Junior Featherweight World Champion Emanuel Navarrete Defends His Title Against the Philippines’ Jeo Santisima in PPV Featured Bout & Super Welterweight Sensation Sebastian Fundora Opens PPV in Battle Against 2016 Australian Olympian Daniel Lewis
Subota, Veljača 22 in Historic Mega PPV Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Siječanj 30, 2020) – Three exciting, high-stakes showdowns have been added to the PPV undercard for the historic, mega PPV event headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “Brončana bombarder” Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Bijestaking place Saturday, Veljača 22 iz MGM Grand Garden Areni u Las Vegasu.
U suradnji-glavni događaj, former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin will square off against former title challenger Gerald “Crna Rooster” Vašington in a 12-round IBF Heavyweight Title eliminator. The PPV begins at 9 poslije podne. ET / 6 poslije podne. PT and includes the PPV featured bout as WBO Junior Featherweight World Champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete, a.k.a “The Mexican Iron Man” defends his title against Filipino contender Jeo Santisima. In the PPV opener, super welterweight sensation Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora će se suočiti 2016 Australian Olympian Daniel Lewis in a 10-round battle of unbeatens.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at www.mgmgrand.com ili www.axs.com. The event is promoted by BombZquad Promotions, TGB Promocije, Top Rank and Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. A Premier Boxing Champions presentation.
The 33-year-old Martin (27-2-1, 24 Kos) became heavyweight champion in January 2016 when he won by TKO against then unbeaten Vyacheslav Glazkov. After losing his title to Anthony Joshua, Martin je osvojio četiri od posljednjih pet borbi, sa svim svojim pobjeda dolazi u daljini. Izvorno iz St. Louis, sada živi u Las Vegasu, a trenutno trening u južnoj Kaliforniji sa Manny Robles, Martin vratio natrag iz uskog odluke poraz Adam Kownacki u 2018 zaraditi pobjede 2019 protiv Gregory Corbin u ožujku i Daniel Martz u srpnju.
“To je velika da se vrati na velikoj pozornici,” izjavio je Martin. “Wilder vs. Bijes II je najveći teškoj borbi za dugo vremena, a to je velik da se na PPV. Veljača 22 će mi se jedan korak bliže moj cilj da postane dva puta prvak u teškoj kategoriji. Gerald Washington stoji na putu, tako da je moj posao da ide pravo kroz njega prema mom krajnji cilj.”
Vašington (20-3-1, 13 Kos) is a six-foot-six heavyweight contender who was a former college football standout at the University of Southern California and a U.S. Navy veteran. Born in San Jose, Kalifornija, Washington scored an impressive victory in his last outing, knocking out veteran contender Robert Helenius in July. Washington was unbeaten in his first 19 pro borbe, before dropping his world title challenge against Deontay Wilder in February 2017.
“This title eliminator is a very big opportunity for me and I’m going to do everything in my power to win on February 22,” rekao je Washington. “I have the right team behind me and the right mindset. I’ve known Martin my whole career and we even spent some time working together in the ring. I’m going to be at my best and I expect the same from him. To je čast biti dio događaja kao što je ovaj. Deontay i Tyson su i likovi i drago mi je što mogu biti dio onoga što će biti velika noć boksa 22. veljače.”
predstavljajući San Juan Zitlaltepec, Federalni distrikt, Meksiko, Navarrete (30-1, 26 Kos) zarobljeni njegov 122 funti pobjedivši Isaac Dogboe u prosincu 2018, i snažno zadržao naslov zaustavljanje Dogboe u posljednjem kolu svoje revanš u svibnju 2019. 25-year-old je ostao zauzet nakon osiguranja naslova, bodovanja zaustavljanje pobjeda u uspješnim naslov obranu u kolovozu, Rujna, a nedavno je u prosincu, kada je nokautirao Francisco Horta u Meksiku. On je boks je najaktivniji svjetski prvak, kao Santisima borba će biti njegov peti naslov obrana u devet mjeseci.
“Ja sam motiviran da moj peti obranu u manje od godinu dana, a pogotovo zato što sam ponosan biti dio povijesnog kartice naslov po Wilder vs. bijes II,” Said Navarrete. “Ovo je velika prilika da se stavi na izložbi za fanove i pokazati svoj talent još jednom. Vrlo sam zahvalan mojim promotora, Bob Arum Fernando Beltran, što mi te mogućnosti.”
23-godišnji Santisima (19-2, 16 Kos) Okrenuo profesionalac u 2013 kao 16-godišnjak, a nije izgubio borbu još od četvrtog natječaja karijere u 2014. Rodom iz Masbate Grad, Filipini, Santisima će voziti 17-borbi pobjednički niz u njegov SAD-a. debitirati i njegov prvi svjetski naslov prilika veljače 22. njegov 2019 Kampanja vidio ga isporučiti pobjede nad Alvius Maufani u kolovozu i Rene Dacquel u prosincu.
“JA stvarno poštovati ovu priliku, as this has been my dream since I was a kid,” said Santisima. “Za ovu borbu, I will train and prepare to become the new champion. I don’t feel any pressure. I will just do my best on fight night to show the world who I am. I heard and read the news that this fight is a mismatch, but I will do my best to give a great fight.”
Towering at nearly six-feet six-inches, Fundora (13-0-1, 9 Kos) has used his height and length, combined with power and aggressiveness, to rack up an unbeaten record since turning pro in 2016. Fighting out of Coachella, Kalifornija, Fundora fought three times in 2019, including TKO victories over then unbeaten fighters Donnie Marshall and Hector Manuel Zepeda. The 22-year-old most recently fought to an exciting split-draw against fellow contender Jamontay Clark in August.
A 2016 Olympian representing his native Sydney, Australija, Klin dizač (6-0, 4 Kos) was unbeaten in 2019, njegova prva godina kao profesionalni. 26-godišnjak je uzeo svoj prvi pet pobjeda među svoj debi u ožujku i njegova SAD-a. debitirati u studenom gdje je poražen Alexis Gaytan. Nedavno, Lewis nokautirao zatim poraza Rivo Kundimang u prosincu.
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