| 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” серија во саботата ноќ, Декември 17, емитува во живо (7 вечер. Португалија / 10 вечер. И) на КБС Спорт мрежа from inside the Во центарот на градот Лас Вегас Настани центар 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. 17та “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, со почеток во 5 вечер. Португалија / 8 вечер. И), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – со почеток во 7 вечер. Португалија / 10 вечер. 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,” Рој Џонс Џуниор. Boxing Promotions co-founder/CEO Keith Veltre рече. “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 утре stars up-and-down the card.”
На “Knockout Night at the D” серија, presented by Д Лас Вегас and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. ( RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Jim “J.R.” Ross и Eyои Варнер will call the action live from ringside, а Jeff Huston will be the ring announcer and fight week master of ceremonies.
 The 25-year-old Cantu (14-0, 1 КО), fighting out of Kingsville, Тексас, is a pure boxer who is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) шампион, рангирани број. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization ( NABO) и Не. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, Светскиот боксерски совет (Земјите од Западен Балкан) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (Земјите од Западен Балкан) United States super flyweight title holder. Во неговата последна борба, 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) во 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 (ИБФ) и Не. 15 од страна на WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, запирање 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 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) во Мексико.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 КО) takes on Jamaican-native Натаниел Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 КО), fighting out of Evanston, Илиноис, in the eight-round co-feature.
Undefeated welterweight Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 КО) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Грозни” Loza (5-0, 3 КО) in the six-round television opener.
Лас Вегас’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Ренди “На Матадор” Moreno (7-0, 6 КО), 26-year-old welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 КО) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ornelas (6-0, 3 КО) – are all scheduled to be on action Декември. 17та.
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Билети, по цена од $1,000.00 VIP booth (вклучува 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 и $15.00 Прием Општи, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com или www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Врати се отвори во 4:00 вечер. Португалија со рунда отворање закажана во 5:00 вечер. Португалија.
На “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
ИНФОРМАЦИИ:
Твитер: @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” серија. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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