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STACKED UNDERCARD COMES TO HIDALGO, TEXAS ON SATURDAY, MEI 9 AT STATE FARM ARENA

Austin Trout To Face Luis Galarza

Plus Top Local Talent & Highly-Touted Prospects Complete Card

Coverage of Premier Boxing Champions on CBS Starts

bij 4 P.m. EN/1 P.m. PT

HIDALGO, TEXAS (Mei 7, 2015) – A full day of exciting undercard fights come to State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texasop zaterdag middag, Mei 9 as local fan favorites and top prospects will look to make their marks on the boxing world. This includes former world champion Austin “Geen Twijfel” Forel (28-2, 15 KO), die vecht Luis Galarza (21-3, 15 KO) in super welterweight action .

 

 

A former world champion who defeated Miguel Cotto in 2012, de 29-jarige Forel looks to make it three victories in a row on Mei 9. He also owns victories over Delvin Rodriguez, Daniel Dawson and Rigoberto Alvarez, naast zijn 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 op CBS show featuring undefeated star Omar “Panterita” Figueroa vechten voormalig wereldkampioen Ricky Burns and the bantamweight showdown between Tomoki Kameda (31-0, 19 KO) en Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 KO).

 

 

Tickets voor de live-evenement zijn nu te koop en zijn geprijsd op $150, $100, $75, $50, en $25, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen. Kaarten zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.ticketmaster.com or at the State Farm Arena Box Office. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

 

 

Undercard action will also feature a pair of knockout artists as RogelioPorkyMedina (35-6, 29 KO) neemt Samuel Miller (28-10, 25 KO) in een 10-ronde super middengewicht bout. Undefeated prospect Miguel Flores (14-0, 7 KO) veldslagen Duitse meraz (43-34-1, 24 KO) in an eight round featherweight attraction and Darwin Price (6-0, 3 KO) gezichten Juan Ovalle (4-6-2, 3 KO) in six rounds of super lightweight action.

 

 

Action continues with Steve Lovett (11-0, 9 KO) vechten Eric Watkins (12-8-2, 5 KO) in an eight round light heavyweight showdown. Meer, Jose Prado (4-1, 2 KO) zal op zich te nemen Victor Rosas (6-1, 2 KO) in a four round welterweight tussle while Carlos Velasquez (18-1, 12 KO) gezichten Juan Ruiz (24-16, 7 KO) in an eight round featherweight bout.

 

 

Some of Texashottest prospects round out the card as Omar’s brother, Brandon Figueroa (voor debuut) neemt Hector Gutierrez (2-7) in a four round featherweight bout while Mario Barrios (8-0, 5 KO) looks to remain undefeated against Jose Del Valle (4-10-1, 3 KO) 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 KO) gezichten Alfred Hall (4-8-2, 2 KO) in four rounds of welterweight action and Enrique Alvarez (5-0, 3 KO) veldslagen Alberto Espinoza (3-6) in a four round super welterweight swing bout.

 

 

After a long career having fought mostly in Mexico, de 26-jarige 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 Molenaar out of Arboletes, Colombia.

 

 

An undefeated fighter making his 2015 debuut, the 22-year-old Bloemen 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, de 25-jarige Price uit St. Louis takes on the 27-year-old Ovalle from Mercedes, Texas.

 

 

Vertegenwoordigen New South Wales, Austraila, Lovett werd professional in 2010 en heeft nog om een ​​gevecht te laten vallen in zijn eerste 11 uiteinden. 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, de 26-jarige Prado returns to the ring looking for a fourth win in a row. Fighting out of Reynoso, Mexico, he faces the 27-year-old Rozen out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

 

Een 2004 Puerto Ricaanse Olympian, de 30-jarige 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, Californië.

 

 

Gevechten in zijn land van herkomst en het vertegenwoordigen van San Antonio, Buurten looks for his second victory of 2015 op Mei 9. The 19-year-old hopes to build on his momentum when he squares off against the 25-year-old Vallei uit 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 Hal out of Jackson, Michigan and the 20-year-old Alvarez from McAllen, Texas who faces 29-year-old Espinoza uit 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, MEI 9

BANTAMWEIGHT TITLEHOLDERS TOMOKI KAMEDA

AND JAMIE MCDONNELL CLASH IN CO-MAIN EVENT

Live on CBS, Mei 9 bij 4 p.m. EN/1 p.m. PT

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

 

In de co-main event, a pair of bantamweight world champions square off when Tomoki Kameda (31-0, 19 KO) veldslagen Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 KO).

Tickets voor de live-evenement zijn nu te koop en zijn geprijsd op $150, $100, $75, $50, en $25, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen. Kaarten zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.ticketmaster.com or at the State Farm Arena Box Office. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

 

I am so excited to be bringing this huge event to my hometown,” Said 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 Mei 9.”

 

“Ik kan niet wachten tot deze strijd. 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 backbring on Mei 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 Mei 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 Mei 9.

 

An undefeated world champion out of Tokyo, Kameda announced his arrival stateside with a vicious knockout over Pungluang Sor Singyu in July 2014 in Las Vegas. Dat was de tweede knockout Kameda's bantamgewicht titel verdediging nadat hij won de riem van Paulus Ambunda in 2013. The 23-year-old followed up his U.S. debuut toen hij versloeg Alejandro Hernandez in Chicago via split decision. His next challenge comes when he faces fellow bantamweight world champion McDonnell.

 

The United Kingdom’s McDonnell has been on a tear since 2008 met 17 opeenvolgende overwinningen. Meest recent, he became a bantamweight world champion with a victory over Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat and later successfully defended against Javier Nicolas Chacon.

 

PBC op CBS, headlined by Figueroa vs. Brandwonden, 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. EN/1 p.m. PT.

 

We’re very excited to bring this exciting fight to the great fight city of Hidalgo,” zei Leon Margules, President van Warriors Boksen. “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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