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| Philadelphia (February 16, 2022)–Championship boxing comes to Live! Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia as undefeated rising star Christian Tapia e i runga i Luis Lebron in a 10-round contest for the WBC Super Featherweight title i runga i Po Rāhoroi, March 12. The card is promoted by Hard Hitting Promotions. Tapia of Coamo, Puerto Rico, has an impressive record of 13-0 ki 12 knockouts. Te 27 year-old is a five year veteran who has stopped his last eight adversaries. I te Hōngongoi 31, 2021, Tapia won the NABA Super Featherweight title with a 2nd round demolition over former world-ranked contender Mason Menard (36-5). I roto i tona a'ee whakamutunga, Tapia took out previously undefeated and highly regarded Iron Alvarez (14-0) in the 10th and final round on December 4, 2021 i roto i te Atlantic City, New Jersey. I roto i taua whawhai, Tapia dominated the previously undefeated Alvarez, as he was up on all cards with Alvarez barely winning a round, before Tapia ended the fight in the 10th. Lebron of San Juan, Puerto Rico is 18-2-1 ki 11 knockouts. Te 28 year-old Lebron is a nine-year veteran has wins over Glenford Nickey (2-0-1), Pedro Marquez Medina (1-0), Joshua Santos (2-0-1), Manuel Botis (23-0-1), Alan Guzman (19-3), Luis Ruiz (9-1) and his last bout when he stopped Frank Diaz (9-0) in the 7th round to win the WBA Fedecento Super Featherweight title on November 20, 2021 i roto i te Miami, Florida. Also seeing action will be super lightweight Brandon Pizarro (16-1, 9 Koó) o Philadelphia; Welterweight Alex Parete (18-3, 10 Koó) o Newark, Nj; Welterweight Dezmond Lucas (5-0, 2 Koó) o Bronx, NY; Welterweight Tahmir Smalls (6-0, 3 Koó) o Philadelphia; Welterweight Jan Carlos Rivera (4-1, 4 Koó) o Philadelphia; Pro debuting bantamweight Jeffrey Villanueva o te Reading, PA and junior welterweight Anthony Ramirez of Connecticut. Opponents will be named shortly Ticket Pre-sale on Feb 17th with full on-sale on Feb 18th. He tīkiti i runga i te hoko mo te $150, $100, $75 a $60 and can be purchased athttps://www.axs.com/events/426183/hard-hitting-boxing-tickets?skin=livecasinohotelphiladephia |