Tripleheader of Televised Events Headlined by Featherweight Title Clash Between
ಲಿಯೋ ಸಾಂಟಾ ಕ್ರೂಜ್ & ಕಾರ್ಲ್ ಫ್ರಂಪ್ಟನ್
ನಲ್ಲಿ ಷೋ ಟೈಂನಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರ 9 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/6 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ
BROOKLYN (ಜುಲೈ 12, 2016) – Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion ಅಮಂಡಾ ಸೆರನೊ (28-1-1, 21 ಕಾಸ್) 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 ಕಾಸ್)ಶನಿವಾರ, ಜುಲೈ 30 ಬ್ರೂಕ್ಲಿನ್.
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 ಲಿಯೋ ಸಾಂಟಾ ಕ್ರೂಜ್ defending his belt against Irish star ಕಾರ್ಲ್ ಫ್ರಂಪ್ಟನ್ in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event. ದೂರದರ್ಶನದ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಆರಂಭಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ 9 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/6 p.m. PT and features former two-division world champion ಮೈಕಿ ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯಾ ಮಾಜಿ ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ Elio Rojas and 154-pound contenders ಟೋನಿ ಹ್ಯಾರಿಸನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸೆರ್ಗೆ Rabchenko meeting in a world title eliminator.
“I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity,” ಸೆಡ್ ಸೆರ್ರಾನೊ. “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,” ಲೌ DiBella ಹೇಳಿದರು, DiBella ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ. “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.”
ಲೈವ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಟಿಕೆಟ್, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions and presented by Premier Boxing Champions, ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವುದು $38 ಮತ್ತು ಈಗ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ. ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಭೇಟಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ಖರೀದಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದೆ www.ticketmaster.com,
Additional action on ಜುಲೈ 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion ಪೌಲಿ Malignaggiಮತ್ತು ಗೇಬ್ರಿಯಲ್ Bracero in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader. ದೂರದರ್ಶನದ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಆರಂಭಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ 7 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/PT with a lightweight slugfest between ಇವಾನ್ Redkach ಮತ್ತು Tevin ರೈತ.
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, ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಒಂದು 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. ರಲ್ಲಿ 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, ಕೊಲಂಬಿಯಾ, who has tried four times to win a world title and who will be fighting in the U.S. for the second time on ಜುಲೈ 30.
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