ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS
FOR ANDRE WARD VS. САЛЛИВАН Баррера
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Суббота, МАРТА 26
НА Oracle Arena в Окленде, КАЛИФОРНИЯ
WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Начиная с 9:45 p.m. И/PT
SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE
IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS
НЬЮ-ЙОРК, Нью-Йорк (Март 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Андре Уорд (28-0, 15 КО) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Баррера (17-0, 12 КО) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. против. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.
In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Морис Хукер, Даниэль Франко, Руди Пуга-младший. и Младший Юнан вместе с 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Чжан Zhilei and local favorite Аарон Коли who will all see action on March 26.
Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Sway Calloway, кто будет служить в качестве принимающей мероприятия, и ударил хозяина DJ Францен, резидентом в Лас-Вегасе Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.
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На Март 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 КО) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 КО) Барранкильи, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. проститутка, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 КО) в Мэдисон-Сквер-Гарден. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.
Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Техас, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 бои, составление запись 97 побед и только 7 потери, с 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 КО) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Луис. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 и 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Не испуганный, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Техас. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 КО) в январе 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 КО) на Апреля 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Миссисипи. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 КО) июня 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.
Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, Калифорния и борются на боксерском очаг Окснард, непобежденным Даниэль "Twitch" Франко (12-0-3, 7 КО) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 КО) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Март 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.
Franco began boxing at the age of eight, накапливая любительской записи 67-15, выиграв чемпионат Окснард PAL в 2006 и штата Калифорния Серебряный Перчатки Чемпионат 2007 по пути. Во профессиональный дебют Франко декабря 18, 2010, он победил Эмануэль Machorro в клубе 401 в Онтарио, Калифорния с помощью третьего раунда техническим нокаутом. Несмотря на то, поступил, как полный рабочий день студента в колледже Chaffey в Ранчо Кукамонга, Франко впечатление в начале своей карьеры, составление непобедимым записи с двух ничьих в местах по всей Калифорнии к концу 2013. Один из тех, кто обращает выступил против Алехандро Очоа в Тихий Кэннон в Монтебелло, Калифорния сентября 20, 2013, but in a rematch три месяца спустя, Франко outmatched Очоа забил шесть круглых единогласным решением победу в Westin Бонавентура отеля в Лос-Анджелесе. Июня 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until Декабрь 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Мексика.
A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, Калифорния, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Младший. (7-0, 6 КО)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 КО) Энсенада, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 КО) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Калифорния. Сейчас, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.
Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than два месяца спустя, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. В июне 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Невада. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on Апреля 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on Ноябрь 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Калифорния.
Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, непобежденным Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 КО) возвращается на ринг на Март 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Кристиан Солорзано (4-7, 3 КО) Сонора, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 в Barclays Center в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк. Сейчас 100 процентов здоровым, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.
Юнан, тренирует его отец Шериф, бывший профессиональный боксер сам, began fighting competitively at age eight and only два года спустя was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. Он составил любительской записи 90-5, мучая внушительный ряд званий по пути в том числе девять юношеских Олимпийских чемпионате, девять чемпионатов Младший метро, восемь штата Нью-Йорк Серебряные перчатки чемпионата и пять региональных чемпионатах серебряные перчатки. В 2011, он был коронован Национальный Младший Золотые перчатки чемпиона и был США. Бокс номер один по рейтингу младший боксер в своей весовой категории. Менее чем через месяц после его 18й день рождения, Юнан дебютировал на ноябрь 9, 2013, в Центре Авиатор спорта и Events в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк, остановки Кеннет Schmitz в первом раунде. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 в Foxwoods Resort Casino в Mashantucket, Коннектикут. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Август 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Август 13.
Chinese heavyweight Чжан "Большого Взрыва" Zhilei (7-0, 4 КО) joins the undercard on Март 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, Китай.
Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, участие в чемпионате мира. Прорыв произошел в 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. В 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, событие равной престижа на Олимпиаду в Китай. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. Августа 8, 2014, Чжан сделал свой профессиональный дебют, забив нокаутом в первом раунде победу над Кертис Ли Тейт в Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. Марта 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, Нью-Джерси. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Июнь 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Август 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the Ноябрь 21 Котто. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.
Местное Хейворд, Калифорния любимый Аарон Коли (12-1-1, 6 КО) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Круги Рыскельдиев (11-3-2, 7 КО) of West Hollywood, Калифорния, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.
На Март 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onЯнварь 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, Нью-Йорк.
Уорд против. Баррера, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, имеет место суббота, Март 26, 2016 на Oracle Arena в Окленде, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Довольный, лифтинг, Zappos, BodyArmor, САН Питание, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Мероприятие будет транслироваться в прямом эфире на HBO Чемпионат мира по боксу в начале 9:45 p.m. И/PT. Открытие телепередача HBO будет Джозеф Диас-младший. против. Джейсон Велез в 10-раундовом бою с за титул NABF в полулегком, представленный Golden Boy Promotions, в ассоциации с Мигель Котто Promotions.
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