MULVANE, 堪薩斯州 (
二月 23, 2017) – 飛錘
Patrick Gutierrez is going into his nationally-televised, 主要事件對決,
三月 25 in Kansas with high expectations against pro-debuting 2016
Olympic junior flyweight bronze medalist 尼科·埃爾南德斯. 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. 但, 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 CBS體育網. 在 9:00 P.M. AND from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, 堪薩斯州. Knockout Night Boxing LLC is the licensed promoter of the March 25日 事件, 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, 肖恩德豐 和 Joey Varner. Justin Roberts will be the ring announcer.
埃爾南德斯, 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, 拉斯維加斯, 和 梅威瑟 (JR.) was at his prime there when I first started boxing. I boxed in California (奧蘭治縣) 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. 所以, 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 三月 11 什麼時候 (促進者) 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 科斯) puts his undefeated record on the line against dangerous Arturo “托洛” Crespin (13-8-1, 4 科斯). Macias is a showman from Palm Desert, 加利福尼亞州, whose non-stop style makes him an instant fan favorite wherever he fights. 他的 “Rooster” persona will be perfect for his first pro fight in Kansas.
Kansas cruiserweight Jeff Page, JR. (17-3, 11 科斯), 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 KO), 超中量級 馬爾西奧·納瓦羅 和輕量級 Eric Vargas (1-0, 1 KO). They will all face opponents to be determined.
所有戰鬥和戰士都受到變革.
門票價格 $115.00 (馬戲團, 行 1 & 2), $75.00 (地板座位, 行 3-5), $60.00 (地板座位, floor rows after 1-5), $35.00 (lower bowl) 和 $25.00 (upper bowl). Suites seating up to 22 people are available to purchase for $2,500 (includes non-alcohol beverages and food).
門開處 5:00 P.M. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 P.M. CT.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for Knockout Night Boxing.
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