| LAS VEGAS (Desanm 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu ak “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” seri nan Samdi lannwit, Desanm 17, ond ap viv (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AK) sou CBS Espò Network from inside the Downtown Las Vegas Evènman Sant 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. 17th “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, kòmanse nan 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. AK), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – kòmanse nan 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AK).
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 Keith Veltre di. “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 demen an stars up-and-down the card.”
Nan “Knockout Night at the D” seri, presented by D Las Vegas la and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. ( RJJ) Pwomosyon boksè. Jim “J.R.” Ross ak Joey Varner will call the action live from ringside, pandan y ap 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) chanpyon, Se pa klase. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization ( NABO) ak Pa gen. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, Mondyal boksè Konsèy (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder. Nan batay dènye l ', 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) nan 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 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) ak Pa gen. 15 pa WBO la, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, kanpe 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 nan l ' 21 victims, 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) nan Meksik.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 Ko) takes on Jamaican-native Nathaniel GALLIMORE (15-1-1, 12 Ko), fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, in the eight-round co-feature.
Undefeated welterweight Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 Ko) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Terib nan” Loza (5-0, 3 Ko) in the six-round television opener.
Las Vegas’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Randy “Matador nan” Moreno (7-0, 6 Ko), 26-year-old welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 Ko) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ornelas (6-0, 3 Ko) – are all scheduled to be on action Dec. 17th.
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Biyè, pwi a $1,000.00 VIP booth (gen ladan 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 ak $15.00 admisyon jeneral, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com oswa www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Pòt louvri nan 4:00 p.m. PT ak bout nan ouvèti pwograme nan 5:00 p.m. PT.
Nan “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
ENFÒMASYON:
Twitter: @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” seri. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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