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BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP BRINGS FIRST EVENT TO KANSAS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14!

Featuring Wichita Native & 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist for the U.S. Nico Hernandez in the Main Event

Zaidi! Wichita Native & Former Bellator Veteran Dave Rickels
in the Co-Feature & Hard-Hitting Sam Shewmaker in a
Heavyweight Attraction

BKFC 11 Live on Pay-Per-View from
INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas

Tickets on Sale Thursday, Januari 30 katika 10 a.m. CT!


WICHITA, KS. (Januari 27, 2020) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship(BKFC) will deliver an exciting night of bare knuckle action on Saturday, Machi 14 headlined by hometown fan favorites entering the ring at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas and live on pay-per-view.


The main event will see the BKFC debut of Wichita native and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist for the U.S. Nico Hernandez in a flyweight fight, while Wichita native and former Bellator veteran Dave “Caveman” Rickels competes in a 165-pound bout in the co-main event. Zaidi, the hard-hitting bare knuckle heavyweight contender Sam Shewmaker returns to action in a special attraction.


We’ve been working with Commissioner Adam Roorbach to bring BKFC to Kansas, and on March 14 we will make our long-awaited debut,” said BKFC founder and President David Feldman. “It’s not only exciting to be in this state with a great commission and great fight fans, but we have the two most popular and most decorated fighters in Kansas competing on this card. On Machi 14, we have the 2016 Olympic boxing bronze medalist Nico Hernandez and former Bellator veteran Dave “Caveman” Rickles. Machi 14 in Wichita will be an electric night!”


BKFC 11will be broadcast across the United States and Canada, exclusively on pay-per-view through MultiVision Media, Inc, on all major television distribution outlets for $29.99. It will also be available to BKFC’s international broadcast partners worldwide and via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices through FITE.


Tickets for the live event are on sale this Thursday, Januari 30 katika 10 a.m. CT and can be purchased online at www.selectaseat.com, by phone at 855-733-SEAT (7328) and in-person at the Select-A-Seat Box Office at INTRUST Bank Arena.


The unbeaten 24-year-old from Wichita, Kansas capped off an impressive amateur career at the 2016 Olympic Games when he defeated fighters from Italy, Russia and Ecuador to clinch his light flyweight bronze medal. Hernandez is the first U.S. men’s boxing medalist since 2008. Since turning pro in March 2017, Hernandez has compiled a 7-0 rekodi, including four wins by knockout. He is the second Olympian to sign with BKFC, and the first Olympic medalist.


It’s been a goal of mine to fight at INTRUST Bank Arena ever since it was first built,” ulisema Hernandez. “I have yet to fight in Wichita. I’ve fought close by, but not actually in my city, so I’m really excited about this fight. I can’t wait to put on a show and bring out the city on March 14. I’m ready to take the gloves off and fight bare knuckle for BKFC!”


A 31-year-old veteran of 23 Bellator bouts, Rickels will make his BKFC debut in front of his hometown fans. Rickels fought twice in 2019, defeating AJ Matthews and losing to Yaroslav Amosov. He won eight of his first nine Bellator fights, is fourth all-time in Bellator wins and challenged for the Bellator lightweight championship in 2013. Kwa ujumla, he has racked up an impressive 21-6 record in his pro MMA career.


I built my name in Wichita and I was signed to Bellator off of a performance right here in this city,” said Rickels. “The support of the people who live here has helped make me who I am in combat sports. So any chance I get to perform in front of them, I will jump on it.


Fighting out of Gravois Mills, Missouri, Shewmaker has already competed in five BKFC bouts since debuting on BKFC 1 with a highlight-reel knockout of Eric Prindle. After defeating Maurice Jackson, Shewmaker lost a split-decision to Arnold Adams in the first-ever BKFC heavyweight title fight. He bounced back to defeat Joel Parades in February 2019 at BKFC 4, before fighting to a split-draw in another BKFC heavyweight title fight, this time against Chase Sherman at BKFC 5 mwezi Aprili.


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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Juni 2, 2018, Philadelphia-based Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) made combat sports history when it promoted the first legal, sanctioned and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. “BKFC 1: The Beginningtook place in Cheyenne, Wyoming and featured 10 kikohozi mtaalamu, all under the auspices and control of the Wyoming Combative Sports Commission. BKFC uses only established fighters who have previously competed professionally in boxing, MMA, kickboxing and/or Muay Thai. All BKFC bouts are sanctioned and regulated by ABC member athletic commissions. Kwa habari zaidi tembeleawww.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/
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Olympic Medal Winner Nico Hernandez Dominates Mexico’s Victor Trejo Garcia in UFC Fight Pass Main Event from Mulvane, Kansas


Fighting in the main event of a special two-hour live stream on UFC Fight Pass and in front of an adoring crowd of fans at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, hometown favorite and US Olympic bronze medal winner Nico Hernandez (7-0, 4 Kos) won his eight-round flyweight showdown by unanimous decision over a determined but out-gunned Victor Trejo Garcia of Mexico City, Mexico (16-10-1, 8 Kos).


It was a good “learning” fight for Hernandez, as Garcia never threatened to win, but hung tough against the superior firepower to keep things entertaining throughout. Alama majaji 'walikuwa 79-73, 80-72 na 80-72. Hernandez appears to be progressing well in the professional game. He was sitting down on his punches well and picking spots for his punishing combinations like a veteran.


“I was feeling really good in there,” said Hernandez, baada ya mapambano. “I’ve been working on fighting southpaws and I did better than I did last time against a southpaw. It was awkward for me, but I’m proud of my progress and I just need to keep working. He was a tough opponent and I take my hat off to him. If anybody is ready to step up next, have them call my team.”


As always the case, Kazakhstani buzzsaw Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Eyubov (14-0-1, 12 Kos) came out looking for a brawl and this time found a willing participant in Monterrey, Mexico’s Jose Luis “La Boa” Rodriguez (25-12-1, 13 Kos).


Fighting in the middle UFC Fight Pass bout, the two super lightweights did not disappoint, going to old-school inside warfare for eight exciting rounds. The entertaining Eyubov was the much more active fighter. He worked the body relentlessly while mixing in powerful hooks with both hands upstairs. Rodriguez weathered the relentless storm and came back consistently with hard, accurate counters.


Katika mwisho, the judges couldn’t decide who won and a majority draw was the verdict. One judge had it 77-75 for Rodriguez, a bit surprisingly, but was overruled by stereo scores of 76-76. Give both fighters credit, it was an entertaining slugfest and the Kansas fans loved it.


In the six-round super flyweight Fight Pass opener, Pushkino, Russia’s Elena Savelyeva (5-1, 4 Kos) zinahitajika tu 36 seconds to dispatch Kansas City’s Tatiana Williams Kansas City (0-2). Williams was dancing and smiling before the action and came out looking to trade, but a taste of the former Olympian Saveleva’s power and she packed it in quickly.


Saveleva’s body work was ferocious as long as it lasted.


In the opening swing-bout of the night, a 10-round heavyweight bout didn’t last a full round, as knockout specialist Apti Davtaev (16-0-1, 15 Kos) of Kurchaloi, Russia, made quick work of Belton, Missouri, veteran Richard Carmack 15-15-1, 12 Kos.


The two giants traded strong blows from the outset, with both landing. Davtaev, Hata hivyo, had the better accuracy and chin. One of his long right hands put Carmack down on a delayed reaction and another finished things at 2:26. KO 1.


Baadaye, the stern Russian, who trains at Detroit’s world-famous Kronk Gym and is featured in upcoming Ring Magazine “New Faces” section as a “Heavyweight to Watch” for 2019, signalled he is ready for a step up in competition in his next fight.


The UFC Fight Pass commentating team consisted of Network Kupambana veteran Cory Edrman and “2018 Female Boxer of the Year” and women’s world champion Claressa Shields, making her debut behind the microphone. The event was presented by Salita Promotions.

Training Camp Almost Complete; A Confident and On-Weight Claressa Shields Ready for Hannah Rankin DAZN Showdown on November 17

Women’s superstar and two-division world champion Claressa Shields is in Florida with trainer John David Jackson, finishing up preparations for her showdown with Glasgow, Scotland’s Hannahh Rankin on Saturday, Novemba 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas.

 

 

 

Ngao (6-0, 2 Kos) will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships, and be looking to add the vacant WBC title, against Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) in the 10-round co-featured bout to Salita Promotions stablemate Jarrell Miller’s heavyweight showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

Both fights, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias, will be broadcast live on DAZN.

 

 

 

23-year-old Shields, a former two-time Olympic Gold Medallist, has reignited interest in women’s boxing and become a ratings favorite for her nationally televised championship exploits. A proud native of Flint, Michigan, Shields mixes her brash pronouncements of greatness with a genuine and continued effort to inspire female athletes and render aid to members of her home community.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons.

 

Did the change of opponents from Hammer to Rankin affect your training?

 

 

 

I don’t train for my opponents, I just push to get the best out of me, kimwili na kiakili. If I’m the best ‘me,’ I don’t have to worry about who the opponent is. The change of opponents didn’t bother me at all; the worst thing about this camp for me was just all the date changes – constantly having to get my mind focused on the pace and timing of training depending on the fight date. I can’t wait to get in the ring!

 

You’ve fought at super middleweight 168 and recently at middleweight 160 paundi. How is your training, diet and any other efforts different to make 160?

 

 

 

Training is always hard and I’m constantly learning. I’ve had a completely different diet this camp – a real change and a positive one for me. I’ve teamed up with Perfecting Athletes for my daily meals, and I feel great. I’ve always tried to eat healthy but these folks are pros and are more educated in that field than myself. I have this magic drink that makes my stomach smile – I love it! It’s watermelon mixed with a green vegetable. I’m not going to tell you what vegetable it is, but I’ve been drinking it everyday, and I feel GREAT.

 

Your viewership numbers have been very strong. Why do you think people are drawn to you?

 

 

 

I believe that people are drawn to how real and honest I am, ndani na nje ya pete. I say what I mean and mean what I say. I’m hard but I have a soft side also. And I think people are drawn to how I fightnot only do I talk a good game but I fight my aoff too! Nawapa 1000% every time – I want to change the game and bring a whole new generation of fans to women’s boxing and boxing overall.

 

What do you know about your opponent Hannah Rankin?

 

 

 

I know that my opponent Rankin is very tough and determined to be a world champion. I like her drive, I like her heart. I know that she has been in the ring as a sparring partner for many champions, one being Christina Hammer. So Rankin has seen some good fighters. But one thing is for sure – she has never seen a fighter like me. And since Hammer couldn’t fight because of her medical condition, in many ways the next best thing is to fight and beat her sparring partner and let Rankin tell Hammer what she’s in for when she returns!

 

What needs to be done to solve the Flint water crisis?

 

 

To solve the flint Water crisis, I think that people should continue to give water and also keep it in the news that there is a city in America where, unbelievably, US citizens don’t have clean water. And hopefully the president or our governor do something to fix all the pipes.

 

What’s the secret to becoming the best of the best in any sport?

 

 

 

I believe the secret starts with believing in yourself, being dedicated, working hard and just always striving to be better. I feel I’m my biggest critic when I train and box. It’s hard to watch film of my fights because even though I’m doing 97 things right I just can’t stand to see the 3 things I’m doing wrong. I’m a person who strives to pull out my full potential. It takes guts to be great. Nothing will stand in the way of achieving my goals, which includes being the GWOAT and creating equality for all women fighters when it comes to the money, opportunities and coverage the men get.

 

 

 

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Women’s Superstar Claressa Shields to Defend IBF and WBA Middleweight Championships and Looks to Add WBC Belt Against Scotland’s Hannah Rankin, Live on DAZN on November 17

Siku ya Jumamosi, Novemba 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, superstar two-division women’s world champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan, will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships and be looking to add the vacant WBC title against Hannahh Rankin from Glasgow, Scotland.

 

 

 

The 10-round Shields (6-0, 2 Kos), and Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) battle will serve as the co-featured bout to Brooklyn-born heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller’s WBA World Heavyweight Championship showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

These two fights will be broadcast live on DAZN, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons. Hammer has been named a champion in recess during her recovery. The two champions are now projected to do battle in the first quarter of 2019.

 

 

 

“Claressa is a once-in-a-generation athlete that transcends the sport,” said her promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “She will take another step in her goal to achieve the status of GWOAT as she makes the first defense of her middleweight world titles against the skilled and durable Hannah Rankin.”

 

 

 

A bonafide women’s superstar and TV ratings favorite, 23-year-old “T-Rex” Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and already a world champion in two weight divisions. In her fourth professional fight, she won the IBF and WBC Super Middleweight Championships in August 2017 with a dominant stoppage of Germany’s Nikki Adler. Kisha, in June of this year and in just her sixth pro fight, she dropped down to 160 pounds and won the IBF and WBA Middleweight titles with an exciting unanimous decision over Hannah Gabriels.

 

 

 

“I’m so excited to be able to give my fans another chance to see me defend my championship this year and to have the opportunity to win the WBC middleweight title on November 17,” said Shields. “I appreciate the efforts of Salita Promotions, my manager Mark Taffet, and Matchroom Boxing in putting this fight together so quickly. I will be in great shape and will provide a great performance.”

 

 

 

“I want to thank Salita Promotions and Matchroom Boxing for providing Claressa with another chance to fight this year and an opportunity to attain a third middleweight world championship,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields. “Claressa is hungry and motivated to put on a great performance on November 17 on DAZN. Claressa has lofty goals and I have no doubt that she’s going to achieve every one of them, including fighting and defeating Christina Hammer early next year. I expect Shields vs Rankin to be an action-packed fight that fans will enjoy tremendously.

 

 

 

28-year-old Rankin put in an impressive and brave performance while losing a challenge for Alicia Napoleon’s WBA Super Middleweight Championship in August of this year. Kabla ya kuwa, she picked up the WBC Silver Middleweight Championship with a dominant victory over Finland’s Sanna Turunen in June.

 

 

 

“I’m excited about the fight and proud to be representing Scotland on such a big stage,” said Rankin. “In boxing, nothing is impossible and on November 17, it will be just us in there when the bell rings and I think it’s going to be one hell of a fight.”

Nico Hernandez captures IBA flyweight World title in 5th professional fight Calls out fellow Olympic bronze medalist “Ireland” Paddy Barnes


Inaugural Event
High vigingi
Jumamosi, Mei 19, 2018 * 9:00 p.m. NA / 6:00 p.m. PT
The new IBA World flyweight champion Nico Hernandez
(L-R) head trainer Lewis Hernandez, assistant trainer Villa, Nico Hernandez, Hall of Fame referee and IBA official Steve Smoger and promote John Andersen.
(photo courtesy of Courtney Wells / Boyd Gaming Corp.)

MULVANE, Mei. (Mei 21, 2018)History was made this past Saturday night on theSUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakespay-per-view card, wakati 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and local hero, Nico Hernandez, knocked out Hungarian challenger Szilveszter “Silent Assassin” Kanalas in the opening round to capture the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight World Championship in only his fifth professional fight, katika Kansas Star uwanja katika Mulvane, Kansas.

 

 

 

In the first world title fight ever held in Kansas, Hernandez (5-0, 4 Kos) overwhelmed Kanalas (14-7, 9 Kos), the former World Boxing Federation (WBF) super flyweight world champion, to become the youngest (22) IBA world champion ever, as well as setting the record for the fewest pro fights needied to become IBA world titlist.

 

SUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakes was launched as Super Channel’s new live boxing series,SUPERBOX LIVE, kwa kushirikiana na KO Night Boxing LLC, and it aired live exclusively in Canada on Super Channel.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media distributedSUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakesin the United States on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view as it was live-streamed worldwide on FITE.TV app and website (excluding Canada).

 

 

 

Hernandez was aggressive from the opening bell, pounding Kanalashead and body. A Hernandez left hook to the body really hurt Kanalas, who went down from a right that followed the vicious liver shot. Kanalas beat Hall of Fame Steve Smoger‘s count, and it was only a matter of time before Hernandez would end the fight. It came soon, right after another body-and-head combination put the over-matched Hungarian on the mat for the second and final time.

 

 

 

A lot of people underestimate my power,” Hernandez said after the fight. “I believe that once he felt my power, I don’t think he wanted it anymore. I felt like I took his heart away. I was patient, I wanted it to go a few rounds to see what he had, but I took his heart away. I can’t really be disappointed because I am a world champion now.

 

 

 

Nico was explosive Saturday night and he showed killer instinct,” promoter John Andersen maoni. “He was going to box, but I think he smelled fear, and Nico got into Kanalashead. He sensed it and jumped on him.

 

 

 

Before he left the ring, Hernandez took the microphone in the center of the ring and called out three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic bronze medalist, “Ireland” Paddy Barnes (5-0, 1 KO), who was the favored to win a gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2016 Olimpiki. He was eliminated in the round of 16 and Hernandez took home the bronze medal. “There’s a bronze medalist from (Northern) Ireland, Paddy Barnes, and that’s who I’d really love to fight.

 

 

 

I think that’s a fight we should start a conversation about,” Andersen remarked. “It’s not line Barnes is 21 (yeye ni 31) and I don’t know of a lot of 30 or older flyweights. It makes a lot of sense and can be a big fight. They’re both Olympic bronze medalist, already fought in scheduled 10 na 12 round fights, and have belts. (Barnes is the WBO Intercontinental flyweight champ). Nico needs to step up in terms of competition, pia. I think they should get in the ring and then we can see what happens.

 

 

 

If they don’t want to make this fight right away, maybe we can build it up by putting them on the same card, and then fight next year. This fight makes a lot of sense for both fighters and Nico has already said he wants to fight Barnes.

 

 

 

Hernandez joined reigning IBA world champions, mwanga Heavyweight Sergey Kovalev and junior middleweight Mark DeLuca, as well as past IBA world champions such as Hall of Famers Oscar de la Hoya, George Foreman, Roberto Duran na Arturo Gatti, in addition to starsRoy Jones, Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson na Antonio Tarver.

 

 

 

2011 Russia Junior Championships gold medalist Andrey Afonin (6-0, 3 Kos) kept his undefeated record in tact when PedroEl Reguilete” Rodriguez (23-4, 19 Kos), the Cuban native and former World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedalatin cruiserweight champion, was unable to answer the bell in the third round of the co-featured event.

 

 

 

Unbeaten Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko (13-0, 11 Kos), promoted by DiBella Entertainment and fighting out of Toronto, kusimamishwa TerranceBig JimMarbra (9-6, 7 Kos) katika raundi ya pili.

 

 

 

Undefeated Washington featherweight Victor Morales, Jr. (9-0, 5 Kos) was too much forDavid Berna (15-4, 14 Kos), of Hungary, who complained of an elbow injury and lost by way of a second-round technical knockout, in the televised opener.

 

 

 

In the television swing bout, which was held prior to the main event, popular Wichita junior welterweight Jeff Strum (3-0, 2 Kos) kept the train rollinwith a second-round knockout of Nigeria-native Archie Weah (2-11).

 

 

 

In the most competitive fight of the night, as well as the lone match that went the complete distance, St. Louis cruiserweight Leroy Jones (3-3, 2 Kos) won a four-round unanimous decision over Kansas City, KS favorite Chris Harris (2-3-2, 2 Kos).

 

Kamili ya matokeo chini:

 

MATOKEO OFFICIAL

 

 

 

TUKIO MAIN – VACANT IBA FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Nico Hernandez (5-0, 4 Kos), Wichita, KS

WTKO1 (2:52)

Szilveszter Kanalas (14-8, 9 Kos), Pecs, Hungary

(Hernandez won vacant IBA World flyweight title)

 

 

 

CO-FEATURE – Vigogo

Andrey Afonin (6-0, 3 Kos), Kursky, Russia

WTKO2 (3:00)

Pedro Rodriguez (23-5, 19 Kos), Miami, FL by way of Cuba

 

 

 

HEAVYWEIGHTSs

Oleksandr Teslenko (13-0, 11 Kos), Toronto, Canada by way of Ukraine

WKO2 (0:30)

Terrance Marba (9-6, 7 Kos), Saint Petersburg, FL

 

 

 

CRUISERWEIGHTS

Leroy Jones (3-3, 2 Kos), Saint Louis, MO

WDEC4 (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)

Chris Harris (2-3-2, 2 Kos), Kansas City, KS

 

 

 

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS

Jeff Strum (3-0, 2 Kos), Wichita, KS

WTKJO2 (2:56)

Archie Weah (2-11), Norcross, GA by way of Liberia

 

 

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Victor Morales, Jr. (9-0, 5 Kos), Vancouver, WA

WTKO2 (2:56)

David Berna (15-4, 14 Kos), Budapest, Hungary

 

 

 

 

Canadian fight fans can contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it offers, ikiwa ni pamoja na mfululizo premium, sinema na mengi zaidi, kwa chini kama $9.95 kwa mwezi.

 

 

Venum (www.venum.com) is the official gloves and apparel provider for SUPERBOX LIVE.

 

MAELEZO:

 

 

 

www.konightboxing.com, www.internationalboxingassociation.com

 

 

 

Twitter: @NicoMHernandez @KONightBoxing @SCSportsTV Kansas_Star @KansasStarArena @IntegratedPPV @Fitetv @NeonStarSE

Canadian heavyweight Oleksandr Teslenko Bringing power & Ukrainian magic to Kansas


Inaugural Event

High vigingi
Jumamosi, Mei 19, 2018 * 9:00 p.m. NA / 6:00 p.m. PT
LIVE on Super Channel & Pay-Per-View (Marekani)
Hernandez-Kanalas IBA World flyweight title fight Headlines solid card this Saturday night in Kansas
Moja kwa moja kwenye SUPER CHANNEL KATIKA CANADA & PPV IN U.S.
LIVE-STREAMED WORLDWIDE ON FITE.TV

Oleksandr Teslenko (courtesy of DiBella Entertainment
LAS VEGAS (Mei 15, 2018)Undefeated Toronto heavyweight prospect Oleksandr Teslenko is bringing his vaunted power and Ukrainian magic to Kansas this week for his fourth pro fight in the United States, this Saturday night on theSUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakespay-per-view card, airing live from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas.

 

 

 

The 12-round main event pits 2016 Olympic shaba medali na mji wa nyumbani shujaa, Nico Hernandez (4-0, 3 Kos), against former WBF super flyweight world champion Szilveszter “Silent Assassin” Kanalas (14-7, 9 Kos), of Hungary, for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBF) World flyweight title. Hernandez vs. Kanalas will be fighting in the first world championship boxing match ever held in Kansas history.

 

SUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakes will launch Super Channel’s new live boxing series, SUPERBOX LIVE, kwa kushirikiana na KO Night Boxing LLC, airing live exclusively in Canada on Super Channel.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media will distributeSUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakesin the United States on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DirecTV, DISH and live-streamed worldwide on FITE.TV app and website (excluding Canada) kwa alipendekeza bei ya rejareja ya pekee $19.95.

 

 

 

The 25-year-old Teslenko (12-0, 10 Kos), who is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is the latest in a growing list of boxing talent out of Ukraine. Teslenko faces dangerous TerranceBig JimMarbra (9-5, 7 Kos), fighting out of Saint Petersburg, Florida, katika pambano nane mzima.

 

 

 

Katika ushirikiano featured tukio, 2011 Russia Junior Championships gold medalist Andrey Afonin (5-0, 2 Kos) meets former World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedalatin cruiserweight champion PedroEl Reguilete” Rodriguez (23-4, 19 Kos), ya Cuba, in a eight-round heavyweight battle.

 

 

 

Undefeated Washington featherweight Victor Morales, Jr. (8-0, 4 Kos) tangles kwa David Berna (15-3, 14 Kos), of Hungary, in an eight-round throw-down to open the televised segment of the program.

 

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, wote katika kikohozi nne mzima, is popular Wichita junior welterweight Jeff Sturm (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Nigeria-native Archie Weah (2-10), and Kansas City, KS cruiserweight Chris Harris (2-2-2, 2 Kos) vs. Leroy Jones (2-3, 2 Kos), of Saint Louis (MO.

 

All mapambano na wapiganaji ni chini ya mabadiliko.

 

 

 

Tiketi ni bei saa $120.00 (VIP), $80.00, $50.00 na $30.00 (bei hazijumuishi ada ya huduma) and available to purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com, Kansas Star Casino and .. Tiketi ni bei saa $120.00 (VIP), $80.00, $50.00 na $30.00 (bei hazijumuishi ada ya huduma) and available to purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com, Kansas Star Casino and US Logo, Inc. (520 N. West St., Wichita / 316.264.1321).

 

 

 

Hii ni wote-umri kuonyesha. Milango wazi katika 6:00 p.m. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. CT. The first televised fight will air at 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

To watchSUPERBOX LIVE: High Stakeslive in Canada, showcasing undefeated Canadian heavyweight Teslenko, in addition to more exciting boxing to come in 2018, fight fans can contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it offers, ikiwa ni pamoja na mfululizo premium, sinema na mengi zaidi, kwa chini kama $9.95 kwa mwezi.

 

 

 

Venum (www.venum.com) has been named the official gloves and apparel of SUPERBOX LIVE

 

MAELEZO:

 

 

 

www.konightboxing.com, www.internationalboxingassociation.com

 

 

 

Twitter: @NicoMHernandez, @KONightBoxing, @SCSportsTV, Kansas_Star, @KansasStarArena, @IntegratedPPV, @Fitetv, @NeonStarSE, @DiBellaEnt, LouDiBella,

 

U.S. Olympian Nico Hernandez Captures IBA Americas title In 4th pro fight

KO NIGHT BOXING” DHAHABU & UTUKUFU”
MATOKEO OFFICIAL

IBA official/Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger presented Nico Hernandez with the IBA flyweight title belt
(picture by Tony Scvhock / GS Memorymaker)
PARK CITY, Mei. (Februari 11, 2018) – U.S. Olympian and hometown favorite Nico Hernandez captured the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title in his fourth professional fight, headlining last night’s “KO Boxing Night” Dhahabu & Utukufu” kadi, katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, Kansas.
Yaliyowasilishwa na “KO Night Boxing LLC,” the card was taped live to be shown at a later date on CBS Sports Network. “KO Boxing Night” Dhahabu & Utukufu” kadi, presented by KO Night Boxing LLC,
Hernandez 22 mwenye umri wa miaka (4-0, 3 Kos) stopped last-minute replacement, mchezo Victor “Bull” Torres, katika raundi ya tano.
Hernandez’ mpinzani awali, Hungarian champion Joseph Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos), never made it to Wichita due to a series of unfortunate circumstances. Ajtai lost one day in Frankfurt, Germany, after leaving his passport on the plane he took from Budapest. Once he landed in Chicago Jumatano, he was tied up by a visa issue at U.S. Customs. He missed his connecting flight to Wichita and because of snowstorms that grounded numerous flights, including those to Wichita, Ajtai never made it out of O’Hare Airport, stranded there for several days.
The IBA granted a special exception for Hernandez to fight Torres, due to these unforeseen problems, with the agreement that Hernandez would next fight Ajtai for an IBA title.
It was an electric night,” promoter John Andersen alisema. “Kwa mara nyingine tena, Nico made the proper adjustment that can be credited to his amateur pedigree. In the amateurs, opponents often change at the last moment and Nico has overcome many obstacles during his boxing career. We’re going to give Josef another title shot against Nico in April or May. They have unfinished business together!
I was very pleased with Nico’s performance. It’s the best I’ve seen him. He was unbelievable in every way, on point throughout the fight. We also want to give Torres credit for accepting the fight on such late notice.
Hernandez came out fast from the start, battering Torresbody with tremendous combinations, and he never let up. Torres absorbed punishment but remained upright, but IBA referee Steve Smoger halted the action in the fifth round for Torres’ usalama.
I’m not leaving this belt,” Hernandez commented at the post fight press conference as he handled his IBA Americas belt. “It’s going everywhere with me. I was looking forward to this fight and I’m ready to continue my success. This is the first (title belt) of many. I got what I worked hard for. I want to thank my coaches, all the work paid off, and now I have this (title belt).”
Katika ushirikiano featured tukio, Minneapolis welterweight Javonte Starks (13-2, 7 Kos) and Mexican veteran Cesar Soriano (28-36-2, 17 Kos) fought to a six-round majority draw.
Bakersfield, CA pro-debuting Derrick Clayton upset Milwaukee junior welterweight Akeem Black (3-2, 1 KO), registering a second-round technical knockout.
Wichita middleweight Jeff Sturm (2-0, 1 KO) alibakia undefeated, stopping intrastate rival Brian Clements, ya Topeka, halfway through the opening round.
Another pro-debuting California fighter, junior welterweight Chazz Macias, inahitajika tu1:20 to knockout Omaha’s Corey Roberts.
Fighting for the first time in 5 Miaka ½, Washington D.C. Heavyweight Maurice “Usafirishaji Train” Brerm (14-2-1, 10 Kos) took out 300-pounder Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-13-1, 12 Kos) katika duru moja.
Full results below:
MATOKEO OFFICIAL
TUKIO MAIN – VACANT IBA AMERICAS FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Nico Hernandez (4-0, 3 Kos), Wichita, KS
WTKO5 (0:55)
Victor Torres (2-8-1, 1 KO), Modesto, Kama vile
(Hernandez won vacant IBA Americas flyweight title)
CO-FEATURE – WELTERWEIGHTS
Cesar Soriano (28-36-2, 17 Kos), Iztacalco, Distrito Federal, Mexico
D6 (5-56, 57-57, 57-57)
Javonte Starks (13-2-1, 7 Kos), Minneapolis, MN
HEAVYEIGHTS
Maurice Byarm (14-2-1, 10 Kos), Washington D.C.
WKO1 (1:34)
Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-13-1, 12 Kos), Kansas City, MO
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Jeff Strum (2-0, 1 KO), Wichita, KS
WKO1 (1:12)
Brian Clements (0-1-1), Topeka, KS
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Derrick Clayton (1-0, 1 KO), Bakersfield, Kama vile
WTKO2 (2:59)
Akeem Black (3-2, 1 KO), Milwaukee, WI
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Chazz Macias (1-0, 1KO), Tehachapi, Kama vile
WKO1 (1:20)
Corey Roberts (0-4), Omaha, NE
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2016 Olympic shaba medali Nico Hernandez kikamilifu zinalipwa na raring kwenda katika tarehe 1 cheo kupambana

“KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” kwa
wazi IBA Amerika flyweight title vs. Jozsef Ajtai
Februari. 10 katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, KS
PARK CITY, Kansas (Januari 22, 2018) – 2016 Olympic shaba medali na mji wa nyumbani shujaa Nico Hernandez ina kikamilifu zinalipwa kutokana na majeraha ambayo kuahirishwa Desemba wake 2nd kupambana kwa Saturdeay, Februari 10, dhidi bingwa Hungarian Jozsef “Little Red” Ajtai nane mzima kuu tukio kwa wazi International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title, iliyoitwa “KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” kadi, katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, Kansas.
“KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” ni kuwasilisha KO Night Boxing LLC., kwa kushirikiana na Hartman Arena, na kufadhiliwa kwa kiasi na Park City (KS), Twister City Harley-Davidson na metro PCS.
hatua taped kuishi kwa airing ya baadaye ya CBS Sports Network.
Hernandez 22 mwenye umri wa miaka (3-0, 2 Kos), kupambana na nje ya Wichita, alipata jeraha undisclosed kwamba yeye kulazimishwa kuondoka kutoka Desemba. 2nd kupambana. Wala Hernandez wala mdhamini wake, John Andersen (KO Boxing Night, LLC), kuwa wazi maelezo yoyote juu ya kuumia Nico kwa kuepuka kutoa mpinzani wake faida yoyote inawezekana lengo katika pete.
“Najisikia vizuri, tayari kupambana,” Hernandez commented. “Tulitaka kuhakikisha kwamba nilikuwa kuumia bure na mimi ni asilimia 100. I’m going to do whatever is needed to win this fight. Fighting for my first title means a lot to me. I didn’t think it would happen this fast. I want everybody to see that I can be competitive with the best in my division. Ushindi Februari 10 kupata me kuna mengi karibu.

“mpinzani wangu kama kwa anaendesha mengi na yeye haraka, so I need to have my legs under me. Other than that, ingawa, I should be okay. He has fought some good guys. I can’t wait to get in the ring in front of my fans.
Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos), ambaye ni mwaka mmoja na siku sita wenye umri chini ya Hernandez, tayari kupigana katika vita kichwa tano. Pia walikwenda full raundi 10 umbali, angalau hasara na uamuzi katika 2016, kwa mara mbili wa Olimpiki medali ya dhahabu Shiming Zou, zamani World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight bingwa wa dunia. Kupambana katika mji mpinzani wake sio tatizo kwa Ajtai, aliye na uzoefu mkubwa wa barabara baada ya vita kama pro katika Marekani, United Kingdom, Hispania, Germany, Ukraine na Slovakia.
“Nico si unajua ambapo mimi itakuwa katika pete,” Ajtai alitabiri. “Wakati yeye inaonekana kwa upande wa kushoto kwa ajili yangu, Nitakwenda na haki; wakati inajaribu kutafuta na mimi kwenye haki, I utakuwa kushoto. Wakati yeye anataka kupumzika, Mimi kuja mbele kuchomwa; kama akitaka Punch, yeye kupata me.
“Nina mpango wa vita hii na nina uhakika anafanya pamoja. Lakini, katika pete, tu mpango moja mpiganaji inaweza kufanikiwa. Ni itakuwa vita vizuri, lakini siwezi kuahidi umma kwamba Nico na mshindi.”
“Nimefurahi kwamba Nico ni 100 asilimia afya kwa vita hii,” Andersen alisema. “Tunaweza kuwa na furaha ya kuleta vita hii kubwa, na wengi zaidi kama sisi kusonga mbele, na mji mkubwa wa Wichita.”
Katika ushirikiano featured sita mzima tukio, Minneapolis welterweight Javonte Starks (13-2, 7 Kos), zamani Future Stars Champion National kama Amateur, huchukua mkongwe mpiganaji Mexico Cesar Soriano (28-36-1, 17 Kos), zamani FECARBOX nyepesi titlist.
Kuahidi Milwaukee junior middleweight matarajio Akeem Black (3-1, 1 KO) faces pro-debuting Derrick Clayton, kupambana na nje ya Bakersfield (Kama vile), katika nne mzima televisheni ufunguzi.
Wichita middleweight Jeff Sturm (1-0) hukutana kuvuka hali mpinzani Brian Clements (0-0-1), ya Toledo, katika nne mzima TV swing bout.
Pia mapigano kwenye kadi ya chini ya kitu Washington D.C. Heavyweight Maurice “Usafirishaji Train” Brerm (13-2-1, 9 Kos) vita 300-pound Kansas City (MO) adui Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-12-1, 12 Kos) katika mechi sita mzima. jozi ya-rounders nne kupata kuepuka kushindwa Bakersfield junior welterweight matarajio Miguel Contreras (5-0, 4 Kos) kutupa-chini na Georgia mpinzani wake, Archie Wey (2-9), na California junior welterweight Chazz Macias ni yamepangwa mechi yake ya kwanza pro dhidi ya mpinzani kuamua.
Tiketi ya kwenda kuuza kesho (Jumanne, Oktoba. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) katika ofisi ya sanduku Hartman Arena na http://www.ticketmaster.com/ukumbi / 50551?Brand = Hartman. bei ni $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 na $20.00 (bei hazijumuishi ada ya huduma). Student tickets are available – chekechea kwa njia ya chuo – kwa $15.00 dola lakini tu kuuzwa kwa uwanja. Kitambulisho mwanafunzi wanalipwa.
Hii ni wote-umri kuonyesha. Milango wazi katika 5:00 p.m. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. CT.
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Olympic medalist Nico Hernandez injured, “KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” postponed

Februari. 10 katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, KS
PARK CITY, Kansas (Novemba 27, 2017) – Due to an injury suffered by 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez last week at training camp, Jumamosi hii usiku “KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” kadi, presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, has been postponed until Februari 10, at the same venue, Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.
The 21-year-old Hernandez was scheduled to headline the event in his hometown against Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Little Red” Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos) in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight championship.
The promoter plans to keep the card intact, as much as possible, and he is hopeful that Ajtai is available to challenge Hernandez for the IBA Americas title.
Injuries are an unfortunate part of boxing, but the good news is that Nico will be 100-percent ready to go February 10th,” promoter John Andersen alisema. “I know that Nico feels that he’s letting everybody down but, at the end of the day, all that really counts is his health. He’s a tough kid who has his entire pro career ahead of him.
Over the last six months, Nico has become like family to the Hartman Arena staff,” said Hartman Arena Executive Director, Ben Bolander. “We wish the best for him and hope for a speedy recovery, so we can see him back here in February fighting for the title.
TIckets to the December 2nd event will still be honored at the Februari 10 tukio. If ticket holders, are unable to attend the new event date, full refunds will be offered at the point of purchase. Tickets will remain on sale for the Februari 10, 2018 event date.
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez & Hungarian champion Jozsef Ajtai have taken different paths into pro ranks

“KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” kwa
vacant IBA Americas flyweight title
Desemba. 2 katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, KS
PARK CITY, Kansas (Novemba 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero Nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Little Red” Ajtai took completely different paths into the professional ranks.
Hernandez vs, Ajtai is the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title fight, Jumamosi usiku, Desemba 2, juu ya “KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” kadi, katika Hartman Arena katika Park City, Kansas.
“KO Boxing Night: Dhahabu & Utukufu” ni kuwasilisha KO Night Boxing LLC., kwa kushirikiana na Hartman Arena, na kufadhiliwa kwa kiasi na Twister City Harley-Davidson metro PCS, Mort’s Cigar Bar naJimmy’s Egg.
hatua taped kuishi kwa airing ya baadaye ya CBS Sports Network.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), kupambana na nje ya Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 rekodi, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 Michezo ya Olimpiki nchini Brazil. Hernandez made his pro debut last March. All his fights have been at home, each has been in the main event, and on national television. His fight against Ajtai, Hata hivyo, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, ambaye ni mwaka mmoja na siku sita wenye umri chini ya Hernandez, made his professional debut 2 ½ years ago, and he’s already fought in five title fights.
Hernandez’ amateur pedigree versus Ajtai’s pro experience?
I feel like I’m already at the level of a lot of top pro fighters,” Hernandez said. The only advantage he has is he’s used to fighting more rounds than I (this is Nico’s first scheduled 8-rounder), but I don’t plan on letting it go the distance anyways.
I feel blessed to have this IBA title fight opportunity so early in my pro career. It honestly couldn’t come any faster. I do believe it will be special and open a tot of opportunities to fight bigger names once I win this fight. A win should open-up additional title fight opportunities, both overseas and, hopefully, back here at home to help us continue building Wichita into a fight town.
Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos) has already had 28 mapambano pro, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year at Madison Square Garden in New York City to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, zamani World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight bingwa wa dunia. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Hispania, Germany, Ukraine na Slovakia. A trip to America’s heartland doesn’t faze him in the least.
He will be at home, where everybody wants to fight, but this isn’t a problem for me,” Ajtai explained. “I know he is a good boxer, but I will try to be a bit better December 2nd. When my condition is good, as it is for this fight, nobody likes to fight me.
“Hii ni fursa kubwa kwa ajili yangu. It’s always difficult to beat a good fighter but doing so is real success. Fighting Shiming Zou in only my fourth fight was very nice for me. I want that feeling again in this fight against Nico.
Hernandez realizes that this fight could be his last at home for a while, due to the lack of quality American flyweights, and that most world-class fighters in his weight class are from Central America, Thailand and Japan.
I don’t think I’ll have many more fights at home,” Hernandez admits. “I don’t think that will matter too much because I feel more pressure fighting at home than elsewhere. I will miss everyone cheering my name like they do at home. I think I’ll be traveling more to fight bigger names to work my way up the ladder until I’m at the top.
I think the early rounds in this fight (vs. Ajtai) will be a chess match because, from what I’ve seen, he runs a lot. I feel that once I start landing my body shots, he’ll slowdown in the latter rounds. na, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.
Ajtai, bila shaka, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, yeye kuja kushinda!
“Nico si unajua ambapo mimi itakuwa katika pete,” Ajtai alitabiri. “Wakati yeye inaonekana kwa upande wa kushoto kwa ajili yangu, Nitakwenda na haki; wakati inajaribu kutafuta na mimi kwenye haki, I utakuwa kushoto. Wakati yeye anataka kupumzika, Mimi kuja mbele kuchomwa; kama akitaka Punch, yeye kupata me.
“Nina mpango wa vita hii na nina uhakika anafanya pamoja. Lakini, katika pete, tu mpango moja mpiganaji inaweza kufanikiwa. Ni itakuwa vita vizuri, lakini siwezi kuahidi umma kwamba Nico na mshindi.”
The full “Dhahabu & Utukufu” card will be announced later this week. All mapambano na wapiganaji ni chini ya mabadiliko.
Tiketi ya kwenda kuuza kesho (Jumanne, Oktoba. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) katika ofisi ya sanduku Hartman Arena na http://www.ticketmaster.com/ukumbi / 50551?Brand = Hartman. bei ni $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 na $20.00 (bei hazijumuishi ada ya huduma). Student tickets are available – chekechea kwa njia ya chuo – kwa $15.00 dola lakini tu kuuzwa kwa uwanja. Kitambulisho mwanafunzi wanalipwa.
Hii ni wote-umri kuonyesha. Milango wazi katika 5:00 p.m. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. CT.
MAELEZO:
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