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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
Plus! 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 Samedi, Juin 25.
le Juin 25 Showtime Championship Boxing® on CBS event, présenté par Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman et l'ancien champion Shawn Porter. Couverture télévisée commence à 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Jésus Cuellar et ancien champion du monde trois divisions Abner Mares.
Dans l'action undercard, welters invaincus super, Maryland 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) et 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 Juin 25 comme Bruyère “La chaleur” Robuste (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.
Également en action sur Juin 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) dans un combat de 10 rounds, 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.
Les billets pour l'événement en direct, qui est promu par DiBella Entertainment, commence à $49 et sont maintenant en vente. Les billets peuvent être achetés en ligne en vous rendant www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou en appelant 1-800-745-3000. Les billets sont également disponibles à la Billetterie du American Express au Barclays Center. Les rabais de groupe sont disponibles en téléphonant 844-BKLYN-GP. Combats de Accokeek, Maryland, Hurd a un dossier professionnel sans tache depuis le tournant pro en 2012. Le 25-year-old ouvert 2015 avec un arrêt de troisième ronde du vétéran Eric Mitchell et suivie avec un arrêt de septième ronde des précédemment invaincu Jeff Lentz en Août. 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.
Représentant le Mexique, la 2012 Olympienne Molina bat sur Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. Le 26-year-old pro tourné dans 2013 et après avoir remporté une décision dans son premier combat, il a continué à frapper à six adversaires dans une rangée. 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. Fighting out of Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and kicked off his 2016 with a knockout of Kevin Cobbs in January. Plus récemment,, 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. sur Juin 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy est devenu un aliment de base à l'aréna depuis. Sur Juin 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Un peu plus de deux ans après ses débuts pro, Hardy a remporté une ceinture de champion international dans la division des super poids coq en Octobre 2014. En 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 lutte, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round.
Un double champion des Golden Gloves de New York, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Pologne, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. Le sien 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.
Né en République dominicaine, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Jeux olympiques. 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 Juin 25.
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