| LAS VEGAS (Декември 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu и “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” серия в събота нощ, Декември 17, проветряване на живо (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. И) на CBS Sports Network from inside the Downtown Las Vegas Събития Center indoor facility, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3rd St.).
FloBoxing.tv will live stream the Dec. 17тата “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, като се започне от 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. И), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – започващ най- 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. И).
Cantu will defend his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title against Palicite. The vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental super flyweight championship will also be contested in the 10-round main event.
“The Cantu-Palicte fight is a classic match-up between a boxer and puncher,” Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions co-founder/CEO Кийт Veltre каза. “It’s for two title belts and the winner will be positioned for a possible world title shot in 2017. Our final event of the year promises to be our best yet with evenly matched, entertaining fights that our ‘Knockout Night at the D’ series is known for with утрешния stars up-and-down the card.”
The “Knockout Night at the D” серия, представен от на D Las Vegas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) боксови Промоции. Джим “J.R.” Рос и Джоуи Варнер will call the action live from ringside, докато Jeff Huston will be the ring announcer and fight week master of ceremonies.
 The 25-year-old Cantu (14-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Kingsville, Texas, is a pure boxer who is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) шампион, Не е класиран. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization (СЪСЕД) и Не. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, World Boxing Съвета (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder. В последния си двубой, this past May at home in Kingsville, Cantu captured the vacant NABF flyweight title with a 10-round split decision victory over Samuel Gutierrez. Cantu’s most notable win to date is a 10-round split decision against previously undefeated Juan Antonio Lopez (10-0) в 2014 for the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental bantamweight crown.
 Palicte, who will be making his US debut Dec. 17 having resettled in Los Angeles, where he’s training at the famed Wild Card Gym, to enhance his boxing career. Palicte has fought only once outside of his native Philippines as a professional. He has an experience advantage over Cantu in terms of fighting higher quality opponents. World rated at No. 11 от Международната федерация по бокс (IBF) и Не. 15 от WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, спиране Vergilio Silvano (21-6-1) in the seventh round of their rematch, which was also won by Palicte via a 12-round unanimous decision a year ago for the vacant WBO Oriental super flyweight title. The heavy-handed Palicte, who has knocked out 18 на неговата 21 жертви, is rated No. 5 by the NABF and No. 15 by the NABA. Palicte, 25, also owns his share of title belts, including the IBF Youth super flyweight strap. In Palicte’s only pro fight outside of his native Philippines, he lost a highly disputed 10-round split decision (97-94, 93-97, 94-97) last March to local favorite Junior Granados (14-4-1) в Мексико.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 Нокаута) takes on Jamaican-native Натаниел Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 Нокаута), fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, in the eight-round co-feature.
Undefeated welterweight Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 Нокаута) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Грозни” Loza (5-0, 3 Нокаута) in the six-round television opener.
Las Vegas’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Шумен “The Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 Нокаута), 26-годишна полусредна категория Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 Нокаута) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ornelas (6-0, 3 Нокаута) – are all scheduled to be on action Декември. 17тата.
Допълнителни битки ще бъдат обявени скоро. Всички битки и бойци са обект на промяна.
Билети, на цена $1,000.00 VIP booth (включва 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 и $15.00 общо признание, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com или www.DLVEC.com. Данъци и такси се прилагат за всички продадени билети. Вратите отварят в 4:00 p.m. PT с мач по откриването насрочен 5:00 p.m. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
ИНФОРМАЦИЯ:
Кикотене: @thedlasvegas, @dlvEventsCenter, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @AstonPalicte, @_RandyMoreno, @JFlashGang, @Ornelas_Max
RIVAL BOXING GEAR & EQUIPMENT is the official gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” серия. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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