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Tramaine Williams
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PARK CITY, Kansas (Whiringa 24, 2017) – Tūturu, maranga whetu Tramaine “The Mighty Midget” Williams is returning to the “Sunflower State” with his own “Gold & Glory” plan as he battles for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) International junior featherweight title co-main event on the “KO Night mekemeke: Gold & Glory” kāri, i Hartman Arena i Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night mekemeke: Gold & Glory” Ko te whakaaturanga o KO Night mekemeke LLC., in association with Roc Nation Sports and Hartman Arena. The event is sponsored in part by Park City KS, Twister City Harley-Davidson and Metro PCS.
Ka te mahi e mauherea ora mo te aureretanga heke mai i runga i CBS Sports Whatunga.
Williams 13-0, 5 Koó) will be fighting for the third time in Kansas, each on a “KO Night mekemeke” card headlined by hometown hero and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez (3-0, 2 Koó). Hernandez will be fighting for his first pro title Dec. 2 in only his fourth pro fight, versus Hungarian flyweight champion József “Little Whero” Ajtai (19-9, 12 Koó) in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title fight.
A 10-time national amateur champion from New Haven (CT), the 24-year-old Williams is moving down one weight class to fight Alexei “The Hurricane” Collado (23-2, 20 Koó) for the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight Championship in the 10-round co-featured event.
Williams, who is the No. 2-rated featherweight in the United States Boxing Association (USBA), won eight and 10-round decisions, aua, ki Eduardo Garza a Derrick Murray, tenei mua March 3 a Mahuru 23, i runga i “KO Night mekemeke” events in Kansas. On another “KO Night mekemeke” kāri, Williams registered a sensational opening-round knockout of 30-7 William Gonzalez, this past July at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
“Fighting for the WBO International Junior featherweight title is a huge opportunity for me and I’m thankful for Roc Nation’s support in arranging this fight,” Na ka mea a Williams. “I know my potential and winning this belt would be the first step toward putting myself in position to fight for a world title.
“I’m looking forward to competing for this honor at Hartman Arena, in front of the fans in Kansas, who have always supported me.”
Collado was a decorated amateur boxer in his native Cuba, where he defected from to Miami, where he lives and trains. I roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga, Collado stopped Walter Rojas i roto i te taka noa tuatahi, Kia 28th in Trinidad, ki te hopu i te wātea Kaunihera Boxing World (WBC) Latino junior featherweight title.
The opening televised bout is an eight-round welterweight match featuring unbeaten Wellington Romero (13-0-1, 7 Koó), te 2012 Dominican Republic Olympian who now fights out of Newburgh, New York, against his fellow Dominican, Victor Abreau (9-2, 5 Koó).
Arizona welterweight Abel Ramos (18-2-2, 13 Koó) takes on battle-tested Mexican invader Hiha Soriano (28-36-1, 17 Koó) in an eight-round throw-down.
Also fighting on the undercard in a six-round match between undefeated junior lightweights, Californian Joshua Zuniga (8-0, 3 Koó) and Moldova-native Piotr Apostol (4-0, 2 Koó), fighting out of Seattle.
Wichita whitu Jeff Sturm (1-0) faces intra-state rival Brian Clements (0-01), o Topeka, while another Wichita fighter, whitu tekau teina Ramon Barber (7-16, 6 Koó). meets Milwaukee’s Akeem Black (3-1, 1 KO), in a pair of four-round bouts.
He whawhai me whawhai katoa raro ki te huringa.
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Rātū, Oketopa. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) i te tari pouaka Hartman Arena me
http://www.ticketmaster.com/wāhi / 50551?Brand = Hartman. Prices e $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 a $20.00 (e kore e utu ngā utu ratonga).
Student tickets are available – kindergarten roto kāreti – hoki $15.00 tara engari e anake hokona i te ao. te whakautu a te ākonga Tāutunga te.
Ko tenei whakaatu he katoa-tau. Doors tuwhera i 5:00 p.m. CT ki te a'ee tuwhera whakaritea i 6:00 p.m. CT.
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