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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
Meer! Undefeated Prospect Regis Prograis, 2012 Spanish Olympian
Jonathan Alonso & Unbeaten Josue Vargas
As Part of Exciting Night of Action
BROOKLYN (Mei 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 Zaterdag, Juni 25.
The June 25 Showtime Championship Boxing® on CBS event, gepresenteerd door Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman en voormalig kampioen Shawn Porter. Uitgezonden dekking begint bij 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Jezus Cuellar en voormalig drie-divisie wereldkampioen Abner Mares.
In undercard actie, ongeslagen super welterweights, Maryland Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 KO), en Californië Oscar Molina (13-0, 10 KO), will collide in a 10-round bout while undefeated light heavyweights, Arizona’s David Benavidez (14-0, 13 KO) en Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KO), will mix it up in an eight-round fight.
Two staples of Brooklyn boxing will also enter the ring on Juni 25 als Heather “De Hitte” Hardy (16-0, 4 KO) competes in an eight-round super bantamweight attraction while Polish bruiser Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KO) competes in a heavyweight bout.
Also in action on Juni 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KO) in een gevecht van 10 ronden, 2012 Spanish Olympian Jonathan Alonso(8-0, 4 KO) in a six-round super lightweight scrap and Mayweather Promotions prospectJosue Vargas (4-0, 3 KO) in a four-round fight.
Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment, beginnen $49 en zijn nu te koop. Tickets kunnen online worden gekocht door een bezoek www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com of door te bellen naar 1-800-745-3000. Tickets zijn ook verkrijgbaar bij de American Express Box Office op Barclays Center. Groep kortingen zijn verkrijgbaar door te bellen naar 844-BKLYN-GP. Uitvechten van Accokeek, Md., Hurd heeft een gaaf professionele record sinds pro het draaien in 2012. De 25-jarige opengesteld 2015 met een derde ronde onderbreking van veteraan Eric Mitchell en volgde met een zevende ronde onderbreking van eerder ongeslagen Jeff Lentz in augustus. 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.
Vertegenwoordigen Mexico, de 2012 Olympian Molina vecht uit Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. De 26-jarige werd professional in 2013 en na het winnen van een beslissing in zijn eerste aanval, Hij ging knock-out zes tegenstanders op een rij. 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. Meest recent, 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. op Juni 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy is uitgegroeid tot een nietje in de arena sinds. Op Juni 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Iets meer dan twee jaar na haar pro-debuut, Hardy won een internationale titel riem in de divisie super bantamgewicht in oktober 2014. In 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 gevecht, 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, Polen, 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.
Geboren in de Dominicaanse Republiek, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Olympische Spelen. 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.” Vechten uit New York, the 17-year-old Vargas recently signed to the Mayweather Promotions stable and will make his debut with his new promoter on Juni 25.
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