Former amateur standout and undefeated Navarro (11-0, 7 Kos) e Cruz (19-7-2, 15 Kos) will meet as the chief supporting bout when WBA #13-rated welterweight Derrieck “Pretty Boy” Cuevas (21-0-1, 14 Kos) of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, defends his WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Championship against Los Mochis, De México Jesus Alberto “Barretero” Beltran (17-2-2, 10 Kos) in the 10-round “Puerto Rico vs. Mexico” main event.
Championship Fight Series is presented by Kris Lawrence e The Heavyweight Factory, en asociación con All Star Boxing, e will be televised live on the most popular boxing series on Hispanic television, Boxeo Telemundo, en 11:35 p.m. Husa.
Tickets for “Championship Fight Series” are on sale now and cost $60, $100, $150, $250 e $500. Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com.
As is custom for these jam-packed events, the exciting undercard features many South Florida and international fighters.
Headlining the undercard, two-time Olympic medalist and undefeated heavyweight KO artist Ivan “The Kazakh Giant” Dychko (8-0, 8 Kos) de Boca Raton, Florida, via Rudniy, Casaquistán, will face former ESPN 2015 Boxcino Tournament Quarterfinalist Nate Heaven (9-2, 7 Kos) of Ocala, Florida.
In an eight-round super featherweight battle, Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan’s Mussa “Warrior” Tursyngaliyev (9-0, 6 Kos) will face Panama City, Panama’s Ricardo “El Matematico” Nunez (29-9, 23 Kos). In a four-round light heavyweight contest, Miami via Cuba’s wildly popular Ulysses Diaz (10-1, 9 Kos) will look to return to the win column against Winter Park, Florida’s Mike Sawyer (8-12, 6 Kos).
In a special eight-round super featherweight attraction, Miami via Cuba’s Jessy “Beast Boy” Cruz (16-7-1, 7 Kos) will look to continue his four-fight winning streak in an all-action punch-out with Mexico City’s Isao Gonzalo “Kato” Carranza (15-14-1, 9 Kos).
Also featured will be an eight-round super bantamweight slugfest between Miami’s Jorge De Jesus Romero (14-0, 10 Kos) and Mexico City’s Szilveszter Kanalas (14-8, 9 KO); as well as a four-round light heavyweight matchup featuring popular Fort Lauderdale warrior Blake Davis (2-0, 1 KO) and Jefferson City, Missouri’s Armando Reeves (2-3).
Opening up the action will be a four-round featherweight bout between Miami’s Luis Melendez (4-1, 3 Kos) and Ponce, Puerto Rico’s Eduardo Melendez (5-26, 1 KO).
Na noite da loita, the Hard Rock Event Center doors open at 6 da tarde, ea acción comeza ás 7 p.m. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is located at 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, Fla.
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