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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
Mai Mult! 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 Sâmbătă, Iunie 25.
The June 25 SHOWTIME Campionatul BOX® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman și fostul campion Shawn Porter. Acoperire televizate începe la 9 p.m. ȘI/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Isus Cuellar și fostul campion mondial de trei diviziune Abner Mares.
În acțiunea Undercard, Super welterweights neînvinsă, Lui Maryland Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 KO), and California’s 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) și 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 Iunie 25 ca Buruiană “Căldură” Rezistent (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 Iunie 25 is hard-hitting, highly regarded 140-pound prospect Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KO) in a 10-round fight, 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.
Biletele pentru evenimentul live, care este promovat de Dibella Entertainment, încep de la $49 și sunt în vânzare acum. Biletele pot fi achizitionate on-line, vizitând www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com sau prin apel 1-800-745-3000. Biletele sunt, de asemenea, disponibile la Biroul de Box American Express la Barclays Center. Reduceri pentru grupuri sunt disponibile prin apel la 844-bklyn-GP. Combaterea din Accokeek, Md., Hurd are un record impecabilă profesionist de la cotitură pro în 2012. În vârstă de 25 de ani, a deschis 2015 cu o oprire a treia rundă a veteran Eric Mitchell și a urmat cu o oprire a șaptea rundă de neînvins anterior Jeff Lentz în luna august. 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.
Reprezentarea Mexic, the 2012 Olympian Molina lupte din Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. În vârstă de 26 de ani, PRO predat 2013 și după ce a câștigat o decizie în primul său meci, el a mers pe pentru a scoate din șase adversarii într-un rând. 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. Cel mai 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. pe Iunie 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy a devenit un discontinue de la arena de la. Pe Iunie 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. Un pic peste doi ani de la debutul pro, Hardy a castigat o centură internațional titlu în divizia super-cocoș, în octombrie 2014. În 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 luptă, 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, Polonia, 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.
Născut în Republica Dominicană, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Jocurile Olimpice. 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 Iunie 25.
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