更多! 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

LAS VEGAS (四月 10, 2015) – 作為 梅威瑟VS. 帕奎奧 fight night approaches, 梅威瑟促銷 announced today that undefeated Mexican superstar and current WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion 獅子 “地震” 聖克魯斯 (29-0-1, 17 科斯) will be featured on the three-fight pay-per-view televised undercard against an opponent to be determined.

梅威瑟VS. Pacquiao takes place 星期六, 五月 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be co-produced and co-distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View^® 和Showtime PPV^® 在開始 9:00 P.M. AND/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,” 梅威瑟說, 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,” 說聖克魯斯. “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 五月 2.”

梅威瑟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: 梅威瑟VS. Maidana 2.” Previously he had fought on the non-televised undercard of MAY DAY: 梅威瑟VS. 羅伯特·格雷羅, with a technical knockout over Alexander Munoz. 另外, 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 專業的戰鬥.

In non-pay-per-view undercard action, a pair of Mayweather Promotions’ fighters will look to keep their undefeated records intact. Super welterweight prospect 克里斯 “Sweet” 皮爾森 (11-0, 9 科斯) will square off against tough brawler 薩爾瓦多說Harrak (12-2-2, 7 科斯) 在10輪的較量.

“我是一個年輕, hungry fighter who has big aspirations in this sport,” 皮爾森說. “五月 2 is a great opportunity to show the world why I will be a future world champion.”

更多, cruiserweight knockout artist 安德魯 “野獸” Tabiti (9-0, 9 科斯) 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 五月 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,” 倫納德說Ellerbe, 梅威瑟促銷的CEO. “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 五月 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. 帕奎奧。”

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. 在 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 五月 2 when he fights on the highly anticipated Mayweather vs. Pacquiao pay-per-view.

An undefeated prospect out of Dayton, 俄亥俄, 皮爾森 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 五月 2. 在剛 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, 內華達州. 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. 出生在芝加哥，但戰鬥了拉斯維加斯, “野獸” hopes to make it 10 在擊倒 10 tries when he enters the ring on五月 2.

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