LAS VEGAS (Δεκέμβριος 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu και “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” σειρά Σάββατο νύχτα, Δεκέμβριος 17, αερισμό ζωντανά (7 μ.μ. PT / 10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ) επί CBS Sports Network from inside the Κέντρο Λας Βέγκας Events Center indoor facility, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3rd St.).
FloBoxing.tv will live stream the Dec. 17ου “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, ξεκινώντας από 5 μ.μ. PT / 8 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – ξεκινώντας από 7 μ.μ. PT / 10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ).
Cantu will defend his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title against Palicite. The vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental super flyweight championship will also be contested in the 10-round main event.
“The Cantu-Palicte fight is a classic match-up between a boxer and puncher,” Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions co-founder/CEO Keith Veltre είπε. “It’s for two title belts and the winner will be positioned for a possible world title shot in 2017. Our final event of the year promises to be our best yet with evenly matched, entertaining fights that our ‘Knockout Night at the D’ series is known for with αύριο stars up-and-down the card.”
Ο “Knockout Night at the D” σειρά, presented by το D Λας Βέγκας and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
Jim “J.R.” Ross και Joey Varner will call the action live from ringside, ενώ Jeff Huston will be the ring announcer and fight week master of ceremonies.
The 25-year-old Cantu (14-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Kingsville, Τέξας, is a pure boxer who is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) πρωταθλητής, Πρώτη θέση. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization (ΓΕΙΤΟΝΑΣ) και αριθ. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, World Boxing Συμβουλίου (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder.
Στην τελευταία πάλη του, this past May at home in Kingsville, Cantu captured the vacant NABF flyweight title with a 10-round split decision victory over Samuel Gutierrez. Cantu’s most notable win to date is a 10-round split decision against previously undefeated Juan Antonio Lopez (10-0) σε 2014 for the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental bantamweight crown.
Palicte, who will be making his US debut Dec. 17 having resettled in Los Angeles, where he’s training at the famed Wild Card Gym, to enhance his boxing career. Palicte has fought only once outside of his native Philippines as a professional. He has an experience advantage over Cantu in terms of fighting higher quality opponents. World rated at No. 11 από τη Διεθνή Ομοσπονδία Πυγμαχίας (IBF) και αριθ. 15 από το WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, στάθμευση Vergilio Silvano (21-6-1) in the seventh round of their rematch, which was also won by Palicte via a 12-round unanimous decision a year ago for the vacant WBO Oriental super flyweight title.
The heavy-handed Palicte, who has knocked out 18 από του 21 victims, is rated No. 5 by the NABF and No. 15 by the NABA. Palicte, 25, also owns his share of title belts, including the IBF Youth super flyweight strap. In Palicte’s only pro fight outside of his native Philippines, he lost a highly disputed 10-round split decision (97-94, 93-97, 94-97) last March to local favorite Junior Granados (14-4-1) Μεξικό.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 KOs) takes on Jamaican-native Nathaniel Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Evanston, Ιλινόις, in the eight-round co-feature.
Undefeated welterweight Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 KOs) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Η Τρομερός” Loza (5-0, 3 KOs) in the six-round television opener.
Λας Βέγκας’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Randy “Η Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 KOs), 26-year-old welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 KOs) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Ορνέλας (6-0, 3 KOs) – are all scheduled to be on action Δεκέμβριος. 17ου.
Πρόσθετες αγώνες θα ανακοινωθούν σύντομα. Όλες οι μάχες και οι μαχητές υπόκεινται σε αλλαγές.
Εισιτήρια, στην τιμή $1,000.00 VIP booth (Περιλαμβάνει 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 και $15.00 γενική είσοδος, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ή www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
Οι πόρτες ανοίγουν στις 4:00 μ.μ. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 5:00 μ.μ. PT.
Ο “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ:
Έξαψη: @thedlasvegas, @dlvEventsCenter, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @AstonPalicte, @_RandyMoreno, @JFlashGang, @Ornelas_Max
RIVAL BOXING GEAR & EQUIPMENT is the official gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” σειρά. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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