MORE! NON-PAY-PER-VIEW ACTION TO PIT MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS’ OWN CHRIS PEARSON AGAINST SAID EL HARRAK AND UNDEFEATED PROSPECT ANDREW TABITI

TAKES ON AN OPPONENT TO BE DETERMINED

לאס וגאס (אפריל 10, 2015) – כפי ש Floyd Mayweather vs. מני Pacquiao fight night approaches, מבצעי Mayweather announced today that undefeated Mexican superstar and current WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion אריה “רעידת אדמה” סנטה קרוז (29-0-1, 17 קוס) will be featured on the three-fight pay-per-view televised undercard against an opponent to be determined.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao takes place יום שבת, מאי 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be co-produced and co-distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View^® and SHOWTIME PPV^® מתחיל ב 9:00 p.m. ו/6:00 p.m. PT.

“I’m extremely excited to put one of the most popular and exciting Mexican fighters in the world on the pay-per-view undercard of this historic event on Cinco De Mayo weekend,” סעיד Mayweather, president of Mayweather Promotions. “I’m all about giving my loyal fans what they want. All the fans watching on fight night will be in for a great show when Leo Santa Cruz enters the ring.”

“I’m so honored to be the lead-in for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to do so on Cinco De Mayo weekend,” אמר סנטה קרוז. “This will be a huge night for boxing and I plan on showing everybody that I’m all about action-packed fights. I’m grateful to Floyd Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions for giving me this opportunity and giving the Mexican fight fans another reason to cheer on מאי 2.”

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao marks the second-consecutive Mayweather pay-per-view event featuring Santa Cruz. In September he wiped out Manuel Roman with a second-round technical knockout as the co-main event of “MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2.” Previously he had fought on the non-televised undercard of MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. רוברט גררו, with a technical knockout over Alexander Munoz. בנוסף, this is the fourth consecutive fight for Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and his ninth overall in the state of Nevada of his 30 קרבות מקצועיים.

In non-pay-per-view undercard action, a pair of Mayweather Promotions’ fighters will look to keep their undefeated records intact. Super welterweight prospect כריס “מתוק” פירסון (11-0, 9 קוס) will square off against tough brawler אמר אל Harrak (12-2-2, 7 קוס) בהתקף 10-עגול.

“אני צעיר, hungry fighter who has big aspirations in this sport,” said Pearson. “מאי 2 is a great opportunity to show the world why I will be a future world champion.”

יותר, cruiserweight knockout artist אנדרו “The Beast” Tabiti (9-0, 9 קוס) takes on an opponent to be determined in eight rounds of action.

“I can’t wait for this opportunity to get in the ring and show off my power on מאי 2,” said Tabiti. “I’m always ready to put on a show for the fans and I hope they’re ready to see a big knockout.”

“Mayweather Promotions is dedicated to putting on the biggest events for fans and with the inclusion of these great young fighters we are ensuring that once again,” אמרתי ליאונרד Ellerbe, מנכ"ל מבצעי Mayweather. “Chris Pearson and Andrew Tabiti are future world champions who will have a chance to perform on the biggest stage in all of boxing on מאי 2, and I can’t say enough bout how excited we are to have Leo Santa Cruz on the card as the lead in for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.”

The fan-friendly two-division world champion Santa Cruz has defended his super bantamweight title numerous times in impressive fashion on his way to earning a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the world. The 26-year-old won his first world title in 2012. ב 2013 he won his super bantamweight title, which he now holds. Born in Huetamo, Michoaca de Ocampo, Mexico but fighting out of Los Angeles, Santa Cruz looks to entertain the fans at MGM Grand on מאי 2 when he fights on the highly anticipated Mayweather vs. Pacquiao pay-per-view.

An undefeated prospect out of Dayton, אוהיו, פירסון is coming off of an impressive unanimous decision in Dececmber 2014 over the hard-hitting Steve Martinez and he looks to keep his momentum going when he fights on מאי 2. רק ב 24,, Pearson had recorded eight straight victories inside the distance before his most recent bout. He takes on the 27-year-old El Harrak who fights out of Henderson, נב. by way of London.

A 25-year-old with extreme knockout power, Tabiti last fought in December 2014 and delivered with a first-round knockout of Ernest Reyna. It was his ninth knockout in a row to start his career. נולד בשיקגו, אבל נלחם מתוך לאס וגאס, “The Beast” hopes to make it 10 knockouts ב 10 tries when he enters the ring onמאי 2.

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