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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
Más! Undefeated Prospect Regis Prograis, 2012 Spanish Olympian
Jonathan Alonso & Unbeaten Josue Vargas
As Part of Exciting Night of Action
BROOKLYN (Mayo 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 Sábado, Junio 25.
el número de junio 25 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS event, presentado por Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman y el ex campeón Shawn Porter. La cobertura televisada comienza en 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Jesús Cuellar y el ex campeón mundial en tres divisiones Abner Mares.
En acción del respaldo, pesos welter súper invictos, Maryland Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 KOs), y de California 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) y 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 Junio 25 como Brezo “El Heat” Resistente (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.
También en acción en Junio 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) en una pelea de 10 asaltos, 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.
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, que es promovido por DiBella Entertainment, empieza en $49 y están a la venta. Las entradas pueden adquirirse en línea visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o llamando al 1-800-745-3000. Los boletos también están disponibles en la taquilla del American Express en el Barclays Center. Descuentos para grupos están disponibles llamando al 844-BKLYN-GP. Luchando fuera de Accokeek, Md., Hurd tiene un récord profesional intachable desde que se convirtió en profesional en 2012. El jugador de 25 años de edad, abrió 2015 con un paro de tercera ronda del veterano Eric Mitchell y seguido con un nocaut en el séptimo asalto sobre el previamente invicto Jeff Lentz en agosto. 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.
En representación de México, la 2012 Olympian Molina pelea en Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. El jugador de 26 años de edad, pro entregado 2013 y después de ganar una decisión en su primer combate, pasó a noquear a seis oponentes en una fila. 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 en triunfos 14 starts at just 19-years-old. Luchando fuera de Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and kicked off his 2016 with a knockout of Kevin Cobbs in January. Más recientemente, 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. en Junio 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy se ha convertido en un elemento básico en la arena desde. En Junio 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A poco más de dos años después de su debut profesional, Hardy ganó un cinturón de campeón internacional en la división de peso súper gallo en octubre 2014. En 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 lucha, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round.
Un niño de dos hora de Nueva York campeón de los Guantes de Oro, Kownacki tuvo una gran 2015, logrando cuatro victorias, incluidos nocauts de Maurenzo Smith y Randy Easton. Nacido en Lomza, Polonia, el joven de 26 años ahora llama a Brooklyn su hogar. Su 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.
Nacido en la República Dominicana, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Juegos Olímpicos. 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 Junio 25.
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