SAN ANTONIO (Medi 12, 2017) – An action-packed night of rising stars and local talent will be featured as part of an exciting undercard lineup on Saturday, Medi 23 from the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Mexican Olympian and 2016 bronze medalist Misael Rodriguez (2-0, 1 KO) will compete in a six-round middleweight bout while 2016 Olympiad o Lithwania Eimantas Stanionis (2-0, 2 Kos) enters the ring for six rounds of welterweight action.

Y mis Medi 23 event is headlined by the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final showdown between yunier Dorticos ac Dmitry Kudryashov and also features a reserve match between once-beaten cruiserweights Keith Tapia ac Lateef Kayode,while former world champion Nonito Donaire returns to take on Mexico’s Ruben Garcia Hernandez. *Media credential information below.

Additional action will see unbeaten prospect Arian Powell IV (3-0, 2 Kos) cwrddAntonio Urista (9-2, 2 Kos) in a six-round super welterweight contest, Nigerian heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba (1-0, 1 KO) facing unbeaten Daniel Gallemore (5-0, 2 Kos) in a six-round fight and Nigerian prospect Wesley Apochi (1-0, 1 KO) in a six-round cruiserweight matchup against Leo Pla (5-7-2, 2 Kos).

A host of talented local fighters from San Antonio will round out the undercard asDaniel Balcer (9-1, 5 Kos) competes in super welterweight action, Kendo Castaneda(10-0, 4 Kos) enters the ring for a six round welterweight fight, welterweight prospectJoseph Rodriguez (12-0-1, 2 Kos) fights in a four-round attraction and middleweightDagoberto Nevarez (1-0, 1 KO) steps in for a four-round bout.

At last year’s Rio games, the 23-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. Rodriguez made his pro debut in April with a dominant decision victory over Brian True and followed it up knockout of Jose David Mosquera in July.

Amatur medrus yn cynrychioli Kaunas, Lithwania, Stanionis yn edrych i ddod yr ymladdwr nesaf o Ddwyrain Ewrop i wneud sblash yn yr Unol Daleithiau. Cafodd y chwaraewr 23 oed a 141-19 recordio fel amatur ac ennill pedair pencampwriaeth genedlaethol hŷn cyn ennill aur yng Nghymwysydd Olympaidd Ewrop i ennill ei daith i'r 2016 Gemau. Enillydd medal aur yn y pwysau welter yn y 2015 Pencampwriaethau Bocsio Amatur Ewropeaidd, Stanionis has impressed with knockouts in his first two starts since turning pro in April.

Ganed yn yr Almaen, lle'r oedd ei gyn dad bocsiwr wedi'i leoli yn y fyddin, Powell IV cysegrodd ei hun i focsio am byth pan symudodd ei deulu yn ôl i'r Unol Daleithiau. mewn 2011. Mae'r chwaraewr 19 oed wedi gwneud enw iddo'i hun yn gyflym ers hynny, ennill y 2016 Pencampwriaeth Genedlaethol Pwysau Welter Ieuenctid i ennill y safle uchaf yn yr adran 152-punt gan USA Boxing. Ymladd allan o Fort Mitchell, ar linell dalaith Alabama a Georgia, Powell scored stoppage victories in his first two starts before a dominant decision victory to pick up his third win in July.

Mae'r 23-mlwydd-oed Ajagba ar fin troi'n pro ar ôl curo'r od a gwneud y 2016 Gemau Olympaidd Rio i gynrychioli ei wlad enedigol yn Nigeria. Er iddo golli yn y chwarteri olaf, Gwnaeth Ajagba sblash trwy gyflwyno rîl uchafbwynt yn ei bwt agoriadol yn erbyn Trinidad a Tobago. Yr ymladdwr o'r enw “King Kong” hefyd enillodd fedal aur gemau Affricanaidd yn ystod ei yrfa amatur drawiadol a gyflwynodd rownd gyntaf yn ei ymddangosiad cyntaf ym mis Gorffennaf.

Orogun, Nigeria’s Apochi was once the captain of his country’s national boxing team, a testament to how far he came since a surprising second place finish in the 2011 Africa Games. The 29-year-old represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships and earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games before turning pro in July and delivering a knockout in his debut.