO Inter-Continental and Russian middleweight title belts.
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The 30-year-old Hernandez (Bild nach links), auch bekannt als “The Pride of Phoenix,” has pulled off his fair share of upsets. In 2015, Hernandez stopped 17-1 Jeff Page, Jr., whose only other loss was to 2-time Russian Olympian and current world light heavyweight contenderArtur Beterbiev, in der 10th round of their UBF Inter-continental super middleweight title fight. Hernandez also upset 12-0 Jerry Odum last year at Madison Square Garden Theater.
In his last fight this past March, Hernandez won in Tacoma when veteran Dionisio Miranda (22-14-2) was unable to answer the bell for the 8th round.
In der 8-Runden-Ko-Funktion, Supermittelgewicht John “Der Phenom” Vera (12-0, 8 KOs), von Fort Worth, Texas, puts his unbeaten record and NABA-USA title belt on the line against Phoenix’ Beliebt Joey “Boxer” Ruelas (10-1-1, 4 KOs).
Seventeen-year-old lightweight sensation Devin “Der Traum” Haney (5-0, 3 KOs), von Las Vegas, is scheduled to open the televised portion of the card in a 4-round bout versus an opponent to be determined. A 7-time national amateur champion, Haney is recognized as one of the top teenage boxing prospects in the world.
Unbeaten Virginian Jerren “Hardknocks” Cochran (11-0-1, 4 KOs) takes on former WBC Youth International titlist, Dallas southpaw Tony Lopez (10-1, 3 KOs), in a 6-round featherweight match serving as a television “swing bout.”
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round matches, versus opponents to be determined, are two of Las Vegas’ most promising prospects,- Junior Leichtgewicht Randy Moreno (2-0, 1 KO), und Weltergewicht Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (3-0, 2 KOs).
Alle Kämpfe und Kämpfer sind Änderungen vorbehalten.
Tickets, zum Preis von $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 Ring, $24.99 und $14.99 Freie Platzwahl (sitzend), are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com oder www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Die Türen öffnen um offen 5:00 p.m. PT mit der Öffnung an Bout geplant 6:00 p.m. PT.
Die “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network ist landesweit über ein lokales Kabel verfügbar, Video- und Telekommunikationsanbieter und über Satellit auf DirecTV Channel- 221 und Dish Network Channel- 158. Weitere Informationen, einschließlich einer vollständigen Programmschema und wie CBS Sports Network zu erhalten, gehen Sie zu www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” Serie.
INFORMATIONEN:
Zwitschern: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Folgen Sie diesen Kämpfern auf Twitter: @johnverajr, @joey_ruelas, @jerrencochran, @jflashgang (Nichols), @Realdevinhaney @RandyMoreno
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