BROOKLYN (Marzo 29, 2016) – imbattuto prospettiva Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 KO) and top super lightweight contenderLuca “Mamba nero” Giacon (27-1, 23 KO) compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Saturday, Aprile 16 da Barclays Center a Brooklyn.

L'aprile 16 evento offre un Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) su NBC tripleheader headlined by undefeated rising star Errol “La Verità” Spence Jr. assumendo l'ex campione del mondo Chris Algieri. Copertura Televised inizia 8:30 p.m. E/5:30 p.m. PT and will see cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Glowacki defending his title against former cruiserweight champion Steve “U.S.S. Cunningham e imbattuto 2012 U.S. Olimpionico “Sir” Marcus Browne battling fellow unbeaten Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic.

Barrios makes his east coast debut in an eight-round super featherweight bout while Giacon looks to put the 140-pound division on notice when he competes in an eight-round affair.

A trio of exciting fighters representing Brooklyn will enter the ring as undefeated star Erica “The Heat” Resistente (15-0, 3 KO) competes in an eight-round junior featherweight bout while Golden Gloves champions Chris Colbert (4-0, 2 KO) e Earl Newman (8-0, 6 KO) compete in a four-round featherweight bout and an eight-round cruiserweight bout respectively.

International action will heat up the ring at Barclays Center as 26-year-old Polish contender Lukasz Maciec (22-3-1, 5 KO) fights in an eight-round super welterweight bout, 28-year-old Belgian Dardan Zenunaj (11-1, 9 KO) fights in an eight-round junior lightweight affair and 22-year-old Russian Radzhab Butaev (1-0, 1 KO), combattimento da Brooklyn, in a six-round super welterweight fight against South Carolina’s TyKeem Sadler (6-1, 4 KO)

I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promosso da DiBella Entertainment in associazione con Star Boxing, inizio alle $25, esclusi i diritti applicabili, e sono già in vendita. I biglietti possono essere acquistati on-line visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o chiamando 1-800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso l'American Express Box Office presso Barclays Center. Sconti di gruppo sono disponibili chiamando il 844-BKLYN-GP.

A tall featherweight at more than six feet, the 20-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance, including an uppercut left hook combo that ended the night of Manuel Vides in December. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he makes his 2016 debutto.

A winner of six-straight fights, Giacon is coming off of a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Steve Jamoye in October 2015 that put him in the top contender status in the division. The 27-year-old has fought in Spain, Panama and Italy throughout a pro career that dates back to 2007 e farà il suo U.S. debut on April 16.

A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy è diventato un fiocco all'arena dal. Su Aprile 16, she will be making her sixth appearance at Barclays Center. A poco più di due anni dopo il suo debutto pro, Hardy ha vinto una cintura titolo internazionale nella divisione super-gallo nel mese di ottobre 2014 and followed it up in 2015 with a victory over Renata Domsodi and two over Noemi Bosques.

Fighting out of Lublin, Polonia, Maciec will be making his second start in the U.S. and his first in the Polish-heavy borough of Brooklyn. The 26-year-old owns victories over veteran contenders Lanardo Tyner, Laszlo Fazekas and previously unbeaten Sasun Karapetyan.

Originally from Kosovo but fighting out of Belgium, Zenunaj made his U.S. debutto a dicembre 2015 and stopped Bryant Cruz in the seventh round to announce his presence stateside. The 28-year-old has won 10 fights in a row including eight in a row by knockout.

Piattaforma di programmazione BROOKLYN PUGILATO ™ di Barclays Center è presentato da AARP. PBC sulla NBC è sponsorizzato da Corona, Finest Beer.

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