| LAS VEGAS (Dhjetor 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu dhe “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” seri të shtunën natë, Dhjetor 17, transmetoi drejtpërdrejt (7 ores. PT / 10 ores. DHE) në CBS Sport Rrjeti from inside the Në qendër të qytetit Las Vegas Ngjarje Qendra 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, duke filluar në 5 ores. PT / 8 ores. DHE), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – duke filluar nga 7 ores. PT / 10 ores. DHE).
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 tha. “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 nesër-së stars up-and-down the card.”
The “Knockout Night at the D” seri, presented by D Las Vegas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. ( RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Jim “J.R.” Ross dhe Joey Varner will call the action live from ringside, ndërsa 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) kampion, renditet Asnjë. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization ( NABO) dhe Jo. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, Këshilli Botëror Boxing (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder. Në luftën e tij të fundit, 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) në 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) dhe Jo. 15 nga WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, ndalim 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 e tij 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) në Meksikë.
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 “Terrible” Loza (5-0, 3 KO) in the six-round television opener.
Las Vegas’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Brutal “Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 KO), 26-peshë e lehtë vjeçare 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 Dhjetor. 17th.
Lufton të tjera së shpejti do të shpallet. Të gjitha lufton dhe luftëtarë janë subjekt i ndryshimeve.
Biletat, çmim në $1,000.00 VIP booth (përfshin 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 dhe $15.00 Pranimi i përgjithshëm, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ose www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Dyer të hapura në 4:00 ores. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 5:00 ores. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
INFORMACION:
Eksitim: @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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