Tripleheader of Televised Events Headlined by Featherweight Title Clash Between
Leo Santa Cruz & Carl Frampton
Vivo por SHOWTIME a 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT
BROOKLYN (Julio 12, 2016) – Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion Amanda Serrano (28-1-1, 21 KOs) will defend her title on a stacked night of action at Barclays Center as she takes on Colombia’s Calixta Silgado (14-6-3, 9 KOs)Sábado, Julio 30 en Brooklyn.
Serrano makes her Barclays Center debut in the first female world championship fight ever held at the venue. The event is headlined by featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz defending his belt against Irish star Carl Frampton in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event. La cobertura televisada comienza en 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT and features former two-division world champion Mikey García frente al ex campeón mundial Elio Rojas and 154-pound contenders Tony Harrison y Sergey Rabchenko meeting in a world title eliminator.
“I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity,” dijo Serrano. “To be the first female fighter to defend her world title at Barclays Center is truly something special. This is one of the biggest cards of the year, and I am honored to be a part of it. I can’t wait to put on a spectacular show on July 30th, and I guarantee that this fight will not go the distance.”
“All the talk has been about Amanda being the first female fighter to defend a championship at Barclays, but I am coming to Brooklyn to win and to make history by becoming the first female to win a world title there,” said Silgado. “Amanda is one of the most feared punchers in boxing, but I do not fear her. This is my opportunity to shine and I plan on leaving that ring on July 30th with her championship belt around my waist.”
“Puerto Rican Brooklynite Amanda Serrano is absolutely one of the best female fighters on the planet,” dijo Lou DiBella, El presidente de DiBella Entertainment. “She has tremendous skills, devastating power, and is always in exciting fights. Already a three-division world champion, WBO featherweight titlist Serrano will make history at the Barclays Center, on July 30’s extraordinary card, when she becomes the first female boxer to defend her world title at the renowned venue.”
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions and presented by Premier Boxing Champions, empieza en $38 y están a la venta. Las entradas pueden adquirirse en línea visitando www.ticketmaster.com,
Additional action on Julio 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggiy Gabriel Bracero in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader. La cobertura televisada comienza en 7 p.m. Y/PT with a lightweight slugfest between Ivan Redkach y Tevin Farmer.
Criado en la sección Bushwick de Brooklyn, Serrano gravitó hacia el boxeo al ver a su hermana mayor Cindy, también un luchador profesional. Ella recogió el deporte rápidamente, amasar una 9-1 record during a brief amateur career that saw her win the New York Golden Gloves title in 2008. El joven de 27 años pasaría a pelear por todo el mundo, apoderándose de su primer título mundial en 2011 cuando derrotó a Kimberly Connor para agarrar un cinturón súper pluma. En 2014, se fue a Argentina y derrotó a María Elena Maderna para convertirse en campeona mundial de peso ligero. Her latest world title campaign began in February when she stopped Olivia Gerula in the first round to capture her featherweight championship. She will be taking on the 28-year-old Silgado, out of Tolu, Colombia, who has tried four times to win a world title and who will be fighting in the U.S. por segunda vez en Julio 30.
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