ON Laupäev, August 6 Oracle Arena OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE
ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
ALGUS AT 10:35 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT
NEW YORK, NY (Juuli 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) naaseb sõrmus Laupäev, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) Oracle Arena Oakland, California. Sündmus, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.
The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel "tõmblema" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. ja Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock. Roc Nation Sports’ sparkplug Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker also looks to ignite Oracle Arena as the card’s co-feature in a 10-round NABO Junior Welterweight Title clash against Tyrone Barnett.
Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-2, 15 Kos) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. Peagi märgati tema loomulikku annet, mille tõttu ta võistles amatöörina, selle aja jooksul osales ta üle 100 võitleb, - 97 võidab ja ainult 7 kahjud, koos 67 nokaudiga saadud võidud. Hooker sai professionaalseks aprillis 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. Pärast nelja vooru, kohtunikud nägid kaklust 40-36, 37-39 ja 38-38, muutes võitluse jagatud viigiks. Arusaamatu, oma järgmises võitluses juunis 24, 2014, Hooker viskas oma esimese profivõidu, koputas esimeses voorus Wilbert Mitchelli dr. Pepper Arena Friscos, Texas. Üksteist võitu (kaheksa nokauti järgi) hiljem, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 sarjas, mida näidati ShoBoxil Cooki konverentsikeskusest Memphises. Pärast kaheksat sulgemist, raske võitlusega voorud, kohtunikud nägid võitlust viiki. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 Daly Kay Bailey Hutchinsoni konverentsikeskuses vakantsele NABO juunioride raskekaalu meistrivõistlustele. “Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. Oktoobril 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, NAGU, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker looks to advance his undefeated record when he takes on Tyrone Barnett (23-4-1, 15 Kos) edasi August 6 Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washingtoni konverentsikeskus. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.
Hailing Riverside, California ja võitlevad välja poks taimelava Oxnard, võitmatu junior kerge Daniel "tõmblema" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) hakkas poks kell kaheksa aastaselt, kokkukuhjamise amatöör rekord 67-15, Võitnud Oxnard PAL meistrivõistlused 2006 ja California State Silver Kindad meistrivõistlused 2007 mööda teed. Ajal Franco debüüdi detsembril 18, 2010, Ta alistas Emanuel Machorro at Club 401 Ontario, California läbi kolmanda vooru tehnilise knockout. Franco muljet varakult oma karjääri, koostamisel võitmatu rekord kahe tõmbab kohtades kogu California lõpuks 2013. Üks neist juhib tuli vastu Alejandro Ochoa juures Vaikne Cannon Montebellos, California septembril 20, 2013, kuid uuesti kolm kuud hiljem, Franco outmatched Ochoa punktisüsteem kuus ringi ühehäälse otsusega võidu Westin Bonaventure Hotel Los Angeles. Juunil 20, 2015, ajal, kui Ward naaseb ringiga Oracle Arenale, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 Oracle Arena Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.August 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 Kos). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.
Koostanud erandliku amatöörrekordi 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. Jr. (8-0, 7 Kos), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, neljanda vooru tehnilise löögi võidu skoorimine kodulinna Spordikompleksis Raul Talamontese üle. Tagasi ringis vähem kui kaks kuud hiljem, Puga Jr. tõstis oma rekordi kuni 2-0 esimese vooru Jose Jesus Hurtado tehnilise löögi abil Sherwoodi Inn Salinas. Juunis 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pärast veidi enam kui aasta ringist eemal olemist, ta pühendas end kättemaksuga „magusatele teadmistele“ ja veebruaris 17, 2014, Puga Jr. tegi oma tagasituleku, peatades Charon Spain kolmandas voorus ülivõimsa kehaga tulistades oma kodulinnas Salinases asuvasse Salinas Storm House'i. Puga Jr. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. Edasi Veebruar 12, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 Oracle Arena Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on August 6 to face an opponent to be announced.
Brooklyn’s undefeated Juunior “Noor jumal” Younan (9-0, 7 Kos) is considered one of New York City’s best boxing prospects. Younan, koolitas isa Sherif, endine profipoksija ise, alustas konkurentsivõitlust alles kaheksa-aastaselt kaks aastat hiljem New York Times kutsus seda “poksijaks”. Ta koostas amatööride rekordi 90-5, kogudes muljetavaldava tiitlivõistluste sarja, sealhulgas üheksa juunioride olümpiavõistlust, üheksa juunioride metroo meistrivõistlust, kaheksa New Yorgi osariigi hõbedaste kindade meistrivõistlust ja viis piirkondlikku hõbedaste kindade meistrivõistlust. Sisse 2011, ta krooniti juunioride kuldsete kindade rahvuslikuks meistriks ja oli USA. Poks on oma kaaluklassi juunioride poksija number üks. Vähem kui kuu pärast tema 18th sünnipäev, Younan tegi oma professionaalse debüüdi novembris 9, 2013, Brooklynis spordi- ja ürituste keskuses Aviator, New York, peatades esimeses voorus Kenneth Schmitzi. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 Kos) edasi August 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.
At vanus 20, Darmani rock (3-0, 3 Kos) is already drawing comparisons to former heavyweight greats of the past. Sündinud ja kasvanud Philadelphias, Tema isa viis Rocki kohalikku poksiringisse kaheteistkümneaastaselt pärast seda, kui ta kaotas tänavavõitluse naabruskonna kiusajatele. Seisab 6’4 ”, ta liigub oma suurusega võitlejale võrratu kerguse ja kiirusega. Rock teenis üleriigilise tunnustuse pärast bänneriaastat aastal 2014 kui ta viis koju USA Boxing Junior ja Youth Open, Noorte mandri- ja noortemaailma super raskekaalu tiitlid. Jooksul 2014 Juunioride ja noorte Open Renos, Nevada, Rock pani välja 2013 Riiklik noorte meister, John Luna, 3-0. Sellele muljetavaldavale esinemisele järgnes veel üks üliraskekaalu tiitel märtsis toimuvatel noorte maailmajagude meistrivõistlustel 2014 Quitos, Ecuadoris, kus ta alistas Argentina Kervin Espinola 3-0. Seejärel viis Rock koju aprillis Bulgaarias toimuvatel mainekatel noorte maailmameistrivõistlustel kuldmedali 2014 poolt a 2-1 otsus Saksamaa Peter Kadiru üle. Rock viis koju ka 2014 Juunioride maailmameistrivõistlused ja korvpalli 2014 nimetades seda Philadelphia aasta amatöörpoksijaks igal aastal Briscoe auhindadel. Tema kõige tähelepanuväärsem võit, aga, tuli mais 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock jäädvustas ka 2015 USA-s. Rahvuslikud amatööride üliraskekaalu meistrivõistlused. Ta lõpetas oma amatöörkarjääri, kuna ta hindas USA-s üliraskekaalu number üks (ja üldarvestuses number viis maailmas) läheb 19-5 rahvuslikel turniiridel. Rock made his highly anticipated professional debut, after signing an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, against Rockville, Maryland’s Carlos Black on May 13, 2016, as the co-feature of Roc Nation’s throne boxing card at the Armory in Washington, D.C.. Following a devastating left hook, Rock brought his opponent to the floor with a right-left combination at the 1:54 kaubamärgi esimese vooru. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on August 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.
Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. November 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 kell 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Kos) edasi August 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.
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