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Más! Two Exciting Middleweight Bouts As Hard-Hitting Immanuwel Aleem Takes On Jonathan Cepeda &
Unbeatens Kryone Davis & Junior Castillo Square-Off
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BELÉN, Pensilvania. (Marzo 16, 2016) – Contendiente de peso ligero Ivan Redkach (19-1, 15 KOs) will face-off against Puerto Rico’s Luis Cruz (22-4, 16 KOs)in a 10-round headlining event on Tuesday, Abril 19 en Liga de Campeones de Boxeo (PBC) MARTES TOE-TO-TOE en FS1 y BOXEO DE CAMPEONES en FOX Deportes desde Sands Bethlehem Events Center en Bethlehem, Papá.
La cobertura televisada comienza en 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT and features a pair of exciting eight-round middleweight showdowns pitting top rising prospects and contenders. Brawling 160-pound prospect Immanuel Aleem (15-0, 9 KOs) adquiere Jonathan Cepeda (17-1, 15 KOs) while Delaware’s Kyrone Davis (10-0, 4 KOs) will face Dominican Olympian Junior Castillo (9-0, 9 KOs).
“I am really looking forward to headlining this event on April 19,” said Redkach. “I know that I have a strong opponent, but I am determined to impress the fans and show that I am ready to challenge the elite in my division. I’ve trained very hard and I’m ready to fight.”
“I plan on rejuvenating my career with this fight,” dijo Cruz. “This is an interesting fight and I’ve been training really hard. Redkach is a tough fighter, but it is nothing that I haven’t seen before. I want to get this big win. It’s now or never for me.”
“This is a terrific card and we are once again happy to be working with FS1, FOX Deportes and the Sands Bethlehem on a great event,” dijo Marshall Kauffman de Promociones del Rey. “There are three great televised fights with Redkach-Cruz, Aleem-Cepeda and two undefeated guys in Davis and Castillo in what should be an explosive fight. Those three guys have a combined record of 92-6 con 68 nocauts, so expect three competitive and entertaining fights.”
“This is Ivan’s second fight since his tough loss to Dejan Zlaticanin,” dijo Lou DiBella, El presidente de DiBella Entertainment. “He’ll be facing a tough kid in Luis Cruz, but these are the kinds of opponents that will help Redkach get his career back on track. I am confident that he will emerge victorious and will seek the best fights for him as he rises up the rankings toward a world title opportunity.”
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, which is promoted by King’s Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, tienen un precio de $108, $83 y $58, No incluidos los gastos y los impuestos aplicables de servicio y están a la venta. Los boletos están disponibles en www.ticketmaster.com. Para comprarlos por llamada telefónica a Ticketmaster al (800) 745-3000. Nacido en Ucrania, pero luchando fuera de Los Angeles, Redkach comenzó a boxear a la edad de seis años y ha reunido una impresionante carrera desde que se convirtió en profesional en 2009. The 30-year-old owns victories over Tony Luis, Sergey Gulyakevich, Yakubu Amidu and most recently knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez in October.
Fighting out of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Cruz is coming off of a decision victory over Roberto Acevedo in November. He owns victories over Martin Honorio, Hevinson Herrera and Yogli Herrera in a career that dates back to 2007.
Nacido en East Meadow, Nueva Jersey, pero luchando fuera de Richmond, Virginia, Aleem fue introducido al boxeo desde temprana edad por sus padres. Desde que se convirtió en profesional en 2012 a la edad 18, the 22-year-old has wiped out all of the competition in front of him. En 2015, dominó a Emmanuel Sanchez, David Toribio and Oscar Riojas before winning a hard fought decision over Carlos Galvan in December.
Originally from New Jersey, Cepeda relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida at 16-years-old and had a brief but successful 22-3 récord amateur, with all three of his loses coming to middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs. He won two Florida Golden Gloves titles and reached a National Golden Gloves semifinal. Cepeda has won five fights in a row including two stoppage victories in 2015.
The first Delaware-native to win multiple national amateur championships, Davis was a National PAL winner along with his victory at the national Adidas tournament. A fighter since he was eight-years-old, Davis se convirtió en profesional en 2014 and has dominated his competition including five victories in 2015.
The 29-year-old Castillo made his U.S. debut en diciembre 2015 with a first round knockout of Rolando Nagy and followed it up later that month by stopping Eduardo Flores. Fighting out of Higuey, República Dominicana, he represented his home country in the 2012 Juegos Olímpicos.
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