| Las fegasi (December 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu ati “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” jara lojo satide night, December 17, airing ifiwe (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ATI) lori Sibiesi idaraya Network from inside the Aarin Las fegasi titn 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. 17th “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, ti o bere ni 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ATI), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – bẹrẹ ni 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ATI).
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 wi. “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 ọla ká stars up-and-down the card.”
Awọn “Knockout Night at the D” jara, presented by awọn D Las fegasi and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Jim “J.R.” Ross ati Joey Varner will call the action live from ringside, nigba ti 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) asiwaju, ni ipo No. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) ati Ko si. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder. Ni re kẹhin ija, 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) ni 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) ati Ko si. 15 nipasẹ awọn WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, idekun 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 ti re 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) ni Mexico.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 KOs) takes on Jamaican-native Nathaniel Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, in the eight-round co-feature.
Undefeated welterweight Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 KOs) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Awọn Ẹru” Loza (5-0, 3 KOs) in the six-round television opener.
Las fegasi’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Randy “Awọn Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 KOs), 26-year-old welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 KOs) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ornelas (6-0, 3 KOs) – are all scheduled to be on action Oṣu kejila. 17th.
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Tiketi, owole ni $1,000.00 VIP booth (pẹlu 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 ati $15.00 gbogboogbo gbigba, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com tabi www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Ilẹkun ìmọ ni 4:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 5:00 p.m. PT.
Awọn “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
ALAYE:
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” jara. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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