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STACKED UNDERCARD COMES TO HIDALGO, TEXAS ON SATURDAY, Tej zaum yuav 9 AT STATE FARM ARENA

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Austin Trout To Face Luis Galarza

Plus Top Local Talent & Highly-Touted Prospects Complete Card

Coverage of Premier Boxing Champions on CBS Starts

ntawm 4 P.M. THIAB/1 P.M. PT

HIDALGO, Texas (Tej zaum 7, 2015) – A full day of exciting undercard fights come to State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texasnyob rau hnub Saturday yav tav su, Tej zaum 9 as local fan favorites and top prospects will look to make their marks on the boxing world. This includes former world champion Austin “Tsis muaj ntseeg” Trout (28-2, 15 Kos), uas battles Luis Galarza (21-3, 15 Kos) in super welterweight action .

 

 

A former world champion who defeated Miguel Cotto in 2012, lub 29-xyoo-laus Trout looks to make it three victories in a row on Tej zaum 9. He also owns victories over Delvin Rodriguez, Daniel Dawson and Rigoberto Alvarez, nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau nws 2004 U.S. Championships gold medal. Fighting out of Las Cruces, New Mexico, he takes on the 33-year-old Galarza out of El Taino, Puerto Rico.

 

 

These fights will support the Premier Boxing Champions rau CBS show featuring undefeated star Omar “Panterita” Figueroa battling qub ntiaj teb no yeej Ricky Burns and the bantamweight showdown between Tomoki Kameda (31-0, 19 Kos) thiab Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 Kos).

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob tshwm sim nyob rau ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no thiab yog luv nqi tom $150, $100, $75, $50, thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com or at the State Farm Arena Box Office. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000.

 

 

Undercard action will also feature a pair of knockout artists as Rogelio “Porky” Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Samuel Miller (28-10, 25 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super middleweight bout. Undefeated prospect Miguel Flores (14-0, 7 Kos) battles German Meraz (43-34-1, 24 Kos) in an eight round featherweight attraction and Darwin Price (6-0, 3 Kos) ntsej muag Juan Ovalle (4-6-2, 3 Kos) in six rounds of super lightweight action.

 

 

Action continues with Steve Lovett (11-0, 9 Kos) battling Eric Watkins (12-8-2, 5 Kos) in an eight round light heavyweight showdown. Ntau, Jose Prado (4-1, 2 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Victor Rosas (6-1, 2 Kos) in a four round welterweight tussle while Carlos Velasquez (18-1, 12 Kos) ntsej muag Juan Ruiz (24-16, 7 Kos) in an eight round featherweight bout.

 

 

Some of Texas’ hottest prospects round out the card as Omar’s brother, Brandon Figueroa (rau debut) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Hector Gutierrez (2-7) in a four round featherweight bout while Mario Barrios (8-0, 5 Kos) looks to remain undefeated against Jose Del Valle (4-10-1, 3 Kos) in six rounds of action in the super featherweight division.

 

 

More Texas flavor comes in the form of a pair of undefeated prospects as Ryan Karl (6-0, 5 Kos) ntsej muag Alfred Hall (4-8-2, 2 Kos) in four rounds of welterweight action and Enrique Alvarez (5-0, 3 Kos) battles Alberto Espinoza (3-6) in a four round super welterweight swing bout.

 

 

After a long career having fought mostly in Mexico, lub 26-xyoo-laus Medina burst onto the scene with a thrilling knockout over previously unbeaten J’Leon Love in Aug. 2014. The fighter out of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico added two more victories since then and looks for a third when he takes on the 35-year-old Miller out of Arboletes, Colombia.

 

 

An undefeated fighter making his 2015 debut, the 22-year-old Paj out of Morella, Mexico will take on an experienced fighter in the 28-year-old Meraz out of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. Another fighter looking to keep his perfect record intact, lub 25-xyoo-laus Price tawm ntawm St. Louis takes on the 27-year-old Ovalle from Mercedes, Texas.

 

 

Sawv cev Tshiab South Wales, Austraila, Lovett muab pro nyob rau hauv 2010 thiab muaj tsis tau poob ib tug sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj 11 xaus. The 30-year-old takes on the 28-year-old Watkins out of Morgantown, West Virginia.

 

 

After picking up his third straight victory in March, lub 26-xyoo-laus Prado returns to the ring looking for a fourth win in a row. Fighting out of Reynoso, Mexico, he faces the 27-year-old Roses out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

 

A 2004 Puerto Rico Olympian, 30-xyoo-laus Velasquez has been perfect since his lone loss to Rico Ramos in 2013. The fighter out of Catano, Puerto Rico hopes for his fourth straight victory when he battles the 36-year-old Ruiz out of Santa Clarita, California.

 

 

Sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev thiab cov sawv cev San Antonio, Neighborhoods looks for his second victory of 2015 rau Tej zaum 9. The 19-year-old hopes to build on his momentum when he squares off against the 25-year-old Valley out of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

 

 

The brother of headliner Omar, Brandon Figueroa will make his pro debut at 18-years-old just miles away from his hometown of Weslaco, Texas. His opponent is the 27-year-old Gutierrez out of Mission, Texas.

 

 

A pair of swing bouts feature 23-year-old Houston native Karl battling the 32-year-old Hall out of Jackson, Michigan and the 20-year-old Alvarez from McAllen, Texas who faces 29-year-old Espinoza los ntawm San Antonio.

 

 

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FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS OMAR FIGUEROA AND RICKY BURNS BATTLE IN SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT AS PBC ON CBS RETURNS SATURDAY, Tej zaum yuav 9

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BANTAMWEIGHT TITLEHOLDERS TOMOKI KAMEDA

AND JAMIE MCDONNELL CLASH IN CO-MAIN EVENT

Live on CBS, Tej zaum 9 ntawm 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m. PT

HIDALGO, Texas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 1, 2015) – Exciting and undefeated former lightweight world champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (24-0-1, 18 Kos) will take on former two-division world champion Ricky Burns (37-4-1, 11 Kos) in the main event when Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) returns to CBS on Saturday, Tej zaum 9 (4 p.m. THIAB, 1 p.m. PT), at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, a pair of bantamweight world champions square off when Tomoki Kameda (31-0, 19 Kos) battles Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 Kos).

Daim pib rau lub nyob tshwm sim nyob rau ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no thiab yog luv nqi tom $150, $100, $75, $50, thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com or at the State Farm Arena Box Office. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000.

 

“I am so excited to be bringing this huge event to my hometown,” hais tias Figueroa. “It is my dream to fight on such a big stage and bring this kind of attention to Hidalgo. My fans have supported me from day one, and I plan on showing them how grateful I am with a stellar performance on Tej zaum 9.”

 

“Kuv yuav tsis tos rau no sib ntaus. Ever since it was confirmed I’ve been absolutely buzzing in the gym,” said Burns. “I’ve had some great nights in Scotland winning and defending my world titles at two different weights but I have always wanted to box in America. Our styles gel perfectly for one hell of a fight, neither of us take a step back – bring on Tej zaum 9!”

 

This will be a home game for Figueroa, who will be making his initial start at 140 pounds after a hard-fought ninth-round knockout over Daniel Estrada in a slugfest last August. The 25-year-old Figueroa vacated his 135-pound belt after that defense. He became a champion in 2013 when he earned a unanimous 12-round decision over Nihito Arakawa in a brutal Fight of the Year battle. Figueroa, despite fighting with a cut on his nose from an accidental head-butt, registered two knockdowns in the memorable slugfest. Since then Figueroa defended his title twice, first with a split-decision victory over Jerry Belmontes and later with a ninth-round knockout against Daniel Estrada. Now the Weslaco, Texas native will move up in weight when he battles Burns on Tej zaum 9.

 

An experienced fighter and former two-division world champion out of Scotland, Burns looks to add a huge victory to his resume when he takes on Figueroa. A champion in the junior lightweight and lightweight divisions, the 31-year-old owns victories over a host of accomplished fighters including Roman Martinez, Michael Katsidis and Kevin Mitchell. After suffering consecutive losses to Terrence Crawford and Dejan Zlaticanin, Burns bounced back to defeat Alexandre Lepelley in October 2014 and he will look to keep that momentum going on Tej zaum 9.

 

An undefeated world champion out of Tokyo, Kameda announced his arrival stateside with a vicious knockout over Pungluang Sor Singyu in July 2014 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Uas knockout yog Kameda tus thib ob bantamweight title tiv thaiv tom qab nws yeej txoj siv tawv los ntawm Paulus Ambunda nyob rau hauv 2013. The 23-year-old followed up his U.S. debut thaum nws yeej Alejandro Hernandez nyob rau hauv Chicago ntawm split kev txiav txim siab. His next challenge comes when he faces fellow bantamweight world champion McDonnell.

 

The United Kingdom’s McDonnell has been on a tear since 2008 nrog 17 sib law liag yeej. Uas nyuam qhuav, he became a bantamweight world champion with a victory over Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat and later successfully defended against Javier Nicolas Chacon.

 

PBC rau CBS, headlined by Figueroa vs. Burns, is promoted by Warriors Boxing and Panterita Promotions in association with Matchroom Sport. The event takes place at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas with the CBS telecast beginning at 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m. PT.

 

“We’re very excited to bring this exciting fight to the great fight city of Hidalgo,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing. “I have no doubt that these two fighters are going to put on an incredible show for the fans at State Farm Arena.”

 

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