Tripleheader of Televised Events Headlined by Featherweight Title Clash Between
ליאו סנטה קרוז & קרל פרמפטון
חי על ההצגה מתחילה ב 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT
BROOKLYN (יולי 12, 2016) – Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion אמנדה סראנו (28-1-1, 21 קוס) 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 קוס)יום שבת, יולי 30 בברוקלין.
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 ליאו סנטה קרוז defending his belt against Irish star קרל פרמפטון in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event. סיקור טלוויזיוני מתחיל ב 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT and features former two-division world champion מייקי גרסיה מול אלוף עולם לשעבר Elio Rojas and 154-pound contenders טוני הריסון ו סרגיי Rabchenko meeting in a world title eliminator.
“I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity,” סעיד סראנו. “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,” אמר לו DiBella, נשיא DiBella בידור. “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.”
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Additional action on יולי 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion פולי Malignaggiו גבריאל Bracero in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader. סיקור טלוויזיוני מתחיל ב 7 p.m. ו/PT with a lightweight slugfest between ג'ון Redkach ו Tevin פארמר.
Raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, Serrano gravitated toward boxing from watching her older sister Cindy, also a professional fighter. She picked the sport up quickly, צבירת 9-1 record during a brief amateur career that saw her win the New York Golden Gloves title in 2008. The 27-year-old would go on to fight all over the world, seizing her first world title in 2011 when she defeated Kimberly Connor to grab a super featherweight belt. ב 2014, she went to Argentina and defeated Maria Elena Maderna to become a world champion at lightweight. 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, קולומביה, who has tried four times to win a world title and who will be fighting in the U.S. for the second time on יולי 30.
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