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Exciting Matchups Feature Unbeaten Fighters as Jarrett Hurd Faces Oscar Molina &
David Benavidez Takes On Francy Ntetu
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Brooklyn Fan Favorites Heather Hardy & Adam Kownacki Return
Mwy! Undefeated Prospect Regis Prograis, 2012 Spanish Olympian
Jonathan Alonso & Unbeaten Josue Vargas
As Part of Exciting Night of Action
BROOKLYN (Mai 19, 2016) – A stacked undercard featuring top rising talent and local favorites will light up the ring at Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of an extraordinary night of action on Dydd Sadwrn, Mehefin 25.
The June 25 Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman a chyn bencampwr Shawn Porter. Sylw ar y teledu yn dechrau am 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Iesu Cuellar a chyn bencampwr y byd tair is-adran Cesig Abner.
Yn gweithredu undercard, welterweights super undefeated, Maryland yn Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 Kos), and California’s Oscar Molina (13-0, 10 Kos), will collide in a 10-round bout while undefeated light heavyweights, Arizona’s David BENAVIDEZ (14-0, 13 Kos) ac Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 Kos), will mix it up in an eight-round fight.
Two staples of Brooklyn boxing will also enter the ring on Mehefin 25 fel Heather “Mae'r Gwres” Hardy (16-0, 4 Kos) competes in an eight-round super bantamweight attraction while Polish bruiser Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 Kos) competes in a heavyweight bout.
Hefyd ar waith ar Mehefin 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 Kos) in a 10-round fight, 2012 Spanish Olympian Jonathan Alonso(8-0, 4 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight scrap and Mayweather Promotions prospectJosue Vargas (4-0, 3 Kos) in a four-round fight.
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn fyw, sy'n cael ei hyrwyddo gan DiBella Adloniant, yn dechrau am $49 ac ar werth yn awr. Gellir prynu tocynnau ar-lein drwy ymweld www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com neu drwy ffonio 1-800-745-3000. Mae tocynnau ar gael hefyd yn y Swyddfa Docynnau American Express yn Barclays Center. Gostyngiadau grwpiau ar gael drwy ffonio 844-BKLYN-GP. Ymladd allan o Accokeek, Md., Mae gan Hurd cofnod proffesiynol dilychwyn ers troi pro mewn 2012. Mae'r 25-mlwydd-oed agor 2015 gyda streic trydydd rownd o hen Eric Mitchell a ddilynir gyda streic seithfed rownd o ddiguro yn flaenorol Jeff Lentz ym mis Awst. He stepped up in competition last November when he faced Frank Galarza in Las Vegas and was able to show off his considerable skill by stopping the previously unbeaten fighter in the sixth round of perhaps a career-best performance.
Yn cynrychioli Mecsico, y 2012 Olympiad Molina ymladd y tu allan i Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. Mae'r 26-mlwydd-oed pro wedi'u turnio mewn 2013 ac ar ôl ennill penderfyniad yn ei bout cyntaf, aeth ymlaen i guro allan chwe gwrthwynebwyr yn olynol. His last bout came against fellow unbeaten Domonique Dolton and featured exciting back-and-forth action before the fight was ruled a majority draw.
The younger brother of undefeated Jose Benavidez, David has racked up a perfect 14 wins in 14 starts at just 19-years-old. Ymladd allan o Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and kicked off his 2016 with a knockout of Kevin Cobbs in January. Mae'r rhan fwyaf diweddar, he scored a second round knockout of Phillip Jackson Benson in April. The next challenge for Benavidez is the 33-year-old Ntetu, who won three times in 2015. Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he fights out of Montreal and will be making his fifth appearance in the U.S. ar Mehefin 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy wedi dod yn stwffwl yn y maes ers. Ar Mehefin 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Ychydig dros ddwy flynedd ar ôl ei début pro, Enillodd Hardy gwregys deitl rhyngwladol yn yr is-adran Pwysau Bantam super ym mis Hydref 2014. Yn 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 frwydr, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round.
A two-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Gwlad Pwyl, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. His 2016 campaign began in January at Barclays Center when he defeated Danny Kelly in front of a raucous Polish crowd.
Originally from New Orleans but fighting out of Houston, Prograis continues to work his way up the 140-pound rankings as he takes down veteran contenders. The 27-year-old looked sensational in his last outing as he scored a first round knockout over Mexico’s Aaron Herrera. Already named on of ESPN’s top prospects in 2015, he will look to cement his contender status in 2016.
Fe'i ganed yn y Weriniaeth Dominica, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Gemau Olympaidd. Now training in Brooklyn, the 25-year-old is undefeated since turning pro in 2014 while splitting time fighting in New York and Spain. He is coming off a victory over Ricardo Maldonado in February.
Vargas began boxing at age eight and by by age 13 the New York Daily News dubbed him a “prodigy.” Fighting out of New York, the 17-year-old Vargas recently signed to the Mayweather Promotions stable and will make his debut with his new promoter on Mehefin 25.
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