Brooklyn (Mahuru 25, 2017) – Former title challenger Tony Harrison (24-2, 20 Koó) will return to the ring in a 10-round middleweight bout against Paul Valenzuela Jr. (20-5, 14 Koó) as part of an exciting night of undercard bouts on Rāhoroi, October 14 i Center Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

Additional action will see featherweight world champion Cindy Serrano (26-5-3, 10 Koó) from Brooklyn making her Barclays Center debut in an eight-round special attraction bout.

The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by Erislandy “Ko te Dream American” Lara defending against undefeated Terrell Gausha i roto i te hui matua o SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Coverage on SHOWTIME begins live at 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting unbeaten champion Jermell “Iron te tangata” Charlo taking on top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin a “Swift” Jarrett Hurd making his first title defense against tough former world champion Austin “No te feaa” Taraute.

Tickets to the event are on sale now and start at $50 (e kore e tae utu e hāngai ana). Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com ranei na roto i te te karanga 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. E wātea ana pä Group i karanga 844-BKLYN-GP.

A trio of exciting local prospects will compete in their hometown as 2016 Haitian Häkinakina Richardson Hitchins (2-0, 1 KO) fights in a four-round welterweight bout, Brooklyn o Julian Sosa (9-0-1, 3 Koó) enters the ring for a six-round welterweight attraction and unbeaten prospects square-off for eight rounds of super welterweight action as Brooklyn’s Chordale Booker (7-0, 4 Koó) tutaki Malcolm McCallister (9-0, 8 Koó).

Rounding out the night of fights are Justin Hurd (3-0, 3 Koó), brother of 154-pound champion Jarrett, in a six-round super welterweight bout against Georgia’s Steven Andrade (3-2, 2 Koó) a hinga kore Dylan Price (3-0, 3 Koó) in a four-round junior bantamweight affair.

The 27-year-old Harrison scored an explosive ninth-round stoppage of Sergey Rabchenko last July at Barclays Center to earn his world title shot earlier this year in which he lost a spirited contest against Jarrett Hurd. The Detroit-native was unbeaten in his first 21 pro whawhai, recording 10-straight knockouts between 2013 a 2015 and owns victories over Cecil McCalla, Fernando Guerrero and Tyrone Brunson over his seven-year pro career. He will take on the 30-year-old Valenzuela Jr. out of Baja California Sur, Mexico who has won three of his last four contests.

The older sister of five-division champion Amanda, Cindy became a world champion last year when she defeated Calixta Silgado to capture the WBO Featherweight World Championship. Born in Puerto Rico but raised and fighting out of Brooklyn, she defended her title successfully in May by defeating Paola Torres. Serrano is unbeaten in her last 12 contests dating back to 2012 and will be making her Barclays Center debut on October 14.