拉斯維加斯, NV (十一月 10, 2016) – In the lead up to Sergey Kovalev vs. 沃德 “英鎊英鎊”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title on 十一月 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the undercard will round out a 10-bout card filled with some of the best young boxing prospects.
Opening the card will be middleweight Meiirim “Sultan” Nursultanov of Merki, 哈薩克斯坦, making his pro debut. Nursultanov, now residing in Oxnard, 例如, is managed by Egis Klimas, and recently signed by Main Events. He will be taking on 亨利·貝克福德 (4-5, 1 KO) of Hempstead, 紐約, 在六輪的較量.
Bakhram Murtazaliev (6-0, 4 KO的) 格羅茲尼, Russia and close friend of Kovalev is coming off a second round knockout over Magomedkamil Musaev. He will be featured in an eight-round middleweight bout against Botirsher奧比多夫 (6-0-1, 2 KO的) of Anijan, Uzbekistan. This will be his first fight outside of his homeland of Russia.
Opening up the freeview telecast, 在開始 7:00 P.M. AND/4:00 P.M. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, will be an eight-round junior welterweight bout featuring the undefeated Sonny “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (14-0, 9KO的) 托萊多, OH, who is coming off of an a slugfest with Puerto Rican veteran Ramesis Gil. Fredrickson will take on Gabriel Deluc (11-1, 2 KO的) 波士頓, 嘛, in an eight-round showdown.
The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.
Another Toledo native, Tyler “Golden Child” McCreary (11-0, 6 KO的), who is coming off a unanimous decision win, will go toe-to-toe with Vincent “Pooh Bear” Jennings (5-2-1, 4 KO的), 大急流城, MY, in an eight-round featherweight bout. Jennings is determined to get his record back on track, but he will face his toughest test to date in McCreary.
In the spotlight fight on the freeview telecast, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (2012, 2016) Claressa “T-Rex” Shields of Flint, MY, will make her pro debut. Shields is set to face decorated fellow American Franchon “The Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews 在四回合中量級回合, with each round timed at two-minutes. This will not be the first time the two have faced off. In their first matchup, Shields upset Crews, the top-ranked American women middleweight, 在此期間 2012 奧運選拔賽, 第一U.S. team trials for women’s boxing. Crews will also be making her pro debut.
Just before going live on HBO Pay-Per-View, there will be a four-round heavyweight bout featuring undefeated prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock (5-0, 4 KO的) of the fighting city of Philadelphia. Rock recently scored a technical knockout victory in the third round on Oct. 22 and is wasting no time getting back into the ring. Facing off with Rock will be Brice Ritani-Coe (4-4-1, 3 KO的). The Vegas resident, originally of San Pedro, 例如, will be on the hunt for his fourth knockout.
Kovalev vs. 病房 “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, ROC國家體育, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & 賭場, Corona Extra, Monster Products, JetLux and Zappos. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 P.M. AND/6:00 P.M. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
Fans can catch the freeview telecast beginning at 7:00 P.M. AND/4:00 P.M. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and to be announced cable, 衛星, and telco channels. The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.
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