WBA Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis Battles Former Champion Hugo Ruiz In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Main Event Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
Carson, קאַליף. (פעברואַר 4, 2019) – Unbeaten Super Featherweight Xavier Martinez will clash with Colombia’s Deivi Bassa and lightweight contender לאַדאַריוס מיללער is set to battle Daulius Prescott in non-televised undercard action on Saturday, פעברואַר 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, אין Carson, קאַליפאָרניאַ.
The main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader features unbeaten WBA Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis defending his title against former world champion Hugo Ruiz in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The unbeaten Martinez (12-0, 8 קאָס) has stopped his last four opponents, including a technical knockout victory over Oscar Bravo in his last fight in September. The 21-year-old from Sacramento, קאַליף. will be looking to do the same when he steps in for a 10-round bout against Bassa (20-7, 12 קאָס), a 37-year-old southpaw from Monteira, קאָלאָמביאַ. Bassa is looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Jonathan Oquendo in his last fight in December.
מילנער (18-1, 5 קאָס) has used his boxing ability to make a steady climb up the lightweight ladder with impressive victories over Jamel Herring and Dennis Galarza. The 25-year-old, a southpaw who was born in Memphis and now lives in Las Vegas, is coming off a majority decision victory over Ricardo Garcia in his last fight in December. He is catching Barranquilla, Colombia’s Prescott (32-10, 24 קאָס) as he is trying to rebound from a decision loss to Matt Conway in December.
In other non-televised undercard action undefeated featherweight Angelo Leo (15-0, 8 קאָס) מיץ Alberto Torres (11-1-3, 4 קאָס) אין אַן אַכט-קייַלעכיק באַוט, אַנביטאַן Jose Balderas (5-0) competes in a six-round super bantamweight fight against Jerrod Miner(1-3-2, 1 קאָ), flyweight ייוואַ נייט (17-2-4, 5 קאָס) נעמט אויף Luna del Mar Torroba(12-9-2, 2 קאָס) אין אַן אַכט-קייַלעכיק גלייַכן, Mexican lightweight Francisco Ochoa (13-0, 8 קאָס) steps in against Luis May (21-11-1, 8 קאָס) for a six-round bout and Maurice Lee(9-1-1, 5 קאָס) פנימער Lennard Davis (4-1-4, 3 קאָס) in a six-round super lightweight bout.
The fights continue with undefeated welterweight Emmanuel Medina (15-0, 9 קאָס) קעגן קאַרלאָס וועלאַסקוועז (26-33-2, 16 קאָס) אין אַן אַכט-קייַלעכיק באַוט, Lorenzo Simpson(1-0, 1 קאָ) באַגעגעניש Jonell Christmas (0-1) in a four-round super middleweight bout and Genisis Libranza (17-1, 10 קאָס) גענומען אויף Gilberto Mendoza (11-6-2, 4 קאָס) in an eight-round super flyweight match.
Rounding out the night of action is undefeated Israel Luna גענומען אויף Angel Carvajal in a four-round super bantamweight match.
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ABOUT DAVIS VS. RUIZ
Gervonta Davis vs. Hugo Ruiz pits the WBA Super Featherweight World ChampionDavis against the former world champion Ruiz in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, פעברואַר 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, אין Carson, California and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING coverage begins at 10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. PT and features undefeated super lightweight Mario Barrios taking on Mexico’s Richard Zamora and former world champion Javier Fortuna battling lightweight contender Sharif Bogere.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing and tickets are sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.
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