MULVANE, קאַנסאַס (
פעברואַר 23, 2017) – פליוועיגהט
Patrick Gutierrez is going into his nationally-televised, הויפּט געשעעניש שאָודאַון,
מאַרץ 25 in Kansas with high expectations against pro-debuting 2016
Olympic junior flyweight bronze medalist ניקאָ הערנאַנדעז. Gutierrez is training hard in Las Vegas for his scheduled six-round “
Knockout Night Boxing:
History Begins”
headline bout to derail hometown hero Hernandez’
coming out party“This fight is make or break for me,” the 22-year-old Gutierrez said about his ‘Rocky’-like moment. The crowd won’t bother me because I enjoy fighting in front of large crowds. I’ve learned the hard way that, fighting my opponent in his backyard, I can’t leave it in the hands of the judges. I watched Nico fight in the Olympics. I have a lot of respect for him and was proud of him for winning the bronze medal for our country. אָבער, I also saw some flaws from the fight that he lost. He’s in trouble if he hasn’t corrected those flaws.”
“Knockout Night Boxing: History Begins” will air live on קבס ספורט נעטוואָרק. בייַ 9:00 פּ.ם. און from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, קאַנסאַס. Knockout Night Boxing LLC is the licensed promoter of the March 25טה געשעעניש, in association with Kansas Star Casino, and it is sponsored by Miller Lite, Mel Hambelton FORD and TITLE Boxing.
The CBS Sports Network all-star announcing team for “History Begins” will include Hall-of-Famer Jim “J.R.” Ross, שאָן כווילאַק און Joey Varner. Justin Roberts will be the ring announcer.
הערנאַנדעז, 21, was a highly-decorated amateur boxer (94-5) who is like a sports franchise in his hometown of Wichita.
A national Taekwondo champion as a youngster, Gutierrez played football in high school, at least until he realized that he had stopped growing, eliminating the possibility that he’d ever play college football. He had always liked combat sports and decided to try boxing.
“I fell in love with boxing right away,” Gutierrez admitted. “I live in the fight capital of the world, לאַס וועגאַס, און פלויד מייַוועאַטהער (דזשוניער.) was at his prime there when I first started boxing. I boxed in California (אָראַנדזש קאָונטי) and won a three-day tournament there as an amateur. I decided to turn pro but, due to some broken promises, I didn’t make my pro debut for two years. אַזוי, I just focused on training. I broke my wrist in the second round of my first fight but decided to stick with boxing. Six months later, I fought a California kid (Alexander Enriquez) in Los Angeles and felt that I had won all four rounds. I could tell because the large crowd was silent throughout the fight. I’ve learned the hard way, the past four years, but I’m still young and getting better every day. I had an easy fight scheduled for מאַרץ 11 ווען (פאַרשפּרייטער) John Andersen called offering me this fight. I wanted to restart my career and jumped at the opportunity to fight Nico. I decided to take the risk to fight an Olympic medalist in his hometown. I just love fighting and I’m not going there to lose.”
The eight-round co-feature shapes up as a southpaw battle between a rooster and bull. Rising junior middleweight star Neeco “Rooster” Macias (14-0, 8 קאָס) puts his undefeated record on the line against dangerous Arturo “אל טאָראָ” Crespin (13-8-1, 4 קאָס). Macias is a showman from Palm Desert, קאַליפאָרניאַ, whose non-stop style makes him an instant fan favorite wherever he fights. His “Rooster” persona will be perfect for his first pro fight in Kansas.
Kansas cruiserweight Jeff Page, דזשוניער. (17-3, 11 קאָס), will open the televised portion of card in a six-round bout against an opponent to be determined.
Scheduled to fight on the non-televised undercard, in separate four-round matches, are four Kansas boxers: Kansas State junior middleweight champion Efrain Morales (4-0, 1 קאָ), יבער מידדלעוועיגהט Marcio Navarro and featherweight Eric Vargas (1-0, 1 קאָ). They will all face opponents to be determined.
כל פייץ און פייטערז זענען אונטערטעניק צו טוישן.
בילעט פּרייסיז זענען $115.00 (רינגסידע, ראָוז 1 & 2), $75.00 (floor seats, ראָוז 3-5), $60.00 (floor seats, floor rows after 1-5), $35.00 (lower bowl) און $25.00 (upper bowl). Suites seating up to 22 people are available to purchase for $2,500 (includes non-alcohol beverages and food).
דאָאָרס עפענען בייַ 5:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט.
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