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Okuningi! Impressive Lineup Of Top Talent & Local Prospects
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2016) – Mayweather Promotions stars Chris “King Young” Pearson (16-1, 11 Kos) futhi Sharif “The Lion” Bogere (27-1, 19 Kos) compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Saturday, April 30 from the DC Armory in Washington D.C.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader that begins live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT featuring a pair of super middleweight world title fights, as WBC champion Badou “The Ripper” Jack liba iqhawe zangaphambili Lucian Bute, and IBF champion James “Chunky” DeGale battles top contender Rogelio “Porky” Medina.
Pearson will take on uJoshuwa Okine (22-5, 15 Kos) in a 10-round middleweight contest while Bogere faces former African champion Samuel Amoako (21-9, 15 Kos) in a 10-round umncintiswano super engasindi.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in association with Matchroom Boxing, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $200, $100, $50 futhi $25, on sale now. Ukuze ukuthenga amathikithi ukuvakashelwa www.ticketmaster.com, izindawo Ticketmaster, noma ikholi (800) 745-3000. Additional action inside the arena will feature unbeaten Washington, D.C.-born Latondria Jones (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round super welterweight bout against Virginia’s Kamika Slade, undefeated Ecuadorian Carlos Gongora (6-0, 3 Kos)in a light heavyweight match and the pro debut of D.C. product Keegan Grove in a four-round lightweight scrap.
Rounding out the non-televised undercard fights are Richmond, Virginia'S Moshea Aleem(4-0, 2 Kos) who will go up against fellow unbeaten Georgia native Martez Jackson (2-0-1, 1 KO) in a ezine-round super welterweight iziqubu, lastly is a four-round welterweight attraction with Brooklyn’s Chordale Booker (1-0, 1 KO).
The 25-year-old Pearson will look to bounce back from his first career loss to unsurpassed Eric Walker in December with an emphatic victory on April 30. The Dayton, Ohio-born product previously picked up victories over Lanardo Tyner, Janks Trotter, Steve Martinez and Said El Harrak in the last two years after an outstanding amateur career in which he captured a National Championship in 2011. He takes on the experienced Okine, who is originally from Ghana but now fights out of nearby Silver Spring, Maryland.
A recent addition to the Mayweather Promotions stable, Bogere fights out of Las Vegas while proudly representing his native Uganda. The 27-year-old won his first 23 pro fights while picking up victories over Raymundo Beltran, Francisco Contreras, and Manuel Levya. He enters this bout on a four-fight win streak and will be challenged by the former African lightweight champion Amoako, who represents Ghana while fighting out of Silver Spring, Maryland.
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