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Olympian Nico Hernandez remains undefeated Tramaine Williams, Armando Alvarez & Zhilei Zhang victorious

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“KO NIGHT BOXING” RESULTS FROM KANSAS
PALM CITY, Kansas (Cuaj hlis 24, 2017) – The name of last night’s “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up” event certainly was appropriate as 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez had to overcome a major obstacle to remain undefeated at Hartman Arena in Palm City, Kansas.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up!” was a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC., in association with Roc Nation Sports and Hartman Arena, sponsored by Mort’s Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. The action was taped live for future airing on CBS Sports Network.
St. Louis southpaw Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman outweighed regular flyweight Hernandez by more than 10 pounds when the two fighters entered the ring because Hernandez’ scheduled opponent, Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2), abruptly pulled out of the fight after the weigh in due to a contractual disagreement. Hernandez weighed in at 113 phaus, Baratov was 112, which was the contracted weight. The Kansas Athletic Commission, Txawm li cas los, automatically allows one-pound over for all non-title fights. Baratov refused to fight but Latchman agreed to fight at a 125-pound catchweight. Hernandez gained four pounds and the fight was on.
Wichita hero Hernandez was unmoved by the late change, largely due to his standout amateur career, in which his opponents often changed at the last moment. Latchman (1-5-1, 1 KO) is a pro boxer-MMA hybrid fighter who is 6-3 (5 Kos) nyob rau hauv MMA, including a 55-second stoppage of 14-7-1 Cody Land no yav dhau los Lub Xya hli ntuj.
Latchman buzzed Hernandez in the first round, much to the chagrin of the Hernandez’ loud hometown crowd. The U.S. Olympian displayed a good chin and went on to win a six-round unanimous decision to improve his pro record to 3-0 (2 Kos).
“They (his corner and fans) were nervous,” the 21-year-old Hernandez said after the fight, “tab sis kuv tsis. My coach (father Lewis Hernandez) told me to feint and go in, but I lunged a little too much. Hav, I’m staying in my division (flyweight) before moving up in weight.”
“Nico had to step up, fighting a new opponent on 24-hour notice, along with the difference in their weights,” pab txhawb John Andersen commented. “Everything turned out okay but it wasn’t an easy fight. My palms were a little sweaty in the first round when he got hit hard, but Nico pulled out the win and he’ll be an even better fighter because of this experience. His father said Nico had never been hit like that before. It was a good card and the crowed was really into it.”
KO Night Boxing LLC announced that Hernandez would return Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2 to headline another show at Hartman Arena.
USBA No. 2- rated featherweight Tramaine “The Might Midget” Williams (13-0, 5 Kos), fighting out of New Haven (I), cruised to his 13th victory without a defeat, taking a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision over Derrick Murray (13-3, 5 Kos), in the co-featured event.
Key West, FL welterweight Armando “Cov zoo: Alvarez (17-0, 11 Kos) tseem undefeated, winning a 10-round unanimous decision against Hungarian champion Gabor “Squirrel” Gorbics (23-8, 14 Kos) in a competitive Special Welterweight Attraction. Alvarez is the WBC Latino welterweight title holder.
Undefeated Chinese heavyweight prospect Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang (18-0, 14 Kos), the reigning WBO Oriental champion, needed only 2:28 to stop veteran Byron “Lub Xyooj” Polley(30-22-1, 13 Kos). Zhang, as well as Williams, are promoted by Roc Nation Sports.
In the most dramatic fight of the night, Los Angeles heavyweight Scott Alexander (13-2-2, 7 Kos) rebounded from being decked, as well as a pre-fight cut, to knockout 361-pound Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-12-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. Alexander suffered a cut on his shin that resulted from a step breaking as he entered the ring.
Milwaukee junior middleweight Akeem Dub (3-1, 1 KO) won three of four rounds on all three judges’ scorecards for a four-round unanimous decision over Marcus Neal (2-2, 2 Kos).
Wichita light heavyweight Jeff Strum pitched a shutout in his pro debut against Topeka’s (KS) previously unbeaten Chris Ortega (3-1-1), winning all four rounds in impressive fashion.
Sau kom tiav tau rau hauv qab no:
RAUG RAWS NTAUB NTAWV TAU
MAIN kev tshwm sim – FEATHERWEIGHTS
Nico Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), Wichita
WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)
Kendrick Latchman (1-5-1, 1 KO), St. Louis, MO
CO-FEATURE – FEATHERWEIGHTS
Tramaine Williams (13-0, 5 Kos), New Haven, I
WDEC10 (98-91, 98-91, 97-92)
Derrick Murray (13-3, 5 Kos), St. Louis, MO
SPECIAL WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION
Armando Alvarez (17-0, 11 Kos), Key West, IBCE
WDEC10 (100-90, 98-92, 96-93)
Gabor Gorbics (23-8, 14 Kos), Budapest, Hungary
Heavyweights
Zhilei Zhang (18-0, 14 Kos), Las Vegas, NV
WKO1 (2:28)
Byron Polley (30-22-1 (13 Kos), Saint Joseph, MO
Scott Alexander (13-2-2, 6 Kos), Los Angeles, XWS LI
WKO2 (1:45)
Richard Carmack (15-12-1, 12 Kos), Kansas City, MO
LUB TEEB heavyweights
Jeff Strum 1-0), Wichita, KS
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Chris Ortega (3-1-1), Topeka, KS.
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS
Akeem Dub (3-1, 1 KO), Milwaukee, WI
Wdec4 (39-36, 39-36, 39-36)
Marcus Neal (2-2, 2 Kos), Kansas City, MO.
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Returns this Saturday at home in Kansas

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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez
Returns this Saturday at home in Kansas
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up!” ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, KS
TIAJ UA SI NROOG, Kansas (Cuaj hlis 19, 2017) — 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandezrov qab los rau lub nplhaib no hnub vas xaum night for his third professional fight, headlining “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up!”, ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, Kansas.

“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up!” yog ib tug kev nthuav qhia ntawm KO Hmo ntuj Boxing LLC., nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Hartman Arena, Mort’s Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. Qhov kev txiav txim yuav tsum muaj kev sib tw nyob rau yav tom ntej airing on CBS Cov kev ua si Network.
Hernandez (2-0, 2 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Wichita, has a new opponent in the six-round main event, Kyrgyzstan flyweight Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2).
Nico Hernandez (R) is in action no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj
(picture courtesy of Tony Schock, GS Memory Maker)
Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Philadelphia, Baratov has had some tough luck, in terms of scoring, with two draws and a loss by split decision. His pro record could easily be 5-0.
A pair of undefeated Roc Nation Sports fighters, New Haven (I) featherweight Tramaine “The Mighty Midget” Williams (12-0, 5 Kos) and Chinese heavyweight Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang(17-0, 13 Kos), will be showcased.
USBA No. 2-rated Williams faces Derrick Murray (13-2 (5 Kos), ntawm St. Louis (MO), nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, Nevada, Zhang meets Missouri veteran Byron “Lub Xyooj” Polley (30-21-1, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Also fighting on the televised portion of the card is a 10-round welterweight match pitting undefeated rising star Armando “Cov zoo” Alvarez (16-0, 11 Kos), fighting out of Key West, Florida, against Hungarian champion Gabor “Squirrel” Gorbics (23-7, 14 Kos).
In an eight-round battle of heavyweights, Los Angeles’ Scott Alexander (12-2-2, 6 Kos) ntsej muagRichard “Silverback” Carmack (15-1-1, 12 Kos), ntawm Kansas City (MO).
The already loaded undercard continues to provide a boxing platform for local fighters in four-round fights: Kansas City (MO) junior middleweight Marcus Neal (2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Akeem Dub(2-1, 1 KO), ntawm Milwaukee, Wichita’s pro-debuting light heavyweight Jeff Sturm vs. Chris Ortega(3-0-1), ntawm Topeka (KS), and Topeka’s Brian Clements (0-0-1) vs. Liberian junior welterweightArchie Weah, fighting out of Ohio.
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.
Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/06005308B32459E5 cov nqi $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $75.00, $50.00, $30.00 thiab $25.00.
Qhov no yog ib tug tag nrho-hnub nyoog qhia. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:00 p.m. I with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. I.
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KARIM GHAJJI RECLAIMS WELTERWEIGHT BELLATOR KICKBOXING WORLD TITLE; JORINA BAARS, RAYMOND DANIELS & JOE SCHILLING ALSO EMERGE VICTORIOUS

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN

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Hauj lwm Bellator Kickboxing 6 Main Card tau & Quotes:

Karim Ghajji (98-13-1) yeej Zoltan Laszak (11-3) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (50-45, 48-47, 46-49)

Karim Ghajji Quote:

“We prepared really hard for this fight. Everything that we set out to accomplish, we did. I know I could do even better, but you know in fights it doesn’t go exactly the way you want every time. In the first round when I slipped, I hurt my knee and it was extremely painful but I knew I had to dig down and do more and more to win this belt, which means everything to me,” Ghajji said. “This is the most beautiful day of my life. Like we say: ‘Hallelujah! I got my belt back.’ I felt a lot of pressure to get this belt back, and what an amazing sensation it is to win it back. I look forward to fighting the best fighters Bellator has to offer to confirm that I am the champ, but also, I’d like to compete in MMA. In France we have a lot of tough MMA fighters at our gym and my ground and pound is quite destructive. I would like to do this.”

Joe Schilling (21-9) yeej Alexandru Negrea (10-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Joe Schilling Quote:

“The fight was okay I was really surprised that he was so tough. He’s fought in Super Combat in Romania so he’s had a lot of tough European opponents that he’s fought against. Skill level I didn’t think he’s fought against the level of competition that I’ve competed against, but he did a really good job and he was really tough. He was trying to bait me into throwing with him and he’d try to catch me when I would come in, so I was trying to stay a lot more composed and show that I’m not that idiot that fought [Hisaki] Kato twice,” Schilling said. “I’ve made a lot of changes in my personal life. I’m a lot more focused and more serious and my goal hmo no was to show the level of competitor and world class kickboxer that I am and I think I did that. Hats off to Alex, he did a great job. There’s not that many people who can take those kinds of shots for three rounds. I think the judges decision was a little ridiculous. I don’t think I’d have given him half of one round let alone a round. I think they gave him the second, which is silly. Tab sis, overall it was a good night, vacation starts now.”

Raymond Daniels (13-3) yeej Csaba Gyorfi (20-6) via KO at 0:36 ntawm puag ncig peb

Raymond Daniels Quote:

“Another opportunity to go out there and make a mark with that Bellator brand. I know my man Nick Diaz says: ‘Cut out all that spinning shit,’ but I think he means everybody but me,” Daniels said. “I’ve been training for many years in sport karate and the martial arts and you know it’s a lot like training to be a sniper so to speak. There’s holes and there’s windows and when your opponent gives you those holes you have to seize that opportunity. I saw that hole, I exposed it, and it happened to be with my spin kick which is one of my most powerful and devastating techniques. If I hit that mark with that kick it’s a home run, grand slam, I’m hitting it out of the park every time. I’ve been able to spar recently with several great MMA veterans like Rory MacDonald, Georges St. Pierre and Tyron Woodley and I’ve had a lot of fun training with those guys so I’m definitely interested in doing MMA again. It’s a lot of fun to go at it with small gloves because people can’t use the big gloves as a shield to block my shots. I want to seize this Bellator Kickboxing title and continue to help build this kickboxing brand because I know they’re investing a lot of time into it. So yea, I’m definitely interested in crossing that bridge and getting some MMA fights, but my main focus is to take home that kickboxing gold.”

 

Jorina Baars (41-0-3) yeej Irene Martens (20-10-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)

Jorina Baars Quote:

“Nws yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus, I thought that Irene [Martens] was very tough. I had control from the very beginning of the fight and I kept it for all three of the rounds. I was a little disappointed in the first round but the second and third round I performed much better. She worked hard and moved a lot, so my strategy was to keep the pressure on her and try to put her in the corner and I think I succeeded at that,” Baars said after her win. “It was amazing to finally fight for Bellator. The organization is so professional. I’m looking forward to my future fights here and I hope to win the Bellator title.”

Gabor Gorbics (31-10) yeej Gabriel Varga (13-5) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 29-28, 28-30)

Gabor Gorbics Quote:

“I’m very happy with the win and I hope I continue to win here in Bellator,” Gorbics said. “I trained very hard for this. I’ve got a lovely family and team that helped me to prepare and I will get back in the gym rau hnub Monday to continue training.”