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2016 Mexicaanse Olympian & Bronze Medalist Misael Rodriguez
Amateur Star Money Powell IV, 2016 Litouwse Olympian
Eimantas Stanionis & 2016 Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado
Enter The Ring in Undercard Action
LOS ANGELES (Maart 22, 2017) – A host of newly-signed Bel Star Sports talent will take the stage and make their professional debuts in separate bouts that make up a stacked undercard on Zondag, April 9 from The Novo at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.
The decorated amateurs who will turn pro in separate four-round bouts are 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Misael Rodriguez, who enters the ring in a middleweight clash, top-rated U.S. amateur Geld Powell IV, whowill compete in a super welterweight bout, 2016 Litouwse Olympian Eimantas Stanionis, whofights in a welterweight attraction and 2016 Mexicaanse Olympian Lindolfo Delgado, whowill battle in lightweight action.
“This is going to be a tremendous night from top to bottom as the top talent from Ringstar Sports will begin their quests for superstardom,” zegt Richard Schaefer, Chairman and CEO of RIngstar Sports. “Uit 2016 Olympians like Misael Rodriguez, Lindolfo Delgado and Eimantas Stanionis to an accomplished amateur like Money Powell IV, fans at The Novo will be treated to outstanding bouts featuring top talent from start to finish.”
Additional action will see former world title challenger and Los Angeles-native Maricela cornejo (6-2, 2 KO) in a six-round super middleweight bout. The 29-year-old lost a narrow split decision in a middleweight world title fight against Kali Reis last April in New Zealand. Cornejo picked up two wins in the last three months of 2016 and will return seeking another world title opportunity on April 9.
Rounding out the night of fights will be former world title challenger Roberto Marroquin(25-4-1, 18 KO) in a super featherweight bout, plus exciting prospect Alejandro Guerrero(2-0, 1 KO) in een zes-ronde Bout.
Tickets voor de live-evenement, which is promoted by Ringstar Sports, zijn geprijsd op $30 algemene toelating, $60 balcony reserved, $100 VIP balcony reserved and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased through AXS.com HIER. De April 9 event is headlined by former world title challenger Josesito “Riverside Rocky” Lopez vechten tegen Mexico Saul Corral in een confrontatie van 10 ronden. Premier Boxing Championsop FS1 en FOX Sports coverage begins at 9:30 p.m. EN/6:30 p.m. PT and features unbeaten lightweight Alejandro “El Charro” Luna vechten Andrey Klimov and the pro debut of 2016 U.S. Olympiër Karlos Balderas in a six-round super featherweight fight.
At last year’s Rio games, the 22-year-old Rodriguez overcame incredible odds to win the first Olympic boxing medal for Mexico since Christian Bejerano in 2000. The Chihuahua native and his teammates had to resort to begging on public buses and streets in Mexico to raise money to compete in international boxing tournaments. He completed his road to the medal stand by defeating Egypt’s Hosam Bakr Abdin to clinch a medal in the middleweight division.
Born in Germany, where his former boxer father was stationed in the military, Powell IVdedicated himself to boxing for good when his family moved back to the U.S. in 2011. The 19-year-old has quickly made a name for himself since then, het winnen van de 2016 Youth Welterweight National Championship to earn the top ranking in the 152-pound division by USA Boxing. Fighting out of Fort Mitchell, on the state line of Alabama and Georgia, Powell will campaign at super welterweight as a professional.
An accomplished amateur representing Kaunas, Litouwen, Stanionis is looking to become the next Eastern European fighter to make a splash in the U.S. The 22-year-old had a 141-19 record as an amateur and earned four senior national championships before winning gold at the European Olympic Qualifier to earn his trip to the 2016 Spellen. A gold medalist at welterweight at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Stanionis hopes to build his way up to contention in one of the premiere division in boxing.
A teammate of Rodriguez on the 2016 Mexicaanse Olympisch team, Delgado will now look to accomplish the professional dreams he’s sought since he started boxing at 10 jaar oud. The 22-year-old would eventually capture gold at the 2016 American Olympic Qualification and earn his trip to Rio. Born in Linares but training in Tijuana, Delgado compiled a 139-15 amateur record that included a victory over former world champion Amnat Ruenroeng.
The 27-year-old Marroquin won zijn eerste 19 pro fights after a stellar amateur career that culminated in a runner-up performance in the 2007 U.S. Olympische trials. The Dallas-native challenged unbeaten Guillermo Rigondeaux for a 122-pound title in 2012 and has picked up victories over Antonio Escalante, Kiun Evans and Miguel Soto since.
Representing Irving, Texas, Krijger made his pro debut on June 25, 2016 in Dallas. The 19-year-old stopped Luis Caballero in his first start and followed it up with a decision over Manuel David Lopez Macias in October.
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