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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
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Meer, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
BROOKLYN (Mei 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 KO) en Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 KO) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions op Aar telecast taking place Vrijdag, Mei 29 bij Barclays Center.
The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan en Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT.
Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Olympiër “Mijnheer” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 KO) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KO) in een 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “De Hitte” Hardy (12-0, 2 KO) gezichten Noemi Bossen (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 KO) nemen Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 KO) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) vechten Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 KO) kwadratuur af tegen Ytalo Perea (5-1-1, 3 KO) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 KO) en Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 KO).
Rounding out the action is the professional debut of Chris Colbert as he battles Marquis Pierce (1-5) in a four round featherweight bout and Luis Franco (12-1-1, 8 KO) nemen Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 KO).
Tickets voor de live-evenement, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, zijn geprijsd op $250, $150, $75, en $45, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, en zijn nu te koop. Kaarten zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com en op de American Express Box Office op Barclays Center. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000. Voor groep tickets, kunt u bellen met 800-GROUP-BK.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, de 25-jarige Fortuin (27-0-1, 20 KO) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio en Patrick Hyland. The undefeated rising star out of La Romana, Dominican Republic holds four knockouts over his last six fights as he looks to put on another great show on Mei 29.
The 27-year-old Vasquez (35-1, 18 KO) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from Costa Rica. The San Jose-native is the winner of his last five fights, including a stoppage of Sergio Thompson in Dec. 2014. Vasquez does not shy from any competition and will not back down when he faces his toughest test to date in Javier Fortuna on Spike TV.
As he approaches his record ninth appearance at Barclays Center, de 2012 U.S. Olympiër Browne (13-0, 10 KO) wordt steeds synoniem met de nieuwste Mekka boksen. Ongeslagen als een professionele, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, de Staten Island inheemse heeft laten zien hoeveel hij houdt van vechten in zijn achtertuin, most recently scoring a sixth round stoppage over Aaron Pryor Jr. at Barclays Center in April. The 24-year-old faces the 34-year-old White (21-3, 16 KO) from Houston.
Al de winnaar van de allereerste professionele vrouwelijke bokswedstrijd bij Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 KO) rendement op Mei 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Haar vorige overwinning bij Barclays Center kwam in juni 2014 toen ze won een split decision over Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Ze kijkt te houden dat momentum gaande Mei 29 when she faces the 32-year-old Bosques out of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
An accomplished amateur out of Brooklyn, Ferrer owns a 2012 New York Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2013 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship. The 22-year-old has already won twice in 2015, scoring a second round TKO over Bryan Timmons in April. He prepares to face the 27-year-old Castro out of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, New York, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Mei 29vechten Zwart out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Polen, maar uitvechten van Brooklyn, Kownacki is een 2006 en 2009 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champion. The 26-year-old delivered a first round knockout in April over Randy Easton and returns to the ring in his adopted hometown looking for his 10th professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olympiër Pereafrom Ecuador.
An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Muur aims to build on his previous two outings, which both ended in first round knockouts. The 24-year-old will battle with the 33-year-old Pla uit Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Mei 29, Brooklyn's eigen Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.
An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olympische Spelen, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. De 33-jarige, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, New York.
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