Photo by Tom Donoghue / D Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ( Avril 28, 2016) – Fresh off of its wildly successful inaugural event, “Knockout Night at the D” résultats Samedi nuit, Mai 21, with the second event of its 2016 série, as undefeated middleweight Arif “Le prédateur” Magomedov takes on upset-minded Andrew “Ouragan” Hernandez dans le cas de 10 tour principal, aération ( 8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. ET) survivre CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) outdoor venue. Le “Knockout Night at the D” série, présenté par D Las Vegas et (DLVEC), est promu par Roy Jones Jr. (JJR) Promotions de boxe. Le 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,” dit 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,” commenté Keith Veltre, PDG / Founder of Roy Jones Jr. Promotions de boxe. “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 Boxing Promotions received from the boxing community superseded our expectations.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 / Événements principaux
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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 et IBF #14. The gifted Russian (illustré à droite) captured his NABO title belt 10 il y a des mois, winning a 10-round unanimous decision against previously undefeated Derrick Webster (19-0). Last December in his most recent action, Magomedov (illustré à droite) arrêté Jonathan Tavira au septième tour.
Magomedov’s expansive display-case presently holds the NABO. WBO Youth, WBO Asie-Pacifique, WBA Inter-Continental, WBA Fedelatin, UBO Inter-Continental and Russian middleweight title belts.
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The 30-year-old Hernandez (photo à gauche), aussi connu sous le nom “The Pride of Phoenix,” has pulled off his fair share of upsets. En 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, dans le 10e 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.
Dans la co-métrage 8-ronde, super-moyens Jean “Le Phenom” Vera (12-0, 8 KOs), de Fort Worth, Texas, puts his unbeaten record and NABA-USA title belt on the line against Phoenix’ popular Joey “Boxeur” Ruelas (10-1-1, 4 KOs).
Seventeen-year-old lightweight sensation Devin “Le rêve” Haney (5-0, 3 KOs), de 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 léger Randy Moreno (2-0, 1 KO), et welters Jérémie “J-Flash” Nichols (3-0, 2 KOs).
Tous les combats et les combattants sont sujets à changement.
Billets, au prix de $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 Ringside, $24.99 et $14.99 admission générale (assise), are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ou www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Les portes ouvrent à 5:00 p.m. PT avec le combat d'ouverture prévue à 6:00 p.m. PT.
Le “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network est disponible dans tout le pays par câble local, vidéo et les fournisseurs de télécoms et par satellite DirecTV sur Canal 221 et Dish Canal Réseau 158. Pour plus d'informations, y compris un calendrier de programmation complet et comment obtenir de CBS Sports Network, aller à www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” série.
INFORMATIONS:
Gazouillement: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Suivez ces combattants sur Twitter: @johnverajr, @joey_ruelas, @jerrencochran, @jflashgang (Nichols), @Realdevinhaney @RandyMoreno
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