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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
Zaidi! 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 Jumamosi, Juni 25.
The June 25 Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between world champion Keith Thurman na aliyekuwa bingwa Shawn Porter. Televisheni chanjo huanza saa 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. PT with an exciting battle between featherweight world champion Yesu Cuellar na aliyekuwa mitatu mgawanyiko bingwa wa dunia Abner Mares.
Katika hatua undercard, undefeated super welterweights, Maryland ya 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) na 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 Juni 25 kama Heather “Joto” 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.
Also in action on Juni 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.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment, kuanza saa $49 na ni juu ya kuuza sasa. Tiketi inaweza kununuliwa online kwa kutembelea www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com au kwa kupiga 1-800-745-3000. Tiketi zinapatikana pia katika American Express Box Ofisi katika Barclays Center. Group punguzo zinapatikana kwa kupiga 844-BKLYN-GP. Kupambana na nje ya Accokeek, Md., Hurd ina kasoro mtaalamu rekodi tangu kugeuka pro katika 2012. 25 mwenye umri wa miaka imefungua 2015 na majeruhi tatu mzima wa mkongwe Eric Mitchell na kufuatiwa na majeruhi saba mzima wa awali unbeaten Jeff Lentz mwezi Agosti. 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.
Anayewakilisha Mexico, akaonekana 2012 Olimpiki Molina mapambano kati ya Norwalk, Calif., and is unbeaten in his brief professional career. 26 mwenye umri wa miaka akageuka pro katika 2013 na baada ya kushinda uamuzi katika pambano lake la kwanza, aliendelea kubisha nje wapinzani sita mfululizo. 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. Hivi karibuni, 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. juu ya Juni 25.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy imekuwa kikuu katika uwanja wa tangu. On Juni 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. kidogo zaidi ya miaka miwili baada ya kwanza pro yake, Hardy alishinda taji ukanda kimataifa katika mgawanyo super bantamweight mwezi Oktoba 2014. Katika 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 kupambana, 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, Poland, 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.
Alizaliwa katika Jamhuri ya Dominika, Alonso moved to Spain at seven-years-old and would eventually represent the country at the 2012 Olimpiki. 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 Juni 25.
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