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ШАГ, Техас. (Февраль 8, 2018) – Высоко расхваливали 2016 U.S. Олимпиец Karlos Balderas будут сражаться Хорхе Рохас in a six-round matchup live in primetime on Saturday, Февраль 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 Виктор Ортис (32-6-2, 25 КО) и Девон Александр (27-4, 14 КО) in the main event and an a 12-round IBF super middleweight title elimination bout between undefeated contender Калеб “Sweethands” Завод (16-0, 10 КО) и Рохелио “Толстый” Медина (38-8, 32 КО) в со-функция.
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“It’s just speaks to who Karlos is that he has a televised spot on national TV,” сказал Ричард Шафер, Председатель и генеральный директор Ringstar Sports, Balderas’ промоутер. “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. Он что “это” 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 КО), американец мексиканского происхождения в первом поколении, соревновались в США. Олимпийская сборная по боксу в 2016 Игры 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 Декабрь. 15.
“I’m very happy to be fighting on this card on FOX and FOX Deportes in primetime,” сказал Бальдерас. “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.”
Рохас (4-2-1, 2 КО) fought four times last year and is coming off a loss to Cesar Soriano in his last fight on Октябрь. 17. The 27-year-old Rojas of Puebla, Мексика будет сражаться в США. в первый раз в своей карьере.
“I’ve been given a great opportunity,” said Rojas. Я собираюсь пойти туда, 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 КО), который берет на себя Хуан Де Анхель (20-7-1, 18 КО) in a junior middleweight affair, former title challenger Thomas Williams Jr. (20-3, 14 КО), кто сражается Humberto Velazco Torres (18-1-1, 12 КО) в 10-раундовом суперсреднем бой, Марк Энтони Hernandez(11-1, 3 КО), который берет на себя Джейсон Росарио (14-1, 11 КО) in an eight-round middleweight fight and 154-pound contender Тони Харрисон (25-2, 20 КО), 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 Дженнифер Хан (16-3-1, 1 KO), who fights out of El Paso and will defend her title against Bolivia’s Лизбет Креспо (11-3, 3 КО), plus Argentina’s Jonathan Pachado (1-0, 1 KO) против Josh Ross (3-6-4) в четырехраундовом бою в легком весе, непревзойденный Уэсли Диана (1-0, 1 KO) in four rounds of lightweight action and Karlos’ brother Хосе Бальдерас (2-0) in a four round bantamweight affair.
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