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STEP, TX. (Февруари 8, 2018) – Силно изтъквани 2016 U.S. Олимпиец Karlos Balderas ще се бият Jorge Rojas in a six-round matchup live in primetime on Saturday, Февруари 17 in Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes action from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas with television covered starting at 8 p.m. И/5 p.m. PT.
Balderas vs. Rojas will be featured on fight night coverage, which is headlined by a 12-round duel between former welterweight world champions Victor Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 Нокаута) и Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 Нокаута) in the main event and an a 12-round IBF super middleweight title elimination bout between undefeated contender Калеб “Сладки ръце” Растение (16-0, 10 Нокаута) и Рохелио “тлъст” Медина (38-8, 32 Нокаута) в сътрудничество характеристика.
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“It’s just speaks to who Karlos is that he has a televised spot on national TV,” - каза Ричард Шефер, Председател и главен изпълнителен директор на Ringstar Sports, Balderas’ промотор. “He’s one of those once in a generation talents that combines power, style and grace. From his ring walk and how easily he dispatches opponents you can see this young man has star written all over him. He has that “то” factor. He engages people and gets them all fired up. He has an amazing aura. He’s fun to watch and engaging. I’m expecting a great performance from him.”
The 21-year-old Balderas (3-0, 3 Нокаута), първо поколение мексикански-американски, състезаваше за дейността си към САЩ. Олимпийски боксов отбор в 2016 Игри в Рио де Жанейро, Бразилия. Balderas of Santa Maria, California turned pro last year and fought three times in 2017. He scored a knockout victory over Carlos Flores in his last fight on Декември. 15.
“I’m very happy to be fighting on this card on FOX and FOX Deportes in primetime,” said Balderas. “It means more people can see that I’m here and I’m ready and I’m in great shape. We’ve been doing a bunch of different things in my training camp, like biking and swimming that I know will help me. My first three fights have finished very fast, so people haven’t seen my true speed and power. I have an explosiveness that I’d like to showcase more. I’ll look to show more of my speed and my boxing skill in this fight. I need more rounds and experience to progress. I want to box and move more, use my feet more in this fight. I’d like to do that, but we’ll see what happens.”
Rojas (4-2-1, 2 Нокаута) fought four times last year and is coming off a loss to Cesar Soriano in his last fight on Октомври. 17. The 27-year-old Rojas of Puebla, Mexico will be fighting in the U.S. за първи път в кариерата си.
“I’ve been given a great opportunity,” said Rojas. Отивам да отида там, fight my heart out and try to do my best. Let the best man win. I’m going to do everything I can to represent my team and my city of Cholula. I’ve been training really hard to make the most of this chance. This is really big for me and I want to leave a good impression on the fans, no matter the result.”
Also featured on this exciting night of fights is former 154-pound champion Остин Траут (30-4, 17 Нокаута), който поема Хуан де Анхел (20-7-1, 18 Нокаута) in a junior middleweight affair, former title challenger Thomas Williams Jr. (20-3, 14 Нокаута), който битки Humberto Velazco Torres (18-1-1, 12 Нокаута) в 10-кръг супер средна категория мач, Mark Anthony Hernandez(11-1, 3 Нокаута), който поема Джейсън Росарио (14-1, 11 Нокаута) in an eight-round middleweight fight and 154-pound contender Тони Harrison (25-2, 20 Нокаута), who enters the ring looking to pick up a victory on his way to a second world title shot.
Rounding out the action is IBF Female Featherweight World Champion Jennifer Han (16-3-1, 1 KO), who fights out of El Paso and will defend her title against Bolivia’s Lizbeth Crespo (11-3, 3 Нокаута), plus Argentina’s Jonathan Pachado (1-0, 1 KO) срещу Josh Ross (3-6-4) in a four-round lightweight fight, неизследван Wesley Diana (1-0, 1 KO) in four rounds of lightweight action and Karlos’ brother Жозе Balderas (2-0) in a four round bantamweight affair.
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